Tuesday 2 August 2016 06:45, UK
Danny Cipriani and Chris Ashton have been left out of England's provisional 45-man elite player squad.
Luther Burrell is another high-profile omission but the squad, which will meet up this weekend as part of the preparation for the autumn internationals, includes Wasps back-row Nathan Hughes and Leicester's Zimbabwe-born lock Mike Williams for the first time.
Leicester hooker Tom Youngs earns his first call-up under Eddie Jones, having been dropped for the Six Nations and missed the Australia tour through injury. Gloucester wing Jonny May is also back in the squad following his recovery from knee surgery.
England face South Africa, Fiji, Argentina and Australia later this year.
The England futures of Wasps' Cipriani and Saracens wing Ashton look bleak - though neither was selected for the summer tour of Australia. Northampton centre Burrell did however, and played in the first Test so his omission is perhaps the biggest surprise.
The call-up of Hughes was expected, the Fiji-born No 8 having qualified to play for his adopted country in June.
Following their series win in South Africa with England Saxons, Dan Robson (Wasps), Mike Haley (Sale) and Charlie Ewels (Bath) will join the camp, as will Joe Marchant (Harlequins) and Will Evans (Leicester), who were part of the England team who won the World U20 Championship in June.
"This camp sets the scene for November," said Jones. "It's important to catch up with the players prior to the start of the season and continue to put our plans in place.
"We'll use this time to reset and review each player's goals so they're clear on what is expected of them between now and when we meet up again in October. It also gives us an opportunity to meet and assess some new players and ensure they are familiar with the England set-up.
"The long-term strategy for England is to develop a side who can be the most dominant team in world rugby, so we've chosen a number of new faces to attend this camp on the form they have shown recently or the potential we see in them.
"There will always be opportunities for anyone playing consistently well in the Premiership at the start of the season to force their way into the EPS - the door is always open. Naturally players not included in this pre-season camp will be disappointed, but consistent high-level performances can change this.
"Our next game presents us with a huge challenge. England have not beaten South Africa since 2006 and we've lost our last five games against the Springboks at Twickenham. Not a single player who will attend the pre-season camp has played in a side that has ever beaten South Africa."
Forwards: Josh Beaumont, Dan Cole, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Jack Clifford, Will Evans, Charlie Ewels, Jamie George, Ellis Genge, Teimana Harrison, Dylan Hartley, James Haskell, Paul Hill, Nathan Hughes, Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Joe Marler, Matt Mullan, Chris Robshaw, Kyle Sinckler, Billy Vunipola, Mako Vunipola, Mike Williams, Tom Youngs
Backs: Mike Brown, Danny Care, Elliott Daly, Owen Farrell, George Ford, Alex Goode, Mike Haley, Jonathan Joseph, Joe Marchant, Jonny May, Jack Nowell, Dan Robson, Semesa Rokoduguni, Joe Simpson, Henry Slade, Ben Te'o, Manu Tuilagi, Anthony Watson, Marland Yarde, Ben Youngs
