The 27-year-old has scored six tries this season in his 13 starts and four bench outings, having made more than a century of competitive appearances for the club since his debut in the 1999/2000 campaign.

England A squad:

Armitage, Delon – London Irish
Beattie, Andy – Bath Rugby
Bell, Chris – Leeds Tykes
Bell, Duncan – Bath Rugby
Deacon, Louis – Leicester Tigers
Drahm, Shane – Worcester Warriors
Lipman, Michael – Bath
Palmer, Tom – Leeds Tykes
Payne, Tim – London Wasps
Rees, Tom – London Wasps
Richards, Peter – Gloucester RFC
Sackey, Paul – London Wasps
Smith, Ollie – Leicester Tigers
Turner, Stuart – Sale Sharks
Titterrell, Andy – Sales Sharks
Van Gisbergen, Mark – London Wasps
Vesty, Sam – Leicester Tigers
Vyvyan, Hugh – Saracens
Walder, Dave – Newcastle Falcons
Ward-Smith, Dan - Bristol Shoguns
Wood, Nick – Gloucester RFC