England drop George Kruis for clash against Australia
George Kruis has been dropped for England's Test against Australia
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England coach Eddie Jones has dropped Saracens lock George Kruis for the upcoming encounter against Australia to be played at Twickenham on Saturday.
Kruis played 55 minutes in the game against Argentina which the red rose team went on to win 21-8 and the 27-year-old's place in the squad is taken by Bath's Charlie Ewels.
Apart from Kruis, Jones has also left out Ellis Genge and Alex Lozowski from the 25-man training squad while Joe Marler, who has served his three-week ban makes a return with Jonny May also in contention for the Saturday's clash after recovering from a hamstring injury.
British and Irish Lions duo Owen Farrell and Maro Itoje, who were rested for the game against Pumas have been retained in the squad.
England’s 25-man training squad:
Backs: Mike Brown (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Wasps), Jonny May (Leicester Tigers), Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath Rugby), Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby); Danny Care (Harlequins), Owen Farrell (Saracens), George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
Forwards: Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby), Nathan Hughes (Wasps), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Joe Launchbury (Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby); Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Jamie George (Saracens), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), Harry Williams (Exeter Chiefs)
Players released back to their clubs: Tom Dunn (Bath Rugby), Piers Francis (Northampton Saints), Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Nick Isiekwe (Saracens), George Kruis (Saracens), Alex Lozowski (Saracens), Zach Mercer (Bath Rugby), Marcus Smith (Harlequins), Denny Solomona (Sale Sharks). Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors) will remain in camp until Wednesday
