2 hours ago Exeter's uncapped Greg Fisilau is the secondary fig 8 down first-choice Ben Earl, edging retired Alex Dombrandt.
Guy Pepper has recovered from wounded to instrumentality his spot successful the backmost row, portion tighthead props George Kloska and Vilikesa Sela are successful enactment for archetypal caps.
The lack of Itoje, who precocious posted pictures of himself connected vacation successful Mauritius to societal media, opens opportunities for others successful the 2nd row.
George Martin, whose superb show against South Africa successful the 2023 Rugby World Cup semi-final volition person been beforehand of caput for caput manager Steve Borthwick, lone precocious made his comeback from 14 months retired with a drawstring of injuries, portion Gloucester's Arthur Clark volition anticipation to adhd to the solitary headdress helium won against the United States successful July.
In the beforehand row, Sale's Asher Opoku-Fordjour - much usually a tighthead - volition besides screen loosehead prop, wherever Ellis Genge lone precocious recovered from a calf ailment and Bevan Rodd and Fin Baxter person been ruled out.
With lone Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and Cadan Murley included alongside Caluori arsenic specializer wingers, Borthwick's selections hint astatine a imaginable instrumentality retired wide for Tommy Freeman, who started astatine extracurricular centre successful 4 of England's 5 Six Nations games.
Borthwick admitted the itinerary thrown up by the caller Nations Championship - which has replaced the accepted single-location summertime circuit for bluish hemisphere nations - volition contiguous a caller challenge.
After taking connected satellite champions South Africa astatine altitude successful Johannesburg, England volition play Fiji successful Liverpool, earlier heading to the tiny Argentine metropolis of Santiago del Estero to look the Pumas.
"We've selected a squad with a bully blend of acquisition and emerging talent," said Borthwick.
"The Nations Championship presents an breathtaking situation for this group. We volition look beardown absorption successful demanding environments, with extended travel, and changes successful clime each investigating the squad passim the tournament.
"I americium definite by preparing good and continuing to request the highest standards from 1 different each day, we volition beryllium good placed to conscionable the situation of a precise demanding summertime schedule."
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