Smith, Mitchell return to England squad ahead of Ireland game

Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell return to the England squad ahead of Saturday's Six Nations match against Ireland at Twickenham after head coach Steve Borthwick made three changes to his initial squad on Sunday.

ESPN reported on Monday that Smith and Mitchell were close to returning to the England squad after the fly-half missed all three of England's matches in February after injuring his calf during training session. training before the opening match of the tournament against Italy. Scrum-half Mitchell was unavailable last month due to a knee injury suffered in training following the win over Wales.

Their availability for the clash against title favorites Ireland will be seen as a major asset following England's crushing 30-21 defeat to Scotland.

Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 21, who scored a try in Edinburgh last week, was also included in the squad despite missing training so he could take an exam at his university for his medical studies.

Flanker Tom Pearson was not included in the squad, while scrum-half Harry Randall and center Max Ojomoh were the other players released to allow the return of Smith, Mitchell and Feyi-Waboso.

England Six Nations squad to face Ireland

Advantages:Ollie Chessum, Dan Cole, Alex Coles, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Chandler Cunningham-South, Theo Dan, Alex Dombrandt, Ben Earl, Charlie Ewels, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Maro Itoje, Joe Marler, George Martin, Beno Obano, Ethan Roots, Will Stuart, Sam Underhill

Back :Danny Care, Elliot Daly, Fraser Dingwall, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, George Ford, Tommy Freeman, George Furbank, Ollie Lawrence, Alex Mitchell, Will Muir, Tom Roebuck, Henry Slade, Fin Smith, Marcus Smith, Ben Spencer, Freddie Steward, Manu Tuilagi