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Image: True blue: Haye will wear the new England kit into the ring

David Haye will be the first man to pull on the new England Away strip when he walks to the ring to face Wladimir Klitschko. And we have a signed short to give away!

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Heavyweight hero to wear new England kit into the ring

David Haye will be well and truly flying the flag for in Germany - in England's brand new away strip. The heavyweight world champion will be wearing Umbro's new blue shirt as he enters the ring to take on Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg on Saturday. It will be the first time the strip will be seen, before the England players have had the chance to wear it in for a match. Win an England Away shirt signed by Haye Haye was presented with the shirt by Tom from Kasabian, the last English icons to unveil a new England kit, at his south London gym before flying out to Germany. He might have beaten skipper John Terry to pulling on the new shirt, but the Chelsea defender says the England team are right behind the boy from Bermondsey. "This could be the fight of the decade," he told The Sun. "I can't wait - all the lads will be tuning in. David is at the top of his game and I hope he brings the belts back to England. "I'm looking forward to seeing David walking on in the new Umbro England away shirt. It's a fantastic way to launch a new kit." The shirt is the first blue away kit to be worn by England for a number of years, but has been inspired by England's unique history. The blue of the old British passport, the caps given to players to mark their appearances for the national team and previous blue shirts from the team's history have all inspired this modern incarnation of England Away. So who better to unveil it than the Hayemaker on Saturday night?