Brown headlines England additions
The disappointment of losing out in the Premiership semifinals have been tempered for 18 players from the Harlequins and Leicester Tigers.
England coach Stuart Lancaster on Monday named an additional 21 players – 18 from Harlequins and Leicester, who lost in the semifinals at the weekend – to his training squad for the tour to New Zealand and the match against the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday, June 1.
Fullback Mike Brown is named despite straining a hamstring in Harlequins' 17-31 defeat against Saracens.
He is joined by 10 of his Quins colleagues.
Rob Webber of Bath is also included, while Sale Sharks' James Gaskell and Ross Harrison will join up for the June 1 meeting with the Barbarians.
They join 20 players named last week.
In addition to established internationals such as captain Chris Robshaw, centre Manu Tuilagi and scrumhalf Danny Care, the latest additions include uncapped 21-year-old prop Kyle Sinckler, who enjoyed an outstanding end to the season with Harlequins.
Lancaster is optimistic that in-form Brown will recover quickly and be available to train next week.
However, the news is less promising on Dylan Hartley.
The Northampton hooker's shoulder injury is not recovering as quickly as hoped and a decision will be made on his fitness next week.
The head coach will add a further batch of players from Bath and London Wasps following the European Challenge Cup Final on Friday, May 23 and the European Champions Cup play-off second leg the following day.
The squads for the tour and Barbarians match will be announced next Monday, May 26.
"We are keen to give the players from Harlequins and Leicester some time away before joining camp and will look to bring them in towards the end of the week," Lancaster said.
"We've brought Rob Webber in for further assessment and treatment in order to give him the best possible chance of making the tour to New Zealand.
"James Gaskell and Ross Harrison are rewarded for their development this season and will be joining up in due course in order to prepare for the Barbarians game."
One of the squads will fly to New Zealand on May 27, with the remainder travelling on June 2 – following the Premiership Final and the match against the Barbarians.
Additions to the England training squad: Anthony Allen (Leicester Tigers), Mike Brown (Harlequins), Rob Buchanan (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins), Will Collier (Harlequins), Jamie Gibson (Leicester Tigers), Joe Gray (Harlequins), Graham Kitchener (Leicester Tigers), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Charlie Matthews (Harlequins), Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Ed Slater (Leicester Tigers), Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Luke Wallace (Harlequins), Dave Ward (Harlequins), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers), James Gaskell (Sale Sharks), Ross Harrison (Sale Sharks), Rob Webber (Bath).
Squad named last week: Kieran Brookes (Newcastle Falcons), Freddie Burns (Gloucester Rugby), Danny Cipriani (Sale Sharks), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs), Dave Ewers (Exeter Chiefs), Sam Hill (Exeter Chiefs), Tom Johnson (Exeter Chiefs), Matt Kvesic (Gloucester Rugby), Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby), Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby), Michael Paterson (Sale Sharks), Chris Pennell (Worcester Warriors), Dan Robson (Gloucester Rugby), Charlie Sharples (Gloucester Rugby), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Tommy Taylor (Sale Sharks), Henry Thomas (Sale Sharks), Henry Trinder (Gloucester Rugby), Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby), Marland Yarde (London Irish).
