All Blacks coach Ian Foster has dismissed Eddie Jones's comments that New Zealand are "there for the taking" before their northern tour finale on Sunday (NZ time).
The England coach has revealed his side plan to go after the All Blacks in the first meeting since their 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-final win.
When asked what he thinks of Jones' attempt at mind games, Foster played down his remarks, as the All Blacks look to finish the season on a high.
"I think just because he says something doesn't mean it's mind games, it just means he's said something," Foster said. "They can think whatever they want to think, we're pretty excited about Twickenham and we want to finish strong.
"We've had a good tour, they've struggled. They lost to Argentina, so that would've hurt them and I guess they see this as a real chance of a bit of redemption from that loss, but it's always special at Twickenham.
"We haven't targeted one test to be honest. We just wanted to keep growing the game, and build some habits for the here and now, but also for a World Cup coming up down the track.
"We've made some selection decisions around doing that, but now we got a chance to finish strong as a squad. We're keen to make a statement where we have got to this year and I guess every team is like that in their last test of the year - you always want to go out strong.
"This one is going to be pretty significant - it's a big stage and there'll be a lot of build-up for it, and that's exactly what we want."
England's criticism of the All Blacks isn't just limited to their coach, with No.8 Sam Simmonds referring to New Zealand's scrum as vulnerable, but Foster rejects that belief and is pleased with where the team is currently, after an up-and-down season.
"No, no I don't," he said. "He may be wanting to get selected this weekend maybe, but we're pretty happy with our scrum, the evidence is pretty clear.
"I'm really pleased where the team is at, if you look at the start and the growth since then, but test matches… you've got to move on quickly and you've got to deal with the next one.
"It's easy for a lot of people to talk about the past and some ways that's relevant, but it's not relevant to us.
"What's relevant to us is the growth we've gone about it - I don't think we've panicked. We've stayed true, we've made some significant changes, I think that's clear.
"It's not like we've ignored the performances, but I think we've used them to make ourselves stronger and really proud of the group for that."
The All Blacks' chances will be boosted by the return of veteran lock Brodie Retallick, after his sending off against Japan and serving a two-match ban.
Foster reveals he will almost certainly be named in the match-squad, with the player and his family doing all they can to ensure he reaches a special milestone.
"He's pretty keen, he's assuming that he's playing," he said. "He had all his family around me last night saying how excited they were about his 100th test, but he's jumping out of his skin and he's probably got a reasonably good chance."
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