Analysis: David Hands

Martin Johnson, the England team manager, has picked the uncapped Ben Foden and recalled Mike Tindall and Mark Cueto for the RBS Six Nations Championship.

Foden, the Northampton player who can play at full back or scrum half, is part of a 32-man group that includes five changes to the England elite squad that Johnson named in July. The 23-year-old replaces Peter Richards, of London Irish.

Cueto, the Sale Sharks wing, replaces Olly Barkley while Tindall, the Gloucester centre, takes over from Dan Hipkiss. Ugo Monye, the Harlequins wing, replaces James Simpson-Daniel, and Nick Easter, the Harlequins No 8, is preferred to Jordan Crane.

Olly Morgan, the Gloucester full back, is also in the squad, while Johnson is considering injury replacements for Wasps forwards Tom Palmer and Tom Rees, who are both in the squad but are currently sidelined from competitive action.

"We have made changes on form," Johnson said. "Cueto is in great form. Mike [Tindall] at Gloucester also brings us some experience. Lewis Moody was always in the squad but was injured in November and he is in pretty good form.

"Foden we have known about for a while. He went to a new club in the summer. I think it is the right time now. He is instinctive, a very good player and a fantastic athlete as well."

Johnson confirmed Steve Borthwick will continue as captain. England begin their Six Nations campaign against Italy at Twickenham on February 7. The squad will head to Portugal on January 25 for a week's training as part of their preparations.

Delon Armitage, the London Irish full back, officially replaces Josh Lewsey, who retired from England duty after being overlooked in November.

Barkley, Crane and Simpson-Daniel drop down to the Saxons squad, which also included veteran Leicester prop Julian White, who has not been involved with England since making himself unavailable for the 2007 World Cup. White comes in for the injured Jason Hobson while Worcester's promising young prop Matt Mullan comes in for Jack Forster. In-form Harlequins duo Jordan Turner-Hall, the powerful centre, and No 8 Tom Guest have also been included along with Wasps hooker Rob Webber.

The Saxons play Portugal on January 30 and Ireland A on February 6.

England's Six Nations squad:

Backs: D Armitage (London Irish), D Care (Harlequins), D Cipriani (Wasps), M Cueto (Sale Sharks), H Ellis (Leicester), T Flood (Leicester), B Foden (Northampton), R Flutey (Wasps), S Geraghty (London Irish), U Monye (Harlequins), O Morgan (Gloucester), J Noon (Newcastle), P Sackey (Wasps), M Tait (Sale Sharks), M Tindall (Gloucester).

Forwards: S Borthwick (Saracens), G Chuter (Leicester), T Croft (Leicester), N Easter (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton), J Haskell (Wasps), N Kennedy (London Irish), L Mears (Bath), L Moody (Leicester), L Narraway (Gloucester), T Palmer (Wasps), T Payne (Wasps), T Rees (Wasps), S Shaw (Wasps), A Sheridan (Sale Sharks), M Stevens (Bath), P Vickery (Wasps).

England Saxons squad:

Backs: N Abendanon (Bath), M Banahan (Bath), O Barkley (Gloucester), M Brown (Harlequins), D Hipkiss (Leicester), P Hodgson (London Irish), R Lamb (Gloucester), S Myler (Northampton), T Ojo (London Irish), P Richards (London Irish), J Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester), D Strettle (Harlequins), J Turner-Hall (Harlequins), D Waldouck (Wasps), R Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks).

Forwards: S Armitage (London Irish), R Blaze (Leicester), J Crane (Leicester), L Deacon (Leicester), T Guest (Harlequins), B Kay (Leicester), M Lipman (Bath), M Mullan (Worcester), D Paice (London Irish), C Robshaw (Harlequins), G Skivington (Wasps), J Ward (Wasps), R Webber (Wasps), J White (Leicester), D Wilson (Newcastle), N Wood (Gloucester), J Worsley (Wasps).