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| Vickery replaces Corry as captain | Vickery replaces Corry as captain |
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| Phil Vickery has been named as England captain in place of Martin Corry in new coach Brian Ashton's first squad. | Phil Vickery has been named as England captain in place of Martin Corry in new coach Brian Ashton's first squad. |
| Jason Robinson has been recalled to the squad for the Six Nations, 15 months after announcing his retirement from Test rugby. | Jason Robinson has been recalled to the squad for the Six Nations, 15 months after announcing his retirement from Test rugby. |
| Saracens' former Great Britain rugby league captain Andy Farrell is one of four new caps in the 33-man squad. | Saracens' former Great Britain rugby league captain Andy Farrell is one of four new caps in the 33-man squad. |
| He is joined by London Irish fly-half Shane Geraghty, Wasps flanker Tom Rees and Bristol forward Dan Ward-Smith. | He is joined by London Irish fly-half Shane Geraghty, Wasps flanker Tom Rees and Bristol forward Dan Ward-Smith. |
| Corry's 14 Tests as captain included the disastrous autumn series earlier this season which ended with former coach Andy Robinson leaving his post, but the Leicester number eight is included in the Six Nations squad. | Corry's 14 Tests as captain included the disastrous autumn series earlier this season which ended with former coach Andy Robinson leaving his post, but the Leicester number eight is included in the Six Nations squad. |
| Sale star Robinson returns to the international scene after retiring in September 2005 with 39 caps. | Sale star Robinson returns to the international scene after retiring in September 2005 with 39 caps. |
| Jonny Wilkinson has been named despite a season plagued by injury but Lawrence Dallaglio misses out on a spot in both the senior squad and the England Saxons - formerly England A. | Jonny Wilkinson has been named despite a season plagued by injury but Lawrence Dallaglio misses out on a spot in both the senior squad and the England Saxons - formerly England A. |
| And Leicester fly-half Andy Goode, who started at number 10 in Andy Robinson's final Test in charge, finds himself out of the picture, with no place in either squad. | And Leicester fly-half Andy Goode, who started at number 10 in Andy Robinson's final Test in charge, finds himself out of the picture, with no place in either squad. |
| As a player and a captain, Phil Vickery is the right man to take England forward England coach Brian Ashton | As a player and a captain, Phil Vickery is the right man to take England forward England coach Brian Ashton |
| The 32-strong Saxons squad features World Cup-winning trio Ben Cohen, Ben Kay and Richard Hill, who recently returned to action for Saracens after 16 months out through injury. | The 32-strong Saxons squad features World Cup-winning trio Ben Cohen, Ben Kay and Richard Hill, who recently returned to action for Saracens after 16 months out through injury. |
| They are joined by Worcester flanker Pat Sanderson, Sale duo Chris Jones and Stuart Turner and Gloucester centre Anthony Allen who have all missed out on Six Nations place after being involved in the autumn internationals. | |
| Former Leeds Rhinos rugby league star Chev Walker, now at Bath, gets his first representative call-up in rugby union with his inclusion in the squad to face Italy A and Ireland A next month. | |
| The senior squad will train at Twickenham from 22-24 January ahead of the Six Nations opener against Scotland on 3 February. | The senior squad will train at Twickenham from 22-24 January ahead of the Six Nations opener against Scotland on 3 February. |
| Coach Ashton said: "Phil is a player of massive experience who has been at the top of the world and he has a great desire to lead England back there again. | |
| "He showed in the autumn that he is back playing international rugby well and both as a player and a captain he is the right man to take England forward. | |
| 606 DEBATE: Give your thoughts on the squad | 606 DEBATE: Give your thoughts on the squad |
| "During the autumn Martin Corry handled the captaincy situation really well in what was a difficult period - and I thank him for that." | "During the autumn Martin Corry handled the captaincy situation really well in what was a difficult period - and I thank him for that." |
| Vickery, who captained England to victory against Argentina in Buenos Aires in 2002, said: "It's a huge honour to be asked to captain England. | Vickery, who captained England to victory against Argentina in Buenos Aires in 2002, said: "It's a huge honour to be asked to captain England. |
| "I want to be part of a successful team and I am looking forward to working with everyone to create that. I have always got on well with Brian and I have enormous respect for him. | "I want to be part of a successful team and I am looking forward to working with everyone to create that. I have always got on well with Brian and I have enormous respect for him. |
| "I am under no illusions about the challenge we all face but it's also an extremely exciting time. This is a huge opportunity for people to stick their hands up and stake their claim." | "I am under no illusions about the challenge we all face but it's also an extremely exciting time. This is a huge opportunity for people to stick their hands up and stake their claim." |
| England squad:Backs: I Balshaw (Gloucester), M Catt (London Irish), M Cueto (Sale Sharks), H Ellis (Leicester), A Farrell (Saracens), T Flood (Newcastle), S Geraghty (London Irish), J Lewsey (Wasps), J Noon (Newcastle), S Perry (Bristol), J Robinson (Sale Sharks), P Richards (Gloucester), P Sackey (Wasps), M Tait (Newcastle), M Tindall (Gloucester), J Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons). | England squad:Backs: I Balshaw (Gloucester), M Catt (London Irish), M Cueto (Sale Sharks), H Ellis (Leicester), A Farrell (Saracens), T Flood (Newcastle), S Geraghty (London Irish), J Lewsey (Wasps), J Noon (Newcastle), S Perry (Bristol), J Robinson (Sale Sharks), P Richards (Gloucester), P Sackey (Wasps), M Tait (Newcastle), M Tindall (Gloucester), J Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons). |
| Forwards: A Brown (Gloucester), G Chuter (Leicester), M Corry (Leicester), L Deacon (Leicester), P Freshwater (Perpignan), D Grewcock (Bath), M Lund (Sale Sharks), L Mears (Bath), L Moody (Leicester), T Payne (Wasps), T Palmer (Wasps), T Rees (Wasps), S Thompson (Northampton), P Vickery (Wasps, capt), D Ward-Smith (Bristol), J White (Leicester), J Worsley (Wasps). | Forwards: A Brown (Gloucester), G Chuter (Leicester), M Corry (Leicester), L Deacon (Leicester), P Freshwater (Perpignan), D Grewcock (Bath), M Lund (Sale Sharks), L Mears (Bath), L Moody (Leicester), T Payne (Wasps), T Palmer (Wasps), T Rees (Wasps), S Thompson (Northampton), P Vickery (Wasps, capt), D Ward-Smith (Bristol), J White (Leicester), J Worsley (Wasps). |
| England Saxons squadBacks: N Abendanon (Bath), S Abbott (Harlequins), A Allen (Gloucester), O Barkley (Bath), M Brown (Harlequins), B Cohen (Northampton), B Foden (Sale Sharks), R Lamb (Gloucester), O Morgan (Gloucester), J Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester), D Strettle (Harlequins), C Walker (Bath), T Varndell (Leicester), N Walshe (Bath), R Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks). | England Saxons squadBacks: N Abendanon (Bath), S Abbott (Harlequins), A Allen (Gloucester), O Barkley (Bath), M Brown (Harlequins), B Cohen (Northampton), B Foden (Sale Sharks), R Lamb (Gloucester), O Morgan (Gloucester), J Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester), D Strettle (Harlequins), C Walker (Bath), T Varndell (Leicester), N Walshe (Bath), R Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks). |
| Forwards: A Clarke (Bristol), S Borthwick (Bath), C Brooker (Bath), J Crane (Leicester), N Easter (Harlequins), J Forrester (Gloucester), D Hartley (Northampton), J Haskell (Wasps), R Hill (Saracens), C Jones (Sale Sharks), B Kay (Leicester), P Sanderson (Worcester), D Schofield (Sale Sharks), A Titterrell (Sale Sharks), S Turner (Sale Sharks), D Wilson (Newcastle), N Wood (Gloucester). | Forwards: A Clarke (Bristol), S Borthwick (Bath), C Brooker (Bath), J Crane (Leicester), N Easter (Harlequins), J Forrester (Gloucester), D Hartley (Northampton), J Haskell (Wasps), R Hill (Saracens), C Jones (Sale Sharks), B Kay (Leicester), P Sanderson (Worcester), D Schofield (Sale Sharks), A Titterrell (Sale Sharks), S Turner (Sale Sharks), D Wilson (Newcastle), N Wood (Gloucester). |