 Corry missed Leicester's game against Sale on Saturday |
Martin Corry has been named in a revised 27-man England squad by coach Andy Robinson despite missing Leicester's match at the weekend. England captain Corry has shaken off a rib injury and takes his place in the squad alongside Lawrence Dallaglio.
Promising youngsters Tom Varndell and Magnus Lund have been sent to join the England A squad.
Robinson will name his 22-man squad for Saturday's Six Nations opener against Wales on Tuesday.
Robinson originally named a 36-man training group to prepare for the Six Nations. Of that group Olly Barkley (dislocated thumb), Pat Sanderson (back), George Chuter (knee sprain) and Mark van Gisbergen (foot sprain) are ruled out by injury.
Louis Deacon, Perry Freshwater and Stuart Abbott join Varndell and Lund for Friday's A game in Italy.
Varndell's Leicester team-mate Lewis Moody remains in the frame to face Wales despite playing only 40 minutes since he was suspended for nine weeks after being sent off for punching in the November international against Samoa.
He will be competing for a back row spot with Dallaglio, who moves another step closer to playing for England for the first time since he quit international rugby in 2004. Moody and Wasps flanker Joe Worsley are believed to be the likeliest players to join Corry in the starting back row against Wales, although Dallaglio remains in line for a place in the 22.
In the backs Gloucester's James Simpson-Daniel makes the cut, along with Wasps winger Tom Voyce.
England coach Robinson says he wants to turn Twickenham - England's home stadium - back into a fortress.
England showed signs of returning to form in the November internationals and Robinson is hoping to build on that against Wales in west London on Saturday.
"What's important for us is that we're playing at home," Robinson told BBC Sport.
"Twickenham's a fortress for us and it's now time to re-establish that fortress, which I think we started to do in the autumn.
"We have to match whatever Wales have got - certainly we'll get our retaliation in first this week."
England 27-man squad:
Backs: J Lewsey (Wasps), M Cueto (Sale Sharks), B Cohen (Northampton), T Voyce (Wasps), J Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester), M Tindall (Gloucester), J Noon (Newcastle), C Hodgson (Sale Sharks), A Goode (Leicester), M Dawson (Wasps), H Ellis (Leicester), P Richards (Gloucester).
Forwards: A Sheridan (Sale Sharks), M Stevens (Bath), J White (Leicester), S Thompson (Northampton), L Mears (Bath), S Borthwick (Bath), A Brown (Gloucester), S Shaw (Wasps), D Grewcock (Bath), C Jones (Sale Sharks), J Worsley (Wasps), L Moody (Leicester), J Forrester (Gloucester), L Dallaglio (Wasps), M Corry (Leicester, capt).
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