Lozowski determined to make most of England recall

Autumn Nations Series: England v New Zealand

Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Date: Saturday, 2 November Kick-off: 15:10 GMT

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Saracens centre Alex Lozowski says helium ne'er gave up anticipation of an England callback aft returning to the fold for the archetypal clip successful six years.

The 31-year-old past played for England successful November 2018, but is portion of Steve Borthwick's 36-man squad for the upcoming autumn internationals.

With Henry Slade touch-and-go aft enarthrosis surgery, Lozowski is successful contention to diagnostic against New Zealand connected 2 November.

"I americium determined this clip astir to bask it - I truly mean it," helium told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

"Back successful 2018 I was a younger player, much inexperienced, and I enactment myself nether a batch of unit potentially, and possibly I recovered it hard to really truly bask being successful the England rugby team.

"You truly should beryllium trying to marque the astir of it if you can. Before I fto that not happen, but I americium determined this clip - nevertheless agelong it is for - to travel successful with a grin connected my face."

Lozowski won 5 caps nether erstwhile caput manager Eddie Jones, making his debut successful Argentina successful 2017, but recovered himself jettisoned from the set-up pursuing England's erratic first-half show against Japan successful the autumn of 2018.

"It was astir apt the 1 crippled if I could person different ace astatine and bash it again past I would," Lozowski admitted.

"But a batch of things happened that time and I don't deliberation it was each my responsibility necessarily. Obviously I paid a dense terms for the mode it went successful the archetypal half, but that's a agelong clip agone and I'm looking guardant now.

"Initially I was beauteous antagonistic astir it and carried it astir with me, and thought I was not bully enough. But since past England person had immoderate fantabulous players successful my position.

"I was - and americium - up against fantabulous players. Just due to the fact that you are not playing for England each week doesn't mean you are nary good. It's conscionable a precocious level and precise competitive."

With Borthwick replacing Jones astatine the extremity of 2022, Lozowski's hopes of forcing himself backmost into the England reckoning were dashed by a superior genu wounded successful November 2023, ruling him retired for the bulk of past season.

However, helium returned astatine the backmost extremity of the run earlier starring for Sarries implicit the archetypal 5 rounds of the Premiership.

"I ne'er gave up [on a recall]. I kept doing my champion and wanting to play my champion to springiness myself a chance. Funny things hap successful athletics and successful rugby," helium said.

"I’m conscionable truly loving being here. There are a batch of guys who I was successful the squad with six years ago, and a batch of young guys who I americium conscionable getting to know."