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England recall George Kruis ahead of Argentina Test

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Image: George Kruis could feature for England against Argentina

George Kruis has been recalled to the England squad ahead of the Test match against Argentina at Twickenham on Saturday.

Kruis missed the autumn Test victories over South Africa and Fiji after undergoing minor ankle surgery in October.

The Saracens second row, who has won 18 England caps since making his debut against New Zealand in 2014, was part of the 32-man squad that trained at Pennyhill Park on Sunday.

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Kruis started all three Tests in England's 3-0 series victory over Australia in the summer and head coach Eddie Jones hinted he could throw the 26-year-old straight back into action against Los Pumas. 

"Kruis is probably going to be available - he's fit and ready to go. He doesn't necessarily need to play for his club first," Jones said.

George Kruis of England is tackled by Michael Hooper during the International Test match between the Australian Wallabies a
Image: Kruis was an ever-present for Eddie Jones' side before undergoing minor ankle surgery

"It's not necessarily better to bring him off the bench. You talk to the players and they like to play with the best players at the start of the game. We'll wait and see.

"We've got great competition in there because Joe Launchbury and Courtney Lawes have done superbly for us.

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"Neither Joe nor Courtney had great training weeks. They both had ailments that clouded our selection a bit, so their effort against Fiji was good."

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Exeter Chiefs wing Jack Nowell will also meet up with England for a medical review, having suffered a significant tear to his thigh during the three-day training camp in Brighton in October.

Meanwhile, Joe Launchbury has been cited for kicking Fiji centre Asaeli Tikoirotuma in England's 58-15 victory on Saturday.

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