The hooker, who was named man of the match after last weekend’s 31-12 win over Argentina, is joined in the front row by Dan Cole – the tight-head’s return the only change to the starting XV that saw off the Pumas in a powerful first half.
That means Lee Dickson, Courtney Lawes and Tom Wood pick up their third starts of the series, while Ben Foden continues on the wing as the fourth most capped starter.
Hartley hits his half century having made his debut in 2008 and received the praise of Stuart Lancaster as he looked forward to the biggest game of the autumn. The England head coach is looking for a repeat of last year’s performance from the 38-21 crushing of a formidable All Blacks side – the World Champions’ only defeat in their last 32 Test outings.
“It’s a great achievement for Dylan to reach 50 caps,” Lancaster commented. “We are a young side but one that is growing with every game and it’s important to have leaders like Dylan.
“We have had some enforced changes with Alex Corbisiero and Mako Vunipola unavailable and we have been unable to consider a number of players due to short and long term injuries. But we are ready for the challenge of playing a top quality side in New Zealand and are excited about playing at Twickenham.
“The atmosphere was amazing for this game last year - the crowd made a real difference and I'm sure they can help inspire us again on Saturday."
ENGLAND SIDE TO PLAY NEW ZEALAND
Autumn International
Twickenham Stadium
Saturday, November 16th, 2013
Kick off 2:30pm
Live on Sky Sports 1 HD
15 Mike Brown (Harlequins, 20 caps)
14 Chris Ashton (Saracens, 36 caps)
13 Joel Tomkins (Saracens, 2 caps)
12 Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby, 7 caps)
11 Ben Foden (Northampton Saints, 33 caps)
9 Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints, 11 caps)
2 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints, 49 caps)
4 Joe Launchbury (London Wasps, 13 caps)
5 Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 24 caps)
6 Tom Wood (Northampton Saints, 22 caps)
8 Billy Vunipola (Saracens, 4 caps)
Replacements
16 Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 11 caps)
17 Matt Mullan (London Wasps, 1 cap)
18 David Wilson (Bath Rugby, 30 caps)
19 Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers, 18 caps)
20 Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby, 14 caps)
21 Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 34 caps)
22 Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers, 59 caps)
23 Alex Goode (Saracens, 12 caps)
