WARRIORS duo Matt Mullan and Graham Kitchener have been included in a youthful England squad for Sunday’s match against the Barbarians at Twickenham (2.30pm).

The Sixways academy-produced forwards will be hoping for some game-time in the non-capped match and the team will be prepared by England Saxons head coach Stuart Lancaster, who will be assisted by Jon Callard and Simon Hardy.

There are 11 players capped at senior level in the 24-man group, with fly-half Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks) the most experienced and the likes of Ugo Monye (Harlequins), James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester) and Matt Banahan (Bath) providing the cutting edge.

But the overall accent is firmly on youth in a squad with an average age of 24 years and two months. Eight are graduates of the England Under 20 sides that reached IRB Junior World Championship finals in 2008 and 2009.

“It’s a great opportunity for all the players who are looking to force their way into Martin Johnson’s plans for the World Cup and those who will go on to defend the Churchill Cup with the England Saxons next month,” said Lancaster.

“We face a very big challenge against the Barbarians, who have a very experienced squad in terms of their average age and number of caps. But there’s a great deal of quality in the England system at the moment and a lot of these young players will get a chance to benchmark themselves against the best.”

The Barbarians, who will include the likes of Mathieu Bastareaud and Frederic Michalak (France), Joe Van Niekerk (South Africa), Carl Hayman (New Zealand), Martyn Williams (Wales) and Sergio Parisse (Italy), are due to announce their squad later today.

England, who train at Bath for the early part of this week, are due to name their starting line-up on Wednesday.

England (forwards): Attwood (Gloucester), Brookes (Newcastle), Clark (Northampton Saints), Doran-Jones (Gloucester), Fearns, Gaskell (both Sale Sharks), Gray (Harlequins), Johnson (Exeter Chiefs), Kitchener (Worcester Warriors), Marler (Harlequins), Mullan (Worcester Warriors), Narraway (Gloucester), Paice (London Irish).

Backs: Banahan (Bath), Brown (Harlequins), Clegg (Harlequins), Dickson (Northampton Saints), Hodgson (London Irish), Hodgson (Sale Sharks), Monye (Harlequins), Myler (Northampton Saints), Simpson-Daniel, Trinder (both Gloucester), Turner-Hall (Harlequins).

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