England vs. All Blacks: George Ford added to 36-man squad
Fly-half George Ford is in contention to play for England against New Zealand on Saturday after being added to Steve Borthwick’s 36-man squad.
Ford had to prove his fitness after tearing his quad while playing in the Gallagher Premiership for Sale Sharks, but he has now been named ahead of the first autumn Test at Allianz Stadium Twickenham.
Ford, who missed the summer tour to Japan and New Zealand, will bring 96 caps worth of experience for England in the No. 10 jersey.
Lock Alex Coles and flanker Ted Hill have also been added to the squad, while Tom Roebuck, Charlie Ewels and Ollie Chessum have been released.
Chessum suffered a knee injury while in camp and Ewels is following return-to-play protocols.
After the All Blacks on Saturday, England will host Australia, South Africa and Japan in November.
England Squad:
Forwards:
Fin Baxter (Harlequins) Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers) Alex Coles (Northampton Saints) Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks) Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins) Ben Curry (Sale Sharks) Tom Curry (Sale Sharks) Theo Dan (Saracens) Trevor Davison (Northampton Saints) Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins) Ben Earl (Saracens) Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears) Jamie George (Saracens) Ted Hill (Bath Rugby) Nick Isiekwe (Saracens) Maro Itoje (Saracens) Joe Marler (Harlequins) George Martin (Leicester Tigers) Will Stuart (Bath Rugby) Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)
Backs:
Backs Elliot Daly (Saracens) Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs) George Ford (Sale Sharks) Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints) George Furbank (Northampton Saints) Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby) Alex Lozowski (Saracens) Luke Northmore (Harlequins) Harry Randall (Bristol Bears) Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs) Ollie Sleightholme (Northampton Saints) Fin Smith (Northampton Saints) Marcus Smith (Harlequins) Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby) Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers) Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)
Source: espn.com