Eddie Jones unable to pick Lions or Premiership semi-finalistsBath’s Max Ojomoh and Wasps’ Josh Bassett among call-upsEven by his normal standards, Eddie Jones has given the selectorial wheel a vigorous spin by naming 21 uncapped players in a 34-strong squad for England’s summer series. In the absence of his
British &
Irish Lions contingent and with several senior players rested, Jones is challenging all the new faces to make an instant impact before this month’s A game against
Scotland and the subsequent July Tests against the
United States and
Canada.
Perhaps the most rapid promotion is that of the 20-year-old centre Max Ojomoh, who has started one Premiership game in his brief first-class career and is the son of the former international forward Steve Ojomoh. With Tom de Glanville also hoping to follow in the footsteps of his dad, Phil, the squad list makes evocative reading for Bath and
England fans of a certain vintage.