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Team News: Courtney Lawes returns for England

Team News: Lawes returns for England
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Northampton fly-half Courtney Lawes is included in the 23-man England squad for their Test match with New Zealand on Saturday.

Northampton fly-half Courtney Lawes has returned to the 23-man England squad for their Test match with New Zealand at the weekend.

The 23-year-old has replaced Mouritz Botha, while Freddie Burns has also been called up to replace the injured Toby Flood.

"For those in Saturday's squad the message is clear - last week we went toe to toe with the second-best team in the world and felt we should have won," England boss Stuart Lancaster told reporters.

"Now we have a chance to take on the number one side in front of a passionate Twickenham crowd, who have been fantastic throughout the QBE Internationals, and it is a challenge we will meet head on."

England have lost their last two matches against South Africa and Australia.

Squad in full:

Forwards: Alex Corbisiero, Dan Cole, James Haskell, Joe Launchbury, Courtney Lawes, Ben Morgan, David Paice, Geoff Parling, Chris Robshaw, Mako Vunipola, David Wilson, Tom Wood, Tom Youngs

Backs: Chris Ashton, Brad Barritt, Mike Brown, Freddie Burns, Danny Care, Owen Farrell, Alex Goode, Jonathan Joseph, Manusamoa Tuilagi, Ben Youngs

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