England add Ford, Coles, Hill for All Blacks clash

England coach Steve Borthwick has added George Ford, Alex Coles and Ted Hill to the squad as they prepare to face New Zealand in the first of their four November internationals, the Rugby Football Union said on Sunday.

Tom Roebuck, Charlie Ewels and Ollie Chessum have also been released from the squad. Chessum is awaiting further evaluation for a knee injury, while Ewels is adhering to return-to-play protocols.

England will play New Zealand at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday in the Autumn Nation Series.

Full England squad:

Forwards: Fin Baxter, Dan Cole, Alex Coles, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Chandler Cunningham-South, Ben Curry, Tom Curry, Theo Dan, Trevor Davison, Alex Dombrandt, Ben Earl, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Ted Hill, Nick Isiekwe, Maro Itoje, Joe Marler, George Martin, Will Stuart, Sam Underhill

Backs: Elliot Daly, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, George Ford, Tommy Freeman, George Furbank, Ollie Lawrence, Alex Lozowski, Luke Northmore, Harry Randall, Henry Slade, Ollie Sleightholme, Fin Smith, Marcus Smith, Ben Spencer, Freddie Steward, Jack van Poortvliet

Other squads:

– England: Mitchell, Dingwall out of autumn Tests, Slade in
– Scotland: Sione Tuipulotu named captain this autumn
– Wales: Dewi Lake to captain Gatland’s 35-man squad
– Ireland: Caelan Doris named captain for November internationals