| The 24-year-old toured with the Saxons in this summer’s Churchill Cup in Canada, and has made 19 appearances for the Falcons so far this season.
Newcastle director of rugby, John Fletcher, said: “Ben thoroughly deserves his call-up on the back of some exceptional form at club level over a sustained period of time.”
England Saxons team:
15 Mike Brown (NEC Harlequins)
14 Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks)
13 Chev Walker (Bath Rugby)
12 Mike Catt (London Irish) captain
11 David Strettle (NEC Harlequins)
10 Shane Geraghty (London Irish)
9 Pete Richards (Gloucester Rugby)
1 Tim Payne (London Wasps)
2 Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)
3 Stuart Turner (Sale Sharks)
4 Dean Schofield (Sale Sharks)
5 Alex Brown (Gloucester Rugby)
6 Chris Jones (Sale Sharks)
7 James Scaysbrook (Bath Rugby)
8 Jordan Crane (Leicester Tigers)
Replacements:
16 Andy Titterrell (Sale Sharks)
17 Nick Wood (Gloucester Rugby)
18 Ben Woods (Newcastle Falcons)
19 James Haskell (London Wasps)
20 Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks)
21 Olly Barkley (Bath Rugby)
22 Nick Abendanon (Bath Rugby)
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