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“Performance is what it is all about. We feel the team we have got, the players we have got, if we go over and reach somewhere near our potential we will be very competitive.”

England fly to New Zealand on June 2 without Johnson as he is staying at home to be with his pregnant wife. Andrew will take on tour manager responsibilities.

England squad to tour New Zealand

Forwards

Steve Borthwick (Bath Rugby, capt), Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers), Nick Easter (Harlequins), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)*, James Haskell (London Wasps), Jason Hobson (Bristol Rugby)* , Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers), Nick Kennedy (London Irish)*, Michael Lipman (Bath Rugby), Lee Mears (Bath Rugby), Luke Narraway (Gloucester Rugby), David Paice (London Irish)*, Tom Palmer (London Wasps), Tim Payne (London Wasps), Tom Rees (London Wasps), Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks), Matt Stevens (Bath Rugby), Joe Worsley (London Wasps)

Backs

Olly Barkley (Bath Rugby), Mike Brown (Harlequins), Danny Care (Harlequins)*, Danny Cipriani (London Wasps),Toby Flood (Newcastle Falcons), Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks), Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons), Topsy Ojo (London Irish)* , Pete Richards (London Irish), Paul Sackey (London Wasps), David Strettle (Harlequins), Mathew Tait (Newcastle Falcons), Mike Tindall (Gloucester Rugby), Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks)

* Denotes uncapped player

England Saxons Barclays Churchill Cup squad

Forwards

Steffon Armitage (London Irish), Richard Blaze (Leicester Tigers), Alex Brown (Gloucester Rugby)**, George Chuter (Leicester Tigers)**, Alex Clarke (Bristol Rugby), Jordan Crane (Leicester Tigers), Jack Forster (Gloucester Rugby), Tom Guest (Harlequins), Chris Jones (Sale Sharks)**, Nick Lloyd (Saracens), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Will Skinner (capt, Harlequins), George Skivington (London Wasps), Andy Titterrell (Gloucester Rugby)**, Rob Webber (London Wasps), Dave Wilson (Newcastle Falcons)

Backs

Nick Abendanon (Bath Rugby)**, Anthony Allen (Gloucester Rugby)**, Matt Banahan (Bath Rugby), Lee Dickson (Newcastle Falcons), Ben Foden (Sale Sharks), Paul Hodgson (London Irish)**, Adrian Jarvis (Harlequins), Ryan Lamb (Gloucester Rugby), Ugo Monye (Harlequins), Ollie Smith (Leicester Tigers)**, Tom Varndell (Leicester Tigers)**, Dominic Waldouck (London Wasps)

** Denotes capped player