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Smith is thought to be playing mind games ahead of the Suncorp Stadium clash with New Zealand after naming a 19-man squad that included injury doubts Paul Wellens and Leon Pryce and excluded Ade Gardner and Danny McGuire.

"Certainly there's been a big buzz around training this week," said winger Mark Calderwood. "Not knowing the team, everyone wants to try to get in the team and it's been showing in training. It keeps everybody on their toes."

Calderwood was in the side beaten by both Australia and New Zealand and could once more go up against man mountain Manu Vatuvei, who scored four tries in last Saturday's 36-24 win in Newcastle.

Second-rower Ben Westwood, who played mostly as a makeshift prop on his World Cup debut against the Kiwis, is another man hoping to have done enough to keep his place.

"I'm not too sure at the minute, he hasn't named the team yet," said Westwood. "He usually does.

"I don't quite know what's happening. I think there's a few injuries he wants to check on and he's leaving it as late as possible before he announces his team.

"Training has been going well and hopefully I'm still in with a chance."

Smith's cat-and-mouse tactics are unlikely to fool Kiwis coach Stephen Kearney, who believes the siege mentality of the opposition could work in England's favour.

"I think, if anything, it helps galvanise their side," Kearney told a press conference. "With the characters that they have in their group, I know what we're going to get on Saturday - (Adrian) Morley, (Jamie) Peacock, (Keith) Senior and they've got some wonderful talent coming through. I'm very clear about what we're up against."