Parling, Barritt and Eastmond return

 

Barritt and Parling missed the Cardiff showdown with knee problems and Eastmond was ruled out by a shoulder complaint, but the trio are due to return to training on Monday.

 

England's treatment room still remains busy despite Lancaster revealing there were no new admissions after a brutal showdown against Warren Gatland's men, but his options are now beginning to increase.

 

How much Lancaster is willing to adjust a the matchday 23 that performed admirably remains to be seen, but Barritt could replace the quiet Luther Burrell while Parling may displace Nick Easter from the bench.

 

One player that seems to be settling back into the England setup is flank James Haskell, the Wasps skipper missed the 2014 Championship but after taking on the All Blacks in June and featuring twice for England in November, he was handed a starting berth at the Millennium Stadium.

 

And he produced an all-action display as Stuart Lancaster's men overturned an eight-point deficit at half time to open up their campaign with a 21-16 victory in Cardiff.

 

Haskell's performance earned special praise from Welsh coach Warren Gatland – though he was denied a try to cap off a perfect evening, when he ran straight into the posts with the line in sight.

 

"This team has big aspirations and we want to fulfil them," Haskell said.

 

"It wasn't always pretty but we showed great character and confidence to come here and win.

 

"Even when we went ten points down, we felt if we kept held of the ball and maintained our discipline we could get the better of them.

 

"They are a pretty intense side and there is lots of rivalry between us. There were lots of words said before this game but we wanted our actions to do the talking.

 

"We've done a lot of work and there's a lot of talent in this group, it's a very exciting time."

 

 

Forwards: Dave Attwood, Kieran Brookes, Calum Clark, Dan Cole, Alex Corbisiero, Tom Croft, Nick Easter, Dylan Hartley, James Haskell, Graham Kitchener, George Kruis, Joe Marler, Geoff Parling, Chris Robshaw, Mako Vunipola, Billy Vunipola, Tom Youngs, 

 

Backs: Brad Barritt, Mike Brown, Luther Burrell, Danny Care, Danny Cipriani, Kyle Eastmond, George Ford, Alex Goode, Jonathan Joseph, Jonny May, Jack Nowell, Billy Twelvetrees, Anthony Watson, Richard Wigglesworth, Ben Youngs.

 

In addition, Manusamoa Tuilagi, Courtney Lawes, Tom Wood and David Wilson will also be in camp continuing their recovery from injury.