Ben Spencer and Harry Randall have been selected for England's Nations Championship squad this month following injuries to Northampton Saints hookers Alex Mitchell and Archie McParland. Mitchell sustained a hamstring problem in Saints' victory over Gloucester on Saturday, while uncapped McParland, 21, suffered a calf injury during last week's training camp. Mitchell will undergo a scan Monday to determine the severity of the injury, his third hamstring problem this year.
McParland remains a possibility for England's matches against Japan and New Zealand on 14 and 21 November despite missing Sunday's Australia fixture. Leicester's Jack van Poortvliet is expected to continue as England's primary scrum-half after starting all three summer Tests. Saracens' Theo Dan secured the third hooker position ahead of competing contenders.
Fly-half Fin Smith faces uncertainty due to a calf injury, with Marcus Smith and George Ford in contention to replace him if needed. Gloucester centre Seb Atkinson and Exeter wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso return after successful injury comebacks for their clubs. Bath's Ollie Lawrence and Max Ojomoh were omitted from the squad despite starring in last autumn's clean sweep.
