The All Blacks centre Conrad Smith will miss the third and final Test against England on Saturday because of a broken thumb. He will be sidelined for around six weeks and is likely to be replaced in New Zealand’s midfield in Hamilton by Malakai Fekitoa, who won his first cap as a replacement the first Test.

Bath’s Kyle Eastmond, meanwhile, is set to feature in England’s Test plans after being omitted from the midweek side who play the Crusaders on Tuesday. Brad Barritt and Henry Trinder will fill the centre positions with Danny Cipriani chosen at fly-half ahead of Stephen Myler. Leicester’s Ed Slater will captain the side with the former Crusaders lock Michael Paterson, now of Sale, on the bench – England’s forwards coach, Graham Rowntree, said the tour party were looking upon the fixture as effectively “a fourth Test” despite the weakened nature of the Crusaders team. “We’ve spoken about this game for a long time. It’s a huge occasion for the lads to show us what they can do. We’re looking forward to it immensely.”

The England players will be wearing a logo on their jerseys in support of the Canterbury Rugby Earthquake Relief Charitable Trust. They have also donated 10 signed jerseys for auction to help raise funds for those still affected by the major quake which hit the city in February 2011, killing 185 people.

England (v Crusaders, Tuesday): Goode (Saracens); Foden (Northampton), Trinder (Gloucester), Barritt (Saracens), Watson (Bath); Cipriani (Sale Sharks), Dickson (Northampton); Waller (Northampton), Gray (Harlequins), Thomas (Bath), Slater (Leicester, capt), Attwood (Bath), Johnson (Exeter Chiefs), Kvesic (Gloucester), Haskell (London Wasps).

Replacements Ward (Harlequins), Catt (Bath), Sinckler (Harlequins), Paterson (Sale Sharks), Wigglesworth (Saracens), Myler (Northampton), May (Gloucester), Pennell (Worcester).