LIST: Three players Eddie Jones has on standby for an England call-up

It's been widely reported that he could be called into the squad to cover Joe Marler, who has been ruled out.

It's suggested that Jones has been in constant contact with Ford, especially when doubt over Owen Farrell emerged over the weekend.

The 28-year-old's uplift in form since being dropped by Jones continued with another Impressive display as Leicester Tigers beat Bath 40-23 at Welford Road last Friday night.

Leicestershire Live: "His kicking in-play put Leicester in the positions they needed to make the most of their prolific scoring in the 24 although Ford didn’t have quite the same sparkle ball-in-hand.

"But that didn’t matter, his try was great heads-up rugby and he was flawless off the tee despite the fireworks going off around Welford Road."

Most other countries would dearly love to be able to pick a player of Earl’s calibre. A seriously quick, dynamic athlete, the 22-year-old was one of Sarries best players as they were held to 34-34 draw by London Irish. It is odd that Earl has been chosen to play 13 Tests by Jones since first being selected to tour South Africa in 2018 but has yet to be trusted to make a single start. The report suggests he'd be the next cab off the rank with any of the back-rowers go down with an injury.