STATEMENT: Steve Borthwick confirms Vunipola won't be going to Rugby World Cup

Head coach Steve Borthwick announced that Mako Vunipola, the experienced 80-cap Test front-row player, will not be part of the initial 33-man Rugby World Cup squad, which is set to be revealed on Monday.

“At this stage, Mako (Vunipola) is not going to be a fit enough state to be selected this Monday,” revealed Borthwick to Planet Rugby.

“I know the 33 will be announced on Monday but we also know that through the tournament changes will happen and that’s something we will always be monitoring.

“There was certainly a precedent set in prior World Cup preparations that where there’s injury, where there’s players with bumps and bruises, is that players from outside the 33 can can be part of it.

“Mako sent us a message this morning, wishing us all the best for the game today. There’s a number of changes that happen to the squad during a World Cup and we’re all well aware those happen.

“The average is one and a half changes per team so we know that’s going to be a factor. What we must do is focus very much on the players we have selected and I’m excited to announce those on Monday.”

Below we look at five England players who did their selection hopes no favours.

Telegraph 5/10: "Busy and willing, especially on the kick-chase and when attempting to inject momentum into messy attacks. Does he have the dynamism to be a Test wing?"

Planet Rugby 5/10: "Didn’t deal with the grubber through for the second try and just doesn’t offer a whole lot with ball in hand at this level. A smart player who reads the game well and has an eye for the try-line, but wasn’t really a factor here."

Rugby Pass 5/10: "Back in favour for now after getting axed post the French humiliation, he twice teased with his threat in the opposition’s 22 in the first half, but there was no end product at the line and his display became undone by coughing up too many turnovers."

Telegraph 5/10: "Returning to the scene of 2011 heartbreak, he was asked to box-kick and keep his forwards moving with short passes. Striking was mixed and Costelow picked him out with a kick-pass."

Planet Rugby 5/10: "Box-kicking was pretty good, but option-taking and his speed of service in the Wales half was subpar."

Planet Rugby 3/10: "Dreadful. Couldn’t take a high ball and was awful in defence. Considering Steve Borthwick wants his wingers to do the basics well, we can’t quite believe Cokanasiga was involved in the wider squad."

Evening Standard 3/10: "Spilled two high balls and was bamboozled all too easily by Morgan for the Davies score"

Planet Rugby 3/10: " A player who was a surprising inclusion in the wider training squad and, on this evidence, shouldn’t be named in the final 33. Dropped the ball twice under little pressure."

Evening Standard 5/10: "Solid as ever but is yet to show the extra level required to thrive in the Test arena"

Rugby Pass 5/10: His first match under Borthwick having broken through last year under Eddie Jones, he was the quietest of the starting England backs and looked to have run out of World Cup selection road."

Telegraph 5/10: "Another forward to drop a short pass, he conceded a soft penalty for failing to roll away and overthrew a close-range line-out. Did not take his opportunity."

Planet Rugby 5/10: "His performance looked much better when Theo Dan came on, in that the lineout at least was comparatively smooth with Blamire on the field."

Rugby Pass 5/10: "Another of the fringe who needed to post a sharp reminder about his credentials, he had first-half difficulties such as getting stuck at a penalty conceding ruck, missing a tackle on the breaking Rees-Zammit and then missing his target at the lineout near the Welsh line at six-all. It wasn’t all bad for the hooker but he exited on 54."