Habana expects England response

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Habana announced his arrival in the tournament with four tries as South Africa swept aside Samoa 59-7 and the Springboks' win was in stark contrast to events 24 hours earlier, when England struggled to subdue World Cup minnows, USA.

"England are going to throw something totally different at us. England have experience, they have lots of guys from the 2003 World Cup - champion players," said Habana. "It is going to be a lot tougher for 80 minutes in what is going to be a big game."

Springboks coach Jake White also dismissed the weekend's results as having any significant bearing on events in four days' time.

White said: "I believe it is a huge bonus for England to have an extra day's recovery time, but when you are world champions you must get something that is in your favour.

"Come Friday though, I don't think it will make that much difference.

"There is no way I believe we will be complacent. We know England are current world champions and we know how good they are.

"We will have to play with everything we've got, but I am very happy we have got the firepower to be competitive."

Habana showcased his mesmeric finishing quality at Parc des Princes as the Springboks scored 50 unanswered points after leading 9-7, while full-back Percy Montgomery weighed in with 29 points from a try double, three penalties and five conversions.