Anderson will be keeping a close eye on the Great Britain Test

As many as 12 Saints players could take part in the game at Knowsley Road.

"I'll be looking for anyone who gets up slowly out of a tackle and hoping it is not one of the Saints boys," he said.

"It will certainly be a full-bloodied game and the tackling will be tough from both sides. The first 15 minutes will be an absolute firecracker."

The former New Zealand boss says the game on 27 June will have added spice as so many of players know each other.

"It is well known that team-mates usually like to knock heads against each other," he added.

I would expect Great Britain to win the game Daniel Anderson St Helens coach

"They know their games, they know their flaws and they know their strengths.

"I want to enjoy the match and I want my players like Keiron Cunningham, Paul Sculthorpe, Jason Cayless and Francis Meli to play as hard as they can against each other.

"It will be tough, it will be rough as they knock each other about, but they will all be the best of friends again after the game."

Anderson, who was in charge of the Kiwis during their 2004 Tri-Nations campaign, has kept a close eye on the New Zealand talent playing in this country.

He believes they will be fired up to impress coach Brian McClennan before he selects his squad to compete in the Tri-Nations at the end of this season.

"Brian Noble, the Great Britain coach, has been waiting for one of these games for a number of years to test out his players, but if they don't watch out they could suffer an embarrassment," said Anderson.

"There will be a few young Kiwis making their debuts in this match and they will want to impress and gain selection for the Tri-Nations.

Great Britain lost one and won one against New Zealand last autumn

"The Kiwis who play their rugby in England rarely get a chance to play Test rugby and show off their talent.

"This opportunity might never happen again for them so they will be ready for this match. They will never have a better chance to impress the coach."

Although Aussie-born Anderson believes New Zealand will provide the fiercest of opposition, he is still tipping Great Britain to win.

"I would expect Great Britain to win the game, especially if Adrian Morley comes back from Sydney to play," he said.

"Brian Noble will be very keen to field a strong team and to gather some momentum ahead of the Tri-Nations matches later in the year.

"Even though it is five months away from that competition, he'll want a win."