Barkley Is Left Out of England Squad

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England and Lions prop Matt Stevens, one of just three Bath regulars called up for RBS 6 Nations Championship duty by England boss Brian Ashton, voiced his disappointment yesterday after at least four more of his Rec clubmates tipped for call-ups were overlooked.

Stevens, club captain Steve Borthwick and hooker Lee Mears got the nod from former Bath head coach Ashton, who left the in-form Olly Barkley right out in the cold, listed full-back Nick Abendanon and open-side flanker Michael Lipman in a 32-man Saxons squad and opted not to ease Matt Banahan on to the international stage with a Saxons call-up.

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Barkley Is Left Out of England Squad

"You always wait with some trepidation to see if you've made the squad or not because there are a lot of good players out there, so I'm please to be in there again.

"Playing in a club side here at Bath which is playing so well week in, week out at the moment certai...

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