Rugby - Borthwick to lead England

10:08am Tuesday 13th May 2008

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STEVE Borthwick will captain England on this summer's England tour to New Zealand. The Bath Rugby lock will lead a 32-man squad that was announced today by England's Elite Rugby Director Rob Andrew and England Team Manager Martin Johnson.England squad to tour New Zealand:Forwards -Steve Borthwick (Bath Rugby) Captain.Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers).Nick Easter (Harlequins).Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints)*.James Haskell (London Wasps).Jason Hobson (Bristol Rugby)*.Ben Kay (Leicester Tigers).Nick Kennedy (London Irish)*.Michael Lipman (Bath Rugby).Lee Mears (Bath Rugby).Luke Narraway (Gloucester Rugby).David Paice (London Irish)*.Tom Palmer (London Wasps).Tim Payne (London Wasps).Tom Rees (London Wasps).Andrew Sheridan (Sale Sharks).Matt Stevens (Bath Rugby).Joe Worsley (London Wasps).Backs- Olly Barkley (Bath Rugby).Mike Brown (Harlequins).Danny Care (Harlequins)*.Danny Cipriani (London Wasps).Toby Flood (Newcastle Falcons).Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks).Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons).Topsy Ojo (London Irish)*.Pete Richards (London Irish).Paul Sackey (London Wasps).David Strettle (Harlequins).Mathew Tait (Newcastle Falcons).Mike Tindall (Gloucester Rugby).Richard Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks).* Denotes uncapped player