Sheridan doubt for England

"It will be tomorrow (Monday) before we have any idea whether he is fit to continue."
John Wells Quotes of the week

Sheridan sustained the injury during the 37-20 first-Test defeat against the All Blacks last Saturday and will require further assessment on Monday.

"Andrew is suffering some inflammation," confirmed England forwards coach John Wells.

"He took a bang, there was some bleeding and he was dealt with after the game.

"It will be tomorrow (Monday) before we have any idea whether he is fit to continue."

England have only four props in their tour squad - Sheridan, Matt Stevens, Jason Hobson and Tim Payne - therefore may need to call in a replacement.

Losing Sheridan's destructive power would be a significant blow after the All Blacks gave England a tough examination up front in Auckland.

Scrum coach Graham Rowntree said: "They are one of the toughest scrummaging outfits in the world.

"We were under pressure, especially in the first three scrums they put extreme pressure on us.

"But we expect them to. They are a very good outfit and they tested us out. We know we can't go round the world pushing people around.

"We worked out ourselves how to deal with that threat. We won one scrum against the head and finished better than we started."