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England manager Martin Johnson has called Charlie Hodgson, Louis Deacon and Joe Simpson into his 33-man elite squad for the 2011 Six Nations.
Leicester Tigers lock Deacon and uncapped Wasps scrum-half Simpson replace Gloucester's David Attwood and Wasps' Dominic Waldouck.
Sale fly-half Hodgson is back after suffering a broken foot in November.
Injury replacements for Leicester's Tom Croft and Northampton lock Courtney Lawes will be named later this month.
Johnson is likely to confirm the injury replacements before his squad head to Portugal for training in the last week of January, with England set to open their Six Nations campaign against Wales in Cardiff on 4 February.
Johnson's Six Nations squad is a good indication of the group he will take to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup which starts in September - with future opportunities to impress the World Cup winner limited.
Johnson has resisted the option of recalling former captain Steve Borthwick, although it is possible the Saracens lock could still be promoted from the England Saxons as a temporary replacement for Lawes.
Borthwick captained England on 20 occasions but has not played for Johnson's side since suffering a knee injury against Scotland in the 15-15 draw in March 2010.
The loss of Lawes, who has become a key part of the national team since making his debut against Australia in 2009, is a huge blow, with the 21-year-old set to be out for three months with knee ligament damage.
With Attwood serving a nine-week suspension for stamping, another option for Johnson at lock could be to promote Sale's 20-year-old James Gaskell to the elite squad next month, after his call-up to the Saxons.
Croft will miss the Six Nations as he continues to recover after fracturing his shoulder blade against South Africa in November.
The most likely candidates to replace Croft from the Saxons squad are Chris Robshaw (Harlequins) or either Tom Wood or Phil Dowson from Northampton.
Hodgson was recalled to the senior England squad last month for the first time in two years to replace the injured Jonny Wilkinson and won his first cap since June 2008 when he came on as a replacement in the victory over Australia.
But the 30-year-old, who is set to move from Sale to Saracens at the end of the Premiership season, broke his foot during England's defeat by South Africa in November.
England elite player squad (33):
Forwards (18): Props: T Payne (Wasps), A Sheridan (Sale); D Cole (Leicester), P Doran-Jones (Gloucester), D Wilson (Bath); Hookers: G Chuter (Leicester), D Hartley (Northampton), S Thompson (Leeds); Locks: L Deacon (Leicester), C Lawes (Northampton), T Palmer (Stade Francais), S Shaw (Wasps); Back row: T Croft (Leicester), N Easter (Harlequins), H Fourie (Leeds), J Haskell (Stade Francais), L Moody (Bath), J Worsley (Wasps).
Backs (15): Back three: D Armitage (London Irish), B Foden (Northampton); C Ashton (Northampton), M Banahan (Bath), M Cueto (Sale), D Strettle (Harlequins); Centres: R Flutey (Brive), S Hape (Bath), M Tindall (Gloucester); Fly-halves: T Flood (Leicester), C Hodgson (Sale), J Wilkinson (Toulon); Scrum-halves: D Care (Harlequins), J Simpson (Wasps), B Youngs (Leicester).
England Saxons squad (32):
Forwards (18): Props: D Bell (Bath), A Corbisiero (London Irish), J Marler (Harlequins), M Mullan (Worcester); Hookers: L Mears (Bath), R Webber (Wasps); Locks: D Attwood (Gloucester), S Borthwick (Saracens), C Day (Northampton), J Gaskell (Sale); Back row: S Armitage (London Irish), J Crane (Leicester), P Dowson (Northampton), L Narraway (Gloucester), C Robshaw (Harlequins), A Saull (Saracens), D Ward-Smith (Wasps), T Wood (Northampton).
Backs (14): Back three: N Abendanon (Bath), A Goode (Saracens); U Monye (Harlequins), J Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester); Centres: A Allen (Leicester), B Barritt (Saracens), J Clarke (Northampton), D Hipkiss (Leicester), M Tait (Sale), D Waldouck (Wasps); Fly-halves: S Myler (Northampton) , B Twelvetrees (Leicester); Scrum-halves: P Hodgson (London Irish), R Wigglesworth (Sale).
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Leicester Tigers lock Deacon and uncapped Wasps scrum-half Simpson replace Gloucester's David Attwood and Wasps' Dominic Waldouck.
Sale fly-half Hodgson is back after suffering a broken foot in November.
Injury replacements for Leicester's Tom Croft and Northampton lock Courtney Lawes will be named later this month.
Johnson is likely to confirm the injury replacements before his squad head to Portugal for training in the last week of January, with England set to open their Six Nations campaign against Wales in Cardiff on 4 February.
Johnson's Six Nations squad is a good indication of the group he will take to New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup which starts in September - with future opportunities to impress the World Cup winner limited.
Johnson has resisted the option of recalling former captain Steve Borthwick, although it is possible the Saracens lock could still be promoted from the England Saxons as a temporary replacement for Lawes.
Borthwick captained England on 20 occasions but has not played for Johnson's side since suffering a knee injury against Scotland in the 15-15 draw in March 2010.
The loss of Lawes, who has become a key part of the national team since making his debut against Australia in 2009, is a huge blow, with the 21-year-old set to be out for three months with knee ligament damage.
With Attwood serving a nine-week suspension for stamping, another option for Johnson at lock could be to promote Sale's 20-year-old James Gaskell to the elite squad next month, after his call-up to the Saxons.
Croft will miss the Six Nations as he continues to recover after fracturing his shoulder blade against South Africa in November.
The most likely candidates to replace Croft from the Saxons squad are Chris Robshaw (Harlequins) or either Tom Wood or Phil Dowson from Northampton.
Hodgson was recalled to the senior England squad last month for the first time in two years to replace the injured Jonny Wilkinson and won his first cap since June 2008 when he came on as a replacement in the victory over Australia.
But the 30-year-old, who is set to move from Sale to Saracens at the end of the Premiership season, broke his foot during England's defeat by South Africa in November.
England elite player squad (33):
Forwards (18): Props: T Payne (Wasps), A Sheridan (Sale); D Cole (Leicester), P Doran-Jones (Gloucester), D Wilson (Bath); Hookers: G Chuter (Leicester), D Hartley (Northampton), S Thompson (Leeds); Locks: L Deacon (Leicester), C Lawes (Northampton), T Palmer (Stade Francais), S Shaw (Wasps); Back row: T Croft (Leicester), N Easter (Harlequins), H Fourie (Leeds), J Haskell (Stade Francais), L Moody (Bath), J Worsley (Wasps).
Backs (15): Back three: D Armitage (London Irish), B Foden (Northampton); C Ashton (Northampton), M Banahan (Bath), M Cueto (Sale), D Strettle (Harlequins); Centres: R Flutey (Brive), S Hape (Bath), M Tindall (Gloucester); Fly-halves: T Flood (Leicester), C Hodgson (Sale), J Wilkinson (Toulon); Scrum-halves: D Care (Harlequins), J Simpson (Wasps), B Youngs (Leicester).
England Saxons squad (32):
Forwards (18): Props: D Bell (Bath), A Corbisiero (London Irish), J Marler (Harlequins), M Mullan (Worcester); Hookers: L Mears (Bath), R Webber (Wasps); Locks: D Attwood (Gloucester), S Borthwick (Saracens), C Day (Northampton), J Gaskell (Sale); Back row: S Armitage (London Irish), J Crane (Leicester), P Dowson (Northampton), L Narraway (Gloucester), C Robshaw (Harlequins), A Saull (Saracens), D Ward-Smith (Wasps), T Wood (Northampton).
Backs (14): Back three: N Abendanon (Bath), A Goode (Saracens); U Monye (Harlequins), J Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester); Centres: A Allen (Leicester), B Barritt (Saracens), J Clarke (Northampton), D Hipkiss (Leicester), M Tait (Sale), D Waldouck (Wasps); Fly-halves: S Myler (Northampton) , B Twelvetrees (Leicester); Scrum-halves: P Hodgson (London Irish), R Wigglesworth (Sale).
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