Players focused on task ahead - Borthwick

England captain Steve Borthwick says the off-field problems will not distract the players from the task at hand.

New Zealand police are currently investigating an incident alleged to have occurred in a private room, involving up to four England players at the team's Hilton hotel in the early hours of last Sunday morning.

However, Borthwick insists that the squad's focus is very much on Saturday's second Test against the All Blacks as the team looks to gain revenge for the 37-20 defeat in the first match last weekend.

"When you have got a game against the All Blacks at the weekend, the focus is very clear," the Bath lock said.

"Our preparations have gone well. As soon as we started training on Monday, we were very clear on what we needed to do to improve performance from last weekend and ensure we get a better result.

"The players have worked tremendously hard in training. We will provide a better performance and a better account of ourselves this weekend."