England head coach Steve Borthwick has cancelled warm-weather camps as he continues to overhaul how the international side operates.
Had Eddie Jones still been in charge of England, the squad would be heading to Portugal for a warm-weather training camp last week.
“I have changed the Six Nations plans. The plan was due to be overseas a few times in the Six Nations – we are going to be in England. We are going to be working,” he said.
“I am not saying anything about previous plans, but I am saying, ‘What do we need to do?’ We need to get on the training field, we need to start building some relationships on the training field, we need to start building how we are going to play and build the team we want.
“I keep things pretty simple, I like a tight group of people around the team and making plans for the team as simple as possible to give the players the best chance to bring their strengths on to the pitch.
"We are going to come into camp and start training straightaway to build this team.”
England predicted line-up vs Wales with Curry and Lawes returning
BACK-THREE:
15. Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers)
14. Anthony Watson (Leicester Tigers) for Ollie Hassell-Collins (London Irish)
Anthony Watson of England during the England Rugby Training camp at the Honda England Rugby Performance Centre, Pennyhill Park on 30 Jan. 2023 Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
11. Max Malins (Saracens)
CENTRES:
13. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
12. Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby)
Ollie Lawrence of England during the Six Nations Match between England and Italy at Twickenham, London on 12 Feb 2023 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)
HALFBACKS:
10. Owen Farrell (Saracens)
Owen Farrell, Captain of England during the Six Nations Match between England and Italy at Twickenham, London on 12 Feb 2023 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)
9. Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)
Jack van Poortvliet of England is tackled by Richie Mo’unga of New Zealand during the Autumn International Series match between England and New Zealand at Twickenham, London on 19 November 2022 (Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK)
FRONT-ROW
1. Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers)
2. Jamie George (Saracens)
Jamie George of England during the Six Nations Match between England and Italy at Twickenham, London on 12 Feb 2023 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)
3. Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears)
SECOND-ROW
4. Maro Itoje (Saracens)
5. Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers)
Ollie Chessum of England beats the tackle of Matt Fagerson of Scotland during the Six Nations Championship, Calcutta Cup match between England and Scotland at Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London on February 4th 2023. - PHOTO: Phil Mingo/PPAUK
BACK-ROW
6. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks) for Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints)
Tom Curry of England runs at Samuel Whitelock of New Zealand during the Autumn International Series match between England and New Zealand at Twickenham, London on 19 November 2022 (Photo: Micah Crook/PPAUK)
7. Jack Willis (Toulouse)
8. Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
Alex Dombrandt of England during the Six Nations Match between England and Italy at Twickenham, London on 12 Feb 2023 (Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK)
REPLACEMENTS
16. Jack Walker (Harlequins)
17. Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
18. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
19. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Courtney Lawes, Captain of England celebrates after winning during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
20. Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints)
21. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)
22. Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
23. Henry Arundell (London Irish)
