Both props have been on international duty but they return to Tigers colours for the Round 10 fixture against old rivals Bath.
Thomas Waldrom and Anthony Allen, who are both members of the England Elite Player Squad, are also included in Saturday’s starting team.
Toby Flood, Logovi’i Mulipola, Steve Mafi, Wessel Jooste and Vereniki Goneva are counted out by injury. Miles Benjamin and Tom Croft are working their way back from long-term injury. Boris Stankovich is suspended.
Tickets for Saturday’s game are available now. Phone the Tigers ticket office on 0844 856 1880, call in at Welford Road (open until 5pm Friday and from 9am Saturday), or book online and collect on your way into the game.
Leicester Tigers (vs Bath Rugby, Welford Road, Saturday 12.30pm)
15 Mathew Tait
14 Niall Morris
13 Matt Smith
12 Anthony Allen
11 Adam Thompstone
10 George Ford
9 Sam Harrison
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 George Chuter
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
4 Louis Deacon (c)
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Brett Deacon
7 Julian Salvi
8 Thomas Waldrom
Replacements:
16 Rob Hawkins
17 Jonny Harris
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Ed Slater
20 Jordan Crane
21 Micky Young
22 Dan Bowden
23 Geordan Murphy
Bath Rugby: 15 Nick Abendanon, 14 Kyle Eastmond, 13 Horacio Agulla, 12 Matt Banahan, 11 Tom Biggs, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Michael Claassens; 1 Paul James, 2 Lee Mears, 3 Anthony Perenise, 4 Stuart Hooper (c), 5 Dave Attwood, 6 Francois Louw, 7 Guy Mercer, 8 Simon Taylor
Replacements: 16 Brett Sharman, 17 Charlie Beech, 18 Kane Palma-Newport, 19 Dominic Day, 20 Josh Ovens, 21 Mark McMillan, 22 Tom Heathcote, 23 Jack Cuthbert
