Burrell gets England call-up
Luther Burrell is in contention to face Samoa at Twickenham on Saturday, after being named in the group preparing for the third of England's year-end Tests.
The Northampton Saints centre, who scored three tries in the 2014 Six Nations, is among 28 players recalled by Stuart Lancaster to Pennyhill Park on Monday – after recovering from a hand injury.
Bath wing Semesa Rokoduguni, missing from the 28-31 defeat to South Africa with a thigh injury, has not recovered sufficiently to retake his place in the squad and will remain at the club.
Domestic colleague Kyle Eastmond suffered concussion towards the end of the match last Saturday and will undergo the graduated return to play protocol in hope of playing against the South Sea Islanders.
The England coach, Lancaster, said it was a welcome boost to have Burrell back as he seeks to arrest a run of five consecutive defeats.
"We have narrowed the group to give us more focus in training," he said.
"It's good to have Luther back in camp after recovering from his hand injury and we'll see how he gets on in training this week.
"Roko will stay with Bath as he returns to fitness. Kyle suffered a bang to the head at the end of the game and he will be undergoing the graduated return to play protocol with us.
"As per the EPS agreement we will release players on Tuesday to prepare for the Premiership games at the weekend."
England squad:
Forwards: Joe Marler, Matt Mullan, Kieran Brookes, David Wilson, Dylan Hartley, Rob Webber, Dave Attwood, George Kruis, Courtney Lawes, Calum Clark, James Haskell, Ben Morgan, Chris Robshaw, Billy Vunipola, Tom Wood.
Backs: Danny Care, Ben Youngs, Richard Wigglesworth, Brad Barritt, Luther Burrell, Kyle Eastmond, Owen Farrell, George Ford, Billy Twelvetrees, Mike Brown, Jonny May, Anthony Watson, Marland Yarde.
