into this weekend's clash, a cool 104 Tests shy of his Wallabies counterpart Nathan Sharpe. Robshaw himself, in a profile published by London's Telegraph , conceded he had doubts about his preparedness for the England captaincy in the absence of injured hooker Dylan Hartley. "It's what you dream of as a kid. To run out and captain your country, it doesn't get much bigger. I admit I had doubts in my mind, but only because I wanted it to go well," Robshaw said. "Fortunately, Stuart had his own plan and it has all gone rather well for me. So far." Lancaster has taken a punt on more than just his skipper. He has also decided to draw extensively on expatriate players, including in the Autumn internationals squad six players born and raised outside the United Kingdom. That is not a record high number by Australian or New Zealand standards but is certainly enough to constitute a ballsy experiment in parochial England. There are rookie New Zealanders Mako Vunipola and Thomas Waldrom, who can count their England Test appearances on one hand. Vunipola, a prop whose father and six uncles all represented Tonga, moved to the UK more than a decade ago when his father Fe'ao Vunipola, signed with Welsh club Pontypool. Waldrom, a Hurricane until signing with Leicester in 2010, qualifies on the RFU's three-year residency rule. The Tigers No.8 will earn his fourth cap if selected this weekend. Lancaster is using South African talent as well. Lock Mouritz Botha