I am really looking forward to today's game at Twickenham – and the main reason is because it is something different, writes Gareth Chilcott.

We have seen South Africa at Twickenham, we have seen Australia and, while it remains very special, we have seen New Zealand.

But to have the best players from Samoa, Fiji and Tonga united under the banner of the Pacific Islands is something new and something I cannot wait to see.

Everybody seems to be saying that this is a foregone conclusion and a question of how many England will win by, not whether or not they will win. But we see the Samoans, Fijians and Tongans in the Guinness Premiership week in, week out, and we know how good they are. In terms of entertainment, I actually think today's game could be the best of the four this autumn.

Players from the Pacific Islands love to run with the ball in hand and they love contact and making big tackles. They love to knock people about – and for an England side playing their first game after two maulings by New Zealand, this will not be easy.

Yes, it is a game that England should win – and their forwards should get enough ball to ensure that. But I have seen England play both Samoa and Tonga at the World Cup – and I saw Fiji come close to beating South Africa in the quarter-finals – and they have got quality individuals.

If they can click on the day then they can cause England all kinds of problems this afternoon. I genuinely think we are set for a thrilling game.

I was involved in getting Terry Fanolua to Gloucester more than a decade ago – I suggested him to Richard Hill – and I see so many good Pacific Islanders when I watch the Sevens circuit around the world.

These boys can run – but they can also tackle like tanks. Bristol supporters see it every week with David Lemi, who is a try-scoring machine – and he has not even made this Pacific Islands team! That puts into perspective the quality some of these individuals possess.

If they were English, most of them would either be in or very close to the England team, and they have certainly got all the attributes. What we will discover today is whether they have got the team ethos to go with it.

Will the Samoans pass to the Tongans? Will the Tongans pass to the Fijians? It certainly tends to be very parochial over there!

If they do click, though, and England are a bit loose, then I honestly can see the Pacific Islands causing all kinds of havoc.

If there is any kind of structure to the game, England should win – and they will be very eager to assert their authority at the set-piece in the opening 20 minutes.