Payne and Worsley called to England for the Autumn
Martin Johnson has announced the revised 32 man Senior EPS squad to prepare for the Investec Challenge Series matches against Australia, Argentina and New Zealand
Joe Worsely and Tim Payne
Tim Payne and Joe Worsley make up the Wasps contingent of the squad, Worsley building on his 72 caps and 10 tries and Payne looking to grow his 12 caps on the back of a successful summer spent, alongside Worsley, on the Lions tour.
Wasps Tom Rees, Simon Shaw and Phil Vickery have not considered because of injury, as well as Delon Armitage, Nick Easter, Harry Ellis, Toby Flood, Riki Flutey, Lee Mears, Olly Morgan, Andrew Sheridan and Julian White.
Martin Johnson said "The whole squad is looking forward to three very tough games in November. We've had to make a number of changes to the Senior EPS because of injuries but we have strength in depth and each of the players coming in has the opportunity to push themselves into contention for the first Investec Challenge match against Australia on November 7."
ENGLAND SENIOR EPS SQUAD
FORWARDS
Steffon Armitage (London Irish)
*David Barnes (Bath Rugby)
Duncan Bell (Bath Rugby)
*Richard Blaze (Leicester Tigers)
Steve Borthwick (Saracens, CAPTAIN)
George Chuter (Leicester Tigers)
Jordan Crane (Leicester Tigers)
Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers)
Louis Deacon (Leicester Tigers)
Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
James Haskell (Stade Francais)
Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers)
*Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers)
Tim Payne (London Wasps)
Steve Thompson (CA Brive)
David Wilson (Bath Rugby)
Joe Worsley (London Wasps)
BACKS
Matt Banahan (Bath Rugby)
Danny Care (Harlequins)
Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks)
Ben Foden (Northampton Saints)
Shane Geraghty (Northampton Saints)
Andy Goode (CA Brive)
Dan Hipkiss (Leicester Tigers)
Paul Hodgson (London Irish)
Ugo Monye (Harlequins)
David Strettle (Harlequins)
Mathew Tait (Sale Sharks)
Mike Tindall (Gloucester Rugby)
Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks)
Jonny Wilkinson (Toulon)
*Uncapped player
David Barnes replaces Andrew Sheridan
Duncan Bell replaces Phil Vickery
Richard Blaze replaces Simon Shaw
Ben Foden replaces Olly Morgan
Shane Geraghty replaces Riki Flutey
Andy Goode replaces Toby Flood
Courtney Lawes replaces Nick Easter
Lewis Moody replaces Tom Rees
David Strettle replaces Delon Armitage
Steve Thompson replaces Lee Mears
Richard Wigglesworth replaces Harry Ellis
No replacement at this stage has been included for Julian White.
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