Key player missing from England squad for Wales clash

SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT: England head coach Steve Borthwick has revealed a 36-man squad for their Six Nations Round Two clash against Wales at Twickenham this coming Saturday.

Flyhalf Marcus Smith is the big name missing from the list.

He has failed to recover from the calf injury that ruled him out of his team’s Six Nations opener against Italy in Rome.

George Ford started in the 27-24 win and contributed 17 points with the boot.

Prop Ellis Genge has been included in the squad after being a late withdrawal from the Rome clash with a foot injury.

Meanwhile, George Martin will also join up with squad to continue his rehabilitation from injury.