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Joe Marler has 79 England caps and Danny Care 87Prop Joe Marler and scrum-half Danny Care person been included successful the England squad for the archetypal World Cup mentation camp.
Marler has not played since 2021, portion Harlequins team-mate Care's astir caller headdress came nether Eddie Jones past summer.
Bath scrum-half Ben Spencer, overlooked since 2019, has been recalled.
The squad is the archetypal of 3 to beryllium named by manager Steve Borthwick earlier the four-Test summertime bid starts against Wales connected 5 August.
On 7 August helium volition denote his 33-man squad for the World Cup, which starts connected 8 September.
Players from Leicester Tigers, Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks and Saracens - each of whom were progressive successful past month's Premiership semi-finals and last - person not been included successful the 28-man mentation squad.
Spencer past played for England erstwhile helium was called retired to Japan for the 2019 World Cup last against South Africa arsenic an wounded replacement.
Lock Joe Launchbury, who will articulation Harlequins adjacent season, was not considered for enactment arsenic helium has a insignificant injury, portion Montpellier-bound fig 8 Sam Simmonds has ruled himself retired of contention for World Cup selection.
Number 8 Billy Vunipola, fastener Ollie Chessum and hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie volition be the campy arsenic they proceed their recoveries from injury.
"We are excited to get into campy and statesman the archetypal signifier of our preparations," Borthwick said.
"We person tons to get done earlier our archetypal summertime bid fixture successful August against Wales successful Cardiff, truthful the hard enactment starts now. We are looking guardant to it."
England and Wales conscionable astatine the Principality Stadium successful Cardiff connected 5 August and astatine Twickenham connected 12 August.
England look Ireland successful Dublin connected 19 August and entertain Fiji connected 26 August.
England squad
Forwards: Jamie Blamire, Alex Dombrandt, Tom Dunn, Charlie Ewels, Ellis Genge, Ted Hill, Joe Marler, Zach Mercer, Beno Obano, Tom Pearson, Val Rapava-Ruskin , Kyle Sinckler, Will Stuart, Sam Underhill, Jack Walker.
Backs: Henry Arundell, Danny Care, Joe Cokanasiga, Ollie Hassell-Collins, Will Joseph, Ollie Lawrence, Joe Marchant, Jonny May, Cadan Murley, Harry Randall, Henry Slade. Marcus Smith, Ben Spencer.
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