Lewis Moody is ready to deliver another no-holds-barred display for England in tomorrow's RBS 6 Nations opener against Wales, declaring: ``I can't change the way I play.''
The Leicester flanker returns to Twickenham 10 weeks after entering English international rugby's hall of shame.
His dismissal for punching against Samoa guaranteed career-long notoriety as the first England player to be sent off in a Test match on home soil.
He subsequently served a nine-week ban and has played only 39 minutes of rugby - in Tigers' Guinness Premiership clash against Sale Sharks last Saturday - since the red mist descended and he laid into Samoa's Leicester wing Alesana Tuilagi.
Moody though, will be at the heart of England's quest to launch their Six Nations campaign on a winning note tomorrow, something they could not do against the same opponents in Cardiff last season.
``I can't change the way I play my game, that would be wrong,'' said the openside flanker, who packs down alongside back-row colleagues Joe Worsley and Martin Corry, with superstar substitute Lawrence Dallaglio prowling the touchline ready for action at any time.
``You just have to change the way you mentally prepare, so if there are any niggles or flare-ups, your mindset is in the right place.
``When you are a flanker, you are in a position whereby you are in the way, causing a nuisance of yourself a lot of the time.
``People want to get you out of the way, and they will do whatever it takes. You just have to take that niggle.''
Six Nations champions Wales, riddled with injuries and suspensions which have sidelined several of last season's Grand Slam heroes, need to try and combat England's revered forward power.
Wales' lineout unravelled at Twickenham two years ago, and their scrum was well and truly finished off when Julian White appeared as a second-half substitute.
There is potential for a repeat scenario, given that England possess the Premiership's finest second-row partnership in Bath locks Steve Borthwick and Danny Grewcock, while powerhouse prop Andrew Sheridan could enjoy a destructive afternoon opposite Ospreys tighthead Adam Jones.
The big debate though, is what will England do with the ball when they get it.
They lacked a midfield presence and cutting edge throughout the autumn Tests, and if they do not sharpen their act tomorrow, then Wales could make a mockery of pre-match odds which see them as a distant 4/1 shot in a two-horse race.
For his part, England head coach Andy Robinson is fully aware in which direction the critics are firing their bullets.
``Everyone has their opinions,'' he said. ``People say we were conservative in the autumn, but we had a penalty opportunity in the first minute against New Zealand, kicked to touch and called a driving lineout, so if that's conservative, then I don't know.
``Our execution let us down against New Zealand, and that is something we've looked at, how we improve our attacking ability.
``But it is not about complicated moves, it is about getting a full understanding of how we are trying to attack and keeping it simple.
``It is not about isolating players and saying it is their fault, it is about having a collective responsibility.
``At times, we have played rugby with slow ball and tried to ask our attacking players in the back-line, sometimes four of them, sometimes five, to run against eight or nine defenders.
``Even the best attackers are going to have difficulty breaking down defenders when it is a four-on-nine situation.
``What we are trying to achieve is the opportunity to create space, have less players in the tackle, less players in the contact area and have more options for us to be able to run and pass the ball, and hopefully that will come through on the weekend.''