Riki Flutey fails to make England squad

England coach Martin Johnson has opted against selecting Riki Flutey for next month's World Cup in New Zealand.

Flutey lost out to Shontayne Hape, Mike Tindall, Manu Tuilagi and Matt Banahan in the centre position, while the squad includes two specialist fly-halves in the form of Toby Flood and Jonny Wilkinson.

Lewis Moody will captain the side, whose campaign begins on Saturday, September 10 against Argentina.

The squad in full:

Forwards: [17]

Props: Dan Cole, Alex Corbisiero, Andrew Sheridan, Matt Stevens, David Wilson.

Hookers: Dylan Hartley, Lee Mears, Steve Thompson.

Locks: Louis Deacon, Courtney Lawes, Tom Palmer, Simon Shaw.

Back row: Tom Croft, Nick Easter, James Haskell, Lewis Moody, Tom Wood.

Backs: [13]

Full-backs/wings: Delon Armitage, Ben Foden, Chris Ashton, Mark Cueto.

Centres: Matt Banahan, Shontayne Hape, Mike Tindall, Manu Tuilagi.

Fly-halves: Toby Flood, Jonny Wilkinson.

Scrum-halves: Joe Simpson, Richard Wigglesworth, Ben Youngs.