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Wasps fly-half Danny Cipriani suffered a massive blow today when he was left out of England's squad for the summer Test series against Argentina.
Leicester's in-form fly-half Sam Vesty is one of six uncapped players called up by team manager Martin Johnson, with Cipriani having to contend himself with a place in the second-string Saxons squad.
Johnson said: "Sam has been playing very well and deserves his place in the senior team.
"It is not that Danny doesn't but someone has beaten him to the spot. It is a very competitive area and we made the call after thinking about who was right for this trip."
There was also a surprise recall for 2003 World Cup-winning hooker Steve Thompson.
England play the Barbarians at Twickenham on 30 May before facing the Pumas home and away, at Old Trafford on 6 June and in Salta a week later. England's 34-man squad will be captained by Steve Borthwick and also sees a return for Lewis Moody after an injury-plagued season.
The uncapped six include Newcastle prop David Wilson and Tom May, who has been playing at fly-half for the Falcons, Harlequins pair Chris Robshaw and Jordan Turner-Hall plus Gloucester prop Nick Wood.
Johnson said: "This is a very strong squad full of a mixture of experience and young talent.
"I'm sure that any of the uncapped players will take the step up from the Saxons to the senior Test arena."
Reader views (1)
Danny is a liability to his team often giving away tries wuth poor judgement and bad defence. He will go to Grance soon for money reasond with his bighear mate Haskell
- Keith Price, Luton, England, 19/05/2009 17:43
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