Julian Savea went over twice in the All Blacks win over England in a dominant display of Southern Hemisphere rugby © Getty Images

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Attacking instinct has set the All Blacks apart from both France and England this month - something coach Steve Hansen says Europe's best won't find easy to emulate. Tense wins over France last week (26-19) and England on Saturday (30-22) have followed a similar script.

The home sides have enjoyed a sizeable advantage in most statistical categories - notably territory and possession - but the overall try count reads 5-2 in favour of New Zealand. England captain Chris Robshaw was left singing an identical refrain to French counterpart Thierry Dusautoir a week earlier.

"The difference between them and us is that as soon as they get a chance they are clinical," Robshaw said.

The best example was the All Blacks' third try at Twickenham, and wing Julian Savea's second, set up by a brilliant offload from second five-eighth Ma'a Nonu. Hansen says Nonu's deed might attract plaudits in the UK but is standard fare in the southern hemisphere game.

"When you play, like we do, every week, those things are happening every week. So they're not that 'wow'," Hansen said. "What is important about that offload is that he wasn't trying to do something under pressure without having done it before. It wasn't a new thing, it was just natural."

While England's forwards were effective, their backs took a predictable, battering ram approach which rarely threatened the New Zealand front line. All Blacks replacement first five-eighth Aaron Cruden admits it is an area that is setting his team apart.

"Growing up in New Zealand, you're always throwing the ball around with your mates and trying to throw the offload out the back door," Cruden said. "I guess it is a bit of X-factor. We try to stick to the structure as much as possible but you've got to be able to back your instincts and be confident that it's going to come off."