Danny Cipriani wins England recall ahead of Wales and Australia Tests

By Ben Reynolds

Eddie Jones reveals why Danny Cipriani is included in his 26-man squad

Danny Cipriani has been included in Eddie Jones' 26-man squad for England's training camp in Brighton later this month.

Joining the Sale fly-half will be eight uncapped players at the three-day camp from May 17-19, including Northampton's New Zealand-born back-row forward Teimana Harrison, Sale Sharks back Mike Haley, London Irish wing Alex Lewington and Bath lock Charlie Ewels.

England captain Dylan Hartley is also part of the squad as Jones prepares for a Twickenham clash against Wales on May 29, followed by next month's three-Test Australia tour.

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No players involved in the Aviva Premiership play-offs, which will be contested by Saracens, Leicester, Exeter and Wasps, were considered.

"The Brighton training camp is a good opportunity for England to get together and train hard ahead of the Wales game and summer tour," said Jones. "While we will be without those players involved in the Premiership semi-finals it's crucial that we spend as much time together as possible.

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"We have an important game at Twickenham at the end of the month and then a challenging tour to Australia. It's a challenge that really excites us and we're looking forward to starting our preparation.

Tour places are still up for grabs and I expect the players in this camp, as well as those involved in the play-offs, to continue to make their case for selection.
Eddie Jones

"There's lots of hard work to be done if we are going to play with the intensity needed to beat southern hemisphere teams. We know the speed of the game in Australia will be considerably higher than the Six Nations, so this short camp, as well as the preparation time ahead of Wales, is going to be vital to our progression.

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"Tour places are still up for grabs and I expect the players in this camp, as well as those involved in the play-offs, to continue to make their case for selection."

Forwards: Dave Attwood, Kieran Brookes, Jack Clifford, Charlie Ewels, Dylan Hartley, Teimana Harrison, Paul Hill, Matt Kvesic, Courtney Lawes, Joe Marler, Chris Robshaw, Kyle Sinckler, Tommy Taylor.

Backs: Mike Brown, Luther Burrell, Danny Care, Danny Cipriani, Ollie Devoto, George Ford, Jonathan Joseph, Mike Haley, Alex Lewington, Semesa Rokoduguni, Anthony Watson, Marlande Yarde, Micky Young.

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