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England wing Mark Cueto has been ruled out of Sunday's Test against New Zealand because of an ankle injury. | England wing Mark Cueto has been ruled out of Sunday's Test against New Zealand because of an ankle injury. |
He will be replaced by Paul Sackey of Wasps, who will win his first cap. | He will be replaced by Paul Sackey of Wasps, who will win his first cap. |
Sackey's club-mate Mark van Gisbergen has been called into the match-day 22 alongside uncapped prop Stuart Turner, one of three Sale players on the bench. | Sackey's club-mate Mark van Gisbergen has been called into the match-day 22 alongside uncapped prop Stuart Turner, one of three Sale players on the bench. |
Magnus Lund and Chris Jones are also among the replacements, while Bristol's Dan Ward-Smith and Phil Christophers of Castres have joined the training squad. | Magnus Lund and Chris Jones are also among the replacements, while Bristol's Dan Ward-Smith and Phil Christophers of Castres have joined the training squad. |
Wasps flanker Tom Rees was not considered for a place on the bench because of a shoulder injury he suffered on Heineken Cup duty in Perpignan last weekend. | Wasps flanker Tom Rees was not considered for a place on the bench because of a shoulder injury he suffered on Heineken Cup duty in Perpignan last weekend. |
Cueto joins England's lengthy injury list after failing to recover from the ankle injury he suffered in the Heineken Cup loss to the Ospreys on 20 October. | Cueto joins England's lengthy injury list after failing to recover from the ankle injury he suffered in the Heineken Cup loss to the Ospreys on 20 October. |
Full-backs Josh Lewsey and Olly Morgan have not shaken off knee and shoulder injuries respectively while Mathew Tait, Olly Barkley, James Forrester, Steve Borthwick and Jonny Wilkinson are also ruled out. | Full-backs Josh Lewsey and Olly Morgan have not shaken off knee and shoulder injuries respectively while Mathew Tait, Olly Barkley, James Forrester, Steve Borthwick and Jonny Wilkinson are also ruled out. |
Sackey has featured for England Under-21s and England SevensCueto's omission means that Sackey, 26, will be the third debutant on Sunday, joining inside centre Anthony Allen and scrum-half Shaun Perry. | |
Sackey, who played for England Saxons during the Churchill Cup in Canada earlier this year, has scored 54 tries in 140 Premiership appearances with Bedford, London Irish and Wasps. | Sackey, who played for England Saxons during the Churchill Cup in Canada earlier this year, has scored 54 tries in 140 Premiership appearances with Bedford, London Irish and Wasps. |
Van Gisbergen was a temporary blood replacement for Cueto during England's 26-16 victory over Australia last November but has not featured since. | Van Gisbergen was a temporary blood replacement for Cueto during England's 26-16 victory over Australia last November but has not featured since. |
The former Waikato stand-off is qualified to play for England on residency grounds, but his progress this term was delayed by a broken jaw suffered during the summer. | The former Waikato stand-off is qualified to play for England on residency grounds, but his progress this term was delayed by a broken jaw suffered during the summer. |
Uncapped Ward-Smith has impressed for Bristol this season, while Christophers was last involved under Clive Woodward. | Uncapped Ward-Smith has impressed for Bristol this season, while Christophers was last involved under Clive Woodward. |
The pair, along with Van Gisbergen, were called up by Robinson earlier on Tuesday. | |
England have lost their last five Tests, a dismal sequence stretching back to last February after they beat Italy in the Six Nations Championship. | England have lost their last five Tests, a dismal sequence stretching back to last February after they beat Italy in the Six Nations Championship. |
Revised England team to play New Zealand on 5 November:I Balshaw (Gloucester); P Sackey (Wasps), J Noon (Newcastle), A Allen (Gloucester), B Cohen (Northampton); C Hodgson (Sale), S Perry (Bristol); A Sheridan (Sale), G Chuter (Leicester), J White (Leicester); D Grewcock (Bath), B Kay (Leicester); M Corry (Leicester, capt), L Moody (Leicester), P Sanderson (Worcester).Replacements: L Mears (Bath), S Turner (Sale), C Jones (Sale), M Lund (Sale), P Richards (Gloucester), A Goode ( Leicester), Van Gisbergen (Wasps). |