EVEN with the series won, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer will be loath to change his side for the final test in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

But his hand might be forced because of injury.

Flank Willem Alberts (knee), lock Juandre Kruger (neck), fullback Pat Lambie (ankle) - all left the Ellis Park field after Saturday night's 36-27 win, forcing Meyer to rethink his options.

"I don't care so much about winning the series. I want to win every test," Meyer emphasised. "I don't want to make the national colours cheap. Even before this game I wanted to give one or two guys a chance and bring some freshness to the squad."

He said many players were tired because they had been playing every week, but he needed continuity going into the Four Nations (SA, New Zealand, Australia and now Argentina).

"Every opportunity we get I want the guys to play together as a team," he said.

Without lineout kingpin Kruger, Meyer is left with two front of lineout specialists, Eben Etzebeth and Flip van der Merwe.

Without Alberts, Keegan Daniel seems a logical choice but what the Boks lose in gainline impact they'll pick up in speed.

Lambie, who started in the place of the injured Zane Kirchner, may see the roles reversed in Port Elizabeth.

Meyer could also move Frans Steyn to fullback and elevate Wynand Olivier to the starting team. Meyer is desperate for combinations to settle in his squad before the Four Nations.

The Springboks lost their shape once the injuries set in the second half.

England also played with greater confidence.

The England scrum packed a punch as the game wore on and South Africa even suffered the ignominy of a heel against the head.

The rot set in in the second half, after replacements came in, so it is unlikely to affect Meyer's starting front row.