Wales captain Scott Quinnell admitted that his side have a daunting task awaiting them at Twickenham on Saturday.

Wales, who have not won at Twickenham since Adrian Hadley's try double saw them home 14 years ago, are not expected to end that miserable losing sequence.

"We know that in order to get anywhere near England we've got to perform to the best of our ability for 80 minutes," acknowledged the captain, who wins his 50th international cap this weekend.

"It is a huge task. But you play rugby for these type of games, and that's the opportunity we've got on Saturday. This is one of the biggest Test matches that we've played for a very long time," he added.

"But we have got nothing to lose. People have been saying that we are going to go down by 60 to 80 points, and we've got to go there and play to the best of our ability. I hope we can do that and make a good game of it."

Wales are not helped by the Twickenham factor, a fortress scenario which has seen England reel off 14 successive victories since New Zealand beat them during World Cup 99.

"England are an incredibly talented side, and it is a huge challenge for us," added Quinnell.

"We have been stuffed the last couple of times we've been to Twickenham (60-26 and 46-12) - but we've got to go there and look at ourselves and try and improve our own performance.

"I think everyone finds it a daunting prospect going to Twickenham.

"England's self-belief and confidence is unrivalled at home, and in fairness to them they can back that up with victories. They have the right to call Twickenham the fortress that it is.

"They are a very strong team. When players are unavailable they can replace Lions with Lions - as with Austin Healey going to full-back instead of Jason Robinson, Dan Luger coming in on the wing and Danny Grewcock playing in the second row."