England drop Haskell but name six new faces in elite squad

England coach Stuart Lancaster has brought six new players into his elite squad, but flanker James Haskell has been left out.

Forwards Dave Attwood, Matt Kvesic and Billy Vunipola are included, as are wings Marland Yarde and Christian Wade, along with centre Kyle Eastmond.

Haskell, 28, who has 47 England caps, has dropped down to the Saxons, as have Jonathan Joseph and David Strettle.

England are next in action in November's autumn internationals.

They play Australia, Argentina and New Zealand between 2 and 16 of November.

Both the England senior and Saxons squads will meet up in Loughborough on 11 August.

Full elite squad:

Forwards: David Attwood (Bath Rugby), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Alex Corbisiero (Northampton Saints), Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers), Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints), Matt Kvesic (Gloucester Rugby), Joe Launchbury (London Wasps), Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints), Joe Marler (Harlequins), Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby), Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers), Chris Robshaw (Harlequins), Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Mako Vunipola (Saracens), David Wilson (Bath Rugby), Tom Wood (Northampton Saints), Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers).

Backs: Chris Ashton (Saracens), Brad Barritt (Saracens), Mike Brown (Harlequins), Freddie Burns (Gloucester Rugby), Danny Care (Harlequins), Lee Dickson (Northampton Saints), Owen Farrell (Saracens), Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers), Ben Foden (Northampton Saints), Alex Goode (Saracens), Kyle Eastmond (Bath Rugby), Manusamoa Tuilagi (Leicester Tigers), Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby), Christian Wade (London Wasps), Marland Yarde (London Irish), Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers).