England manager Martin Johnson remains hopeful that injured lock Courtney Lawes may yet feature in this season's Six Nations after a knee injury appeared to rule him out of the championship.
Johnson's preparations for the Six Nations have been thrown into turmoil in recent weeks, with key forwards Lawes and Tom Croft injured and second row Dave Attwood picking up a suspension for stamping.
Both Croft and Lawes - two vital components of England's improved performances in the autumn series - were believed to have no chance of playing in the Six Nations after suffering shoulder and knee injuries respectively.
However Johnson is clinging to the hope that both men may be able to recover before England conclude their campaign against Ireland in Dublin on March 19.
"Tom and Courtney both have a chance of playing rugby by the end of the tournament," Johnson said Wednesday as he announced a 33-man squad for the series.
"Tom is making good progress with the Leicester medics and our guys and it is the same with Courtney, so they are both week to week and hopefully they will be fitter sooner rather than later and make the end of the tournament.
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