Dan Cole, Mike Williams and Ben Youngs are among a 28-man England squad assembled in preparation for Sunday's RBS 6 Nations game against Italy at Twickenham.

The squad gathered at England’s Pennyhill Park base on Monday evening and includes Saracens prop Mako Vunipola who made his return from injury to play in the Aviva Premiership last weekend.
 
Saracens back rower Billy Vunipola will join-up with England on Tuesday for a medical review.

England squad
Forwards (16)
Jack Clifford (Harlequins)
Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby)
Jamie George (Saracens)
Teimana Harrison (Northampton Saints)
Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints) 
James Haskell (Wasps)
Nathan Hughes (Wasps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
Joe Launchbury (Wasps)
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
Joe Marler (Harlequins) 
Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins)
Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
Mike Williams (Leicester Tigers)
Tom Wood (Northampton Saints)

Backs (12)
Mike Brown (Harlequins) 
Danny Care (Harlequins) 
Elliot Daly (Wasps)
Owen Farrell (Saracens) 
George Ford (Bath Rugby) 
Jonathan Joseph (Bath Rugby)
Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs) 
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Ben Te’o (Worcester Warriors)
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers)