England have left their most-capped player Ben Youngs out of a 29-man training squad for the Six Nations clash against Italy on Sunday.
Youngs, 33, produced a disappointing performance off the bench in the 29-23 Calcutta Cup defeat by Scotland on Saturday.
The Leicester scrumhalf, who has won 122 caps for England, has lost his place to Alex Mitchell in the group.
MORE: Scots’ Twickenham triumph bad news for Boks
Ben Curry is the only member of the starting XV to be omitted by new head coach Steve Borthwick, with his spot taken by Jack Willis, pointing to a recall for the Toulouse openside flanker.
Also missing is Anthony Watson, who played 15 minutes as a replacement against Scotland.
Henry Arundell takes his place as the London Irish try-scoring sensation prepares to be make his comeback after missing the November Tests because of an ankle issue.
© Agence France-Presse
Photo: Getty Images