Graham Henry and Co. have named their 35 man squad for the tour to Britain, which includes the Test against Australia in Hong Kong this Saturday.

The squad includes seven new comers, while Jason Eaton, Corey Flynn, Joe Rokocoko and Ross Filipo have all made a return to the All Blacks after absences.

The only concern with the squad is that John Afoa is carrying an injury, and could be in some doubt - which has prompted Greg Sommerville to make himself available if required for the Test against the Wallabies. This would suggest to us that Henry is not prepared to throw Jaime Mackintosh or Ben Franks (the two new props) into the mix first-up, which seems strange seeing as they have been selected. Who knows whats going on in Henry's mind...

The other new comer's include Scott Waldrom (who will most likely act as McCaw's understudy), Liam Meesam, Keiran Read (all loose forwards), while in the backs Hosea Gear and Cory Jane are rewarded for strong Air New Zealand Cup campaigns.

Andy Ellis returns to the squad after missing much of the Tri Nations through injury, but he will have to fight hard to get game time, as both Cowan and Weepu have proven themselves to be the best halfbacks in the country. And, with Brendon Leonard returning next year (depending on form, of course), Ellis may find himself slipping well down the pecking order.

Those unlucky to miss out include Jeremy Thrush, Thomas Waldrom, John Schwalger, Rudi Wulf and Hika Elliot (who will play for the Highlanders next year - a great purchase for them).

Tours to Britain are never easy, especially when you throw in a Test against Australia to begin with, but this is a strong squad capable of producing some good rugby.

It will be interesting to see how much game time the new boys get, but there will be no better time than now to give them some experience.

Here's the full squad:

Andrew Hore, Kevin Mealamu, Corey Flynn, John Afoa, Tony Woodcock, Neemia Tialata, Jaime Mackintosh, Ben Franks, Ali Williams, Brad Thorn, Anthony Boric, Jason Eaton, Ross Filipo, Richie McCaw (c), Rodney So'oialo, Jerome Kaino, Adam Thomson, Scott Waldrom, Keiran Read, Liam Meesam, Piri Weepu, Jimmy Cowan, Andy Ellis, Dan Carter, Stephen Donald, Ma'a Nonu, Conrad Smith, Richard Kahui, Isaia Toeava, Hosea Gear, Joe Rokocoko, Sitivini Sivivatu, Anthony Tuitavake, Mils Muliana, Cory Jane.