The Daily Telegraph - Sport

Left at home So, who are the 25 players the head coach claimed would make a difference?

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Eddie Jones said that 25 players were not available for selection. When he announced his squad last month however, only 20 players were listed as unavailabl­e, including forward Nathan Hughes (Wasps), who has since been called up and played in both Tests as a replacemen­t. Backs Danny Care

Harlequins

Jonathan Joseph

Bath

Harry Mallinder

Northampto­n

Joe Marchant

Harlequins

Jack Nowell

Exeter

Semesa Rokoduguni

Bath

Manu Tuilagi

Leicester

Anthony Watson

Bath Richard Wiggleswor­th Saracens

Forwards Jack Clifford Harlequins

Dan Cole Leicester

Tom Dunn Bath

Charlie Ewels Bath

Dylan Hartley Northampto­n

James Haskell Wasps

George Kruis Saracens

Courtney Lawes Northampto­n Will Spencer

Worcester

Sam Underhill

Bath

Nathan Hughes

Wasps

And how many would make the starting XV?

Hartley, Cole, Lawes, Nowell, Joseph and Watson would all be strong contenders, while Kruis and Underhill would also come under considerat­ion.

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