An All Black side yet to hit its straps are hoping a trip to Waikato Stadium might be just the tonic ahead of a third and final clash with England tonight.

With the test series in the bag, thanks to last week's 28-27 victory in Dunedin, the dead rubber presents an opportunity for the home side to strike another demoralising blow to the English a year out from the 2015 World Cup in England.

All Black centre Conrad Smith is out of the third test with a broken thumb. Photo: Tracy Hardy.

Matching pace and power the All Blacks blew the visitors off the park in a 20 minute burst just after half time last week, offering a sign the visitors are not quite up to playing the up tempo style the All Blacks pride themselves on.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is once again limiting wholesale changes to his side as the side looks for a much more complete display, introducing two new faces and one positional change.

Exciting midfielder Malakai Fekitoa is handed his first test start in place of the injured Conrad Smith while No. 8 Kieran Read returns to the international fray after recovering from a lengthy bout of concussion.

Smith is side-lined for six weeks after breaking his during last week's victory, leaving a considerable hole in the midfield with his 77 tests.

Reid's return sees Jerome Kaino shift from No. 8 to blindside flanker after the first two tests relegating Waikato favourite Liam Messam to the bench.

The changes means the Chiefs have just Aaron Cruden and Brodie Retallick in the starting line-up while halfback Tawera Kerr-Barlow is yet to be sighted in this series with selectors preferring Hurricanes half TJ Perenara.

Hansen says while the series and Hillary Shield are both won, as always, the All Blacks still have a huge motivation to improve the quality of their performance.

"Whilst we felt we improved from the first test to the second, there are areas of our game we want to improve on and that has been the focus for us this week,” says Hansen.

"We enjoy playing in Hamilton and in front of a sold-out Waikato Stadium we are looking forward to producing a quality performance that we can all be proud of."

All Blacks side to face England at Waikato Stadium on Saturday (7.35pm):

1. Tony Woodcock (109)

2. Dane Coles (17)

3. Owen Franks (56)

4. Brodie Retallick (26)

5. Samuel Whitelock (53)

6. Jerome Kaino (50)

7. Richie McCaw - captain (126)

8. Kieran Read (61)

9. Aaron Smith (28)

10. Aaron Cruden (31)

11. Julian Savea (21)

12. Ma'a Nonu (90) 1

3. Malakai Fekitoa (1)

14. Cory Jane (47)

15. Ben Smith (28)

Reserves:

16. Keven Mealamu (112)

17. Wyatt Crockett (26)

18. Charlie Faumuina (19)

19. Patrick Tuipulotu (1)

20. Liam Messam (31)

21. TJ Perenara (2)

22. Beauden Barrett (18)

23. Ryan Crotty (5)