HALLAM Amos knows one good performance at Twickenham next Sunday could put him in contention to start the first of Wales’ three Tests against the mighty All Blacks.

The Newport Gwent Dragons speedster will be desperate to impress in the clash with England, which comes 13 days before Warren Gatland’s men take on New Zealand in Auckland.

With wing George North and full-back Liam Williams favourites to fill two of the back three slots for the Eden Park showdown, Amos is set to face stiff competition in his pursuit of a starting place.

“It’s massive,” said the six-cap 21-year-old wing. “A lot of senior players have not played much rugby, like Liam Williams, Scott Williams and Alun Wyn Jones.

“Hopefully we will see them get some game time and some familiarity ahead of a tough tour.

“It might not quite be the same standing as an England and Wales game might normally have, but it’s still going to be a massive match for players to put down a marker ahead of New Zealand.”

On one spot being available in the back three, he added: “From the outside it looks like that.

“George is one of the best wings in the world so he is almost guaranteed, while you also have Liam, maybe the same at full-back.

“But they could also pick Gareth Anscombe at full-back and put Liam on the wing.

“You can never read it because one minute I think I am doing okay and then other weeks I am not so confident. You just have to keep plugging away.”

Amos is the second youngest player in Wales’ touring party – Dragons teammate Tyler Morgan is the baby of the squad – and he feels the experience in the group stands Gatland’s charges in good stead as they prepare to tackle the Kiwis.

“It’s only Tyler who is younger than me, so it’s a very experienced squad,” he said. “It has to be when you are playing the world champions in their own backyard.

“You have to go with everything you’ve got and that is what Gats has done.

“The All Blacks are in a period of transition after losing six or seven of their most experienced players. We are not in that position.

“While we have experience across the park, those players are still in the prime of their careers, so it does bode well and hopefully we can create some history down there.

“It’s going to be huge. There is no tougher challenge in rugby and something we will all relish.”