Johnson names England squad for Barbarians game

England coach Martin Johnson makes his way to the England rugby training ground

Full image gallery from today’s training session

Nick Easter will captain England in Sunday’s game against the Barbarians at Twickenham. Ben Foden is also back in the lineup along with Mark Cueto and David Strettle. Martin Johnson announced the squad following the Elite Player Squad training session today at Pennyhill Park near Bagshot, UK. Charlie Hodgson also returns to the side, and is joined by uncapped players Shontayne Hape, Jon Golding and Dave Attwood.

The Barbarians squad is looking pretty powerful, and includes England’s Paul Sackey who will be looking to impress his old boss Martin Johnson.

The full England squad is:

Ben Foden (Northampton Saints), Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks), Mike Tindall (Gloucester Rugby), Shontayne Hape (Bath Rugby), David Strettle (Harlequins); Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks), Danny Care (Harlequins); Jon Golding (Newcastle Falcons), Steve Thompson (CA Brive), Paul Doran-Jones (Gloucester Rugby), Dave Attwood (Gloucester Rugby), Tom Palmer (Stade Francais), James Haskell (Stade Francais), Steffon Armitage (London Irish), Nick Easter (Harlequins)

Replacements: Lee Mears (Bath Rugby), Tim Payne (London Wasps), Dan Ward-Smith (London Wasps), Joe Worsley (London Wasps), Joe Simpson (London Wasps), Olly Barkley (Bath Rugby), Mathew Tait (Sale Sharks)

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