Johnson recalls duo

Cueto: Recalled

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Mark Cueto and Mike Tindall have been recalled to the England squad for the RBS Six Nations.

Under the terms of the player agreement made with the Guinness Premiership clubs, England boss Martin Johnson was able to tweak the initial squad he named in July, depending on form and fitness.

Johnson's five form-related changes have seen Cueto and Tindall recalled, a first call-up for Ben Foden - the only uncapped member of the squad - while Nick Easter and Ugo Monye retain their places after their late inclusions for the autumn internationals.

Delon Armitage, who made a huge impact after being called in for the autumn internationals, fills the gap left by the now retired Josh Lewsey, while Danny Cipriani is confirmed as Jonny Wilkinson's replacement. Wilkinson is set to be sidelined for the Six Nations through injury.

Johnson has also called up the in-form Gloucester full-back Olly Morgan.

Olly Barkley, Jordan Crane, Peter Richards, Dan Hipkiss and James Simpson-Daniel all miss out, along with Tom Varndell and Nick Abendanon.

Sidelined

Wasps duo Tom Palmer and Tom Rees retain their places despite being sidelined with injury - although Johnson could still opt to call up temporary replacements as cover.

That means there is currently no place in the side for highly-rated London Irish flanker Steffon Armitage - despite his being tipped for inclusion after a number of barnstorming performances.

Armitage, brother of full-back Delon, is included in the Saxons squad - alongside the likes of Saints fly-half Stephen Myler, Harlequins centre Jordan Turner-Hall, Worcester prop Matt Mullan and Wasps hooker Rob Webber.

World Cup-winning prop Julian White is also named in the Saxons squad, having not been involved since pulling out of a training camp ahead of the 2007 World Cup.

England kick-off their Six Nations campaign against Italy at Twickenham on February 7.

England squad - Backs: D Armitage (London Irish), D Care (Harlequins), D Cipriani (Wasps), M Cueto (Sale Sharks), H Ellis (Leicester), T Flood (Leicester), B Foden (Northampton), R Flutey (Wasps), S Geraghty (London Irish), U Monye (Harlequins), O Morgan (Gloucester), J Noon (Newcastle), P Sackey (Wasps), M Tait (Sale Sharks), M Tindall (Gloucester).
Forwards: S Borthwick (Saracens), G Chuter (Leicester), T Croft (Leicester), N Easter (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton), J Haskell (Wasps), N Kennedy (London Irish), L Mears (Bath), L Moody (Leicester), L Narraway (Gloucester), T Palmer (Wasps), T Payne (Wasps), T Rees (Wasps), S Shaw (Wasps), A Sheridan (Sale Sharks), M Stevens (Bath), P Vickery (Wasps).

England Saxons - Backs: N Abendanon (Bath), M Banahan (Bath), O Barkley (Gloucester), M Brown (Harlequins), D Hipkiss (Leicester), P Hodgson (London Irish), R Lamb (Gloucester), S Myler (Northampton), T Ojo (London Irish), P Richards (London Irish), J Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester), D Strettle (Harlequins), J Turner-Hall (Harlequins), D Waldouck (Wasps), R Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks).
Forwards: S Armitage (London Irish), R Blaze (Leicester), J Crane (Leicester), L Deacon (Leicester), T Guest (Harlequins), B Kay (Leicester), M Lipman (Bath), M Mullan (Worcester), D Paice (London Irish), C Robshaw (Harlequins), G Skivington (Wasps), J Ward (Wasps), R Webber (Wasps), J White (Leicester), D Wilson (Newcastle), N Wood (Gloucester), J Worsley (Wasps).