England have made wholesale changes to their back division for Saturday's second Test against New Zealand.

Winger Topsy Ojo, who scored twice on his debut in last weekend's 37-20 defeat, and centre Mike Tindall are the only survivors.

Danny Care will make his first Test start at scrum-half after a lively introduction off the bench in Auckland with Toby Flood at fly-half and Jamie Noon replacing Olly Barkley to provide more ballast in the centres.

Mathew Tait gets his chance at full-back with Tom Varndell returning to an England jersey for the first time in two years on the other wing.

While England boss Rob Andrew has made five changes in the backs, there is only one enforced change in the pack with Wasps loose-head prop Tim Payne replacing Andrew Sheridan, who was ruled out yesterday with a nasty cut to his eye.

Tom Palmer and captain Steve Borthwick continue in the second row after an impressive lineout performance while the dynamic back row unit of Tom Rees, James Haskell and Luke Narraway, which caused the All Blacks significant trouble, also remains unchanged.

With Payne promoted into the starting XV, Bristol's uncapped prop Jason Hobson is named among the replacements along with Barkley and David Strettle, who both drop to the bench after starting last weekend.

But there is no place in the match 22 for fly-half Charlie Hodgson, who struggled defensively against the All Blacks' powerful ball carriers, scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth or full-back Mike Brown.

Andrew explained the key factor behind the changes in the back division was to sure up a midfield that the All Blacks targeted last weekend.

England are also keen to give players a chance to prove they deserve to be in next season's elite player squad, which is announced on July 1.

Andrew explained: ''We said before the first Test we would look at what happened and decide what we felt we needed to do.

''We also want to decide which players we wanted to have a look at, particularly in the back line, with one eye on the announcement on July 1.

''The selection of Noon at inside centre is about combinations and the physical threat that is posed by New Zealand in that area of the field and what we need to do to challenge New Zealand.

''There were lots of areas where we thought we matched them, we felt the midfield was probably the area where the game was won and lost.

''International rugby is pretty straight-forward in many ways. You have to defend well at international level.

''Frankly we didn't do that last weekend. We need to get a balance in there to defend better than we did last week.

''We must also find space against the All Blacks, as the All Blacks did against us and they did it very well.''

London Irish lock Nick Kennedy, Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley, Wasps centre Dominic Waldouck and Leicester loose-forward Tom Croft are the only members of the squad not to feature in either Test squad.

Much of the post-match focus last weekend fell on Hodgson's defensive frailties and Andrew stated immediately after the defeat that ''some bits of Test rugby are not optional.''

Defence coach Mike Ford has met with Hodgson twice in the last 24 hours and promised his full support in developing that fortitude England need.

''I had a good sit down with Charlie. He is very gutted, he realised he didn't play well,'' said Ford.

''I will give him every ounce of support I can from now on if he feels he needs it. We are there for him.

''He understands that at international level that with just one missed tackle you are back under your own posts. He realises he has to improve.''

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New Zealand coach Graham Henry has made four changes to his starting line-up for Saturday's second Test against England in Christchurch.

Centre Richard Kahui and wing Rudi Wulf will make their All Blacks debuts, while blindside flanker Adam Thomson makes his first start and full-back Leon MacDonald comes in for Mils Muliaina.

Thomson's inclusion sees Rodney So'oialo return to his more familiar position at the back of the scrum and Sitiveni Sivivatu switches from the left to right wing.

Conrad Smith, Anthony Tuitavake and Jerome Kaino have made way for Kahui, Wulf and Thomson, while Muliaina drops to the bench following last weekend's comprehensive 37-20 win at Eden Park.

Also in the reserves, Tony Woodcock replaces John Schwalger after recovering from deep bruising to the bone behind his big toe.

Henry explained the changes were part of an ongoing process to increase the amount of international experience the younger players in the new-look squad had, especially with the Tri-Nations starting next month.

''Our first goal is to win. We also need to give some of our new players a chance to experience Test level rugby and handle that situation,'' he said.

''The challenge we've set for this weekend is to do both of these things at the same time and we have faith in the players that they can do it.''

Backs coach Wayne Smith hinted strongly that the English backs, who were largely ponderous at Auckland, provided a safer stage for the newcomers than against South Africa and Australia in the upcoming Tri-Nations.

"We've got to give these other guys a crack and now's the time to do it," he said.

"We think Kahui and Wulf are exceptional young players and they get a crack at it. The expectations are high that they'll play well."

Key Clashes:

RICHIE McCAW v TOM REES

Rees and his back-row cohorts managed something almost unique during the opening 20 minutes of last weekend's first Test, rattling All Blacks skipper McCaw. A master of the dark arts at the breakdown, McCaw was visibly taken aback by the pace and ferocity with which England competed during the early stages in Auckland.

However, like the true great of the game that he is, he recovered his composure and was soon back in the ascendancy. Rees must somehow find a way of sustaining his assault on New Zealand's talismanic leader if England are to stand any chance of snatching a series draw.

MA'A NONU v JAMIE NOON

One of the key features of the first Test was the embarrassing ease with which Nonu got the better of centre rival Olly Barkley and fly-half Charlie Hodgson.

The duo had no answer to the midfield battering ram, who was heavily involved in two of New Zealand's four tries. England will attempt to fight fire with fire by deploying the more physical Noon alongside Mike Tindall. As well as stopping Nonu, Noon will be expected to provide the tourists with greater attacking power, though much of the subtlety Barkley might have provided will be lost.

SITIVENI SIVIVATU v TOM VARNDELL

Sivivatu boasts a phenomenal international tryscoring record, even by New Zealand standards, having touched down 23 times in his 23 caps. He maintained that ratio last time out with the fourth and final score and is arguably the most devastating finisher in world rugby.

Varndell will make his first appearance for two years and admits he is still haunted by the "brutal lesson" he was taught by Australia's Lote Tuqiri during England's the 2006 tour. The Leicester flyer certainly has the pace to match Sivivatu and will hope to emulate the impact fellow wing Topsy Ojo made last weekend.

New Zealand: Leon MacDonald (Crusaders); Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs), Richard Kahui (Chiefs), Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes), Rudi Wulf (Blues); Daniel Carter (Crusaders), Andy Ellis (Crusaders); Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes), Andrew Hore (Hurricanes), Greg Somerville (Crusaders), Brad Thorn (Crusaders), Ali Williams (Crusaders), Adam Thomson (Highlanders), Richie McCaw (Crusaders), Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes).

Replacements: Keven Mealamu (Blues), Tony Woodcock (Blues), Anthony Boric (Blues), Sione Lauaki (Chiefs), Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders), Stephen Donald (Chiefs), Mils Muliaina (Chiefs).

England: Mathew Tait (Newcastle); Topsy Ojo (London Irish), Mike Tindall (Gloucester), Jamie Noon (Newcastle), Tom Varndell (Leicester); Toby Flood (Newcastle), Danny Care (Harlequins); Tim Payne (Wasps), Lee Mears (Bath), Matt Stevens (Bath), Tom Palmer (Wasps), Steve Borthwick (Bath, captain), James Haskell (Wasps), Tom Rees (Wasps), Luke Narraway (Gloucester).

Replacements: Jason Hobson (Bristol), David Paice (London Irish), Ben Kay (Leicester), Joe Worsley (Wasps), Peter Richards (London Irish), Olly Barkley (Bath), David Strettle (Harlequins).

Referee: M. Jonker (SA)

Touch Judges: M. Lawrence, M. Goddard

TMO: J. Meuwesen