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Carter to become All Black centurion

07:23 am on 16 November 2013

All Blacks star Dan Carter will play his 100th test match after being named to start at first five-eighth against England at Twickenham on Sunday.

Carter becomes the fifth All Black to reach the milestone and just the second back after Mils Muliaina.

Elsewhere in the squad, the coach Steve Hansen has largely stuck with the same squad that beat France in Paris.

Julian Savea's return from illness to start on the left wing is the sole change to the starting line-up, the in-form Charles Piutau, shifts to the right wing and Cory Jane has been left out of the 23.

The lock, Luke Romano, is on the bench after recovering from an adductor tear, he replaces Sam Cane in the only change to the bench.

All Blacks (caps in brackets): 1- Tony Woodcock (106), 2-Keven Mealamu (109), 3-Owen Franks (52), 4-Brodie Retallick (23), 5-Samuel Whitelock (49), 6-Liam Messam (27), 7-Richie McCaw, captain (122), 8-Kieran Read (59), 9-Aaron Smith (25), 10-Daniel Carter (99), 11-Julian Savea, 12-Ma'a Nonu (86), 13-Ben Smith (24), 14-Charles Piutau (9), 15-Israel Dagg (35).

Reserves: 16-Dane Coles (12), 17-Wyatt Crockett (21), 18-Charlie Faumuina (15), 19-Luke Romano, 20-Steven Luatua (9), 21-Tawera Kerr-Barlow (12), 22-Aaron Cruden (27), 23-Ryan Crotty (2).