BATH'S Mike Tindall and Danny Grewcock have been selected for England's Six Nation clash with Italy while club-mate Iain Balshaw has been omitted from the squad.

England boss Clive Woodward also named five British Lions Test players including Martin Johnson and Lawrence Dallaglio on the bench for Sunday's Lloyds TSB Six Nations Championship finale against Italy in Rome.

That star-studded contingent also includes Leicester back Austin Healey, who has been dropped to make way for fit-again former rugby league star Jason Robinson as the solitary change following England's record 50-10 victory over Wales last time out.

Although Johnson was available again after serving a 21-day ban for punching Saracens hooker Robbie Russell, Woodward had 'no hesitation' in retaining Leicester flanker Neil Back as captain.

Back skippered the side against Wales, and keeps the job for what will be his 50th Test cap.

"Neil did an excellent job of captaining the team against Wales 10 days ago, and also against Australia at the end of last year, and I had no hesitation in making him captain for this game," Woodward said. "No-one should read anything into Martin Johnson starting on the bench," he added. It is purely because I want to see Danny Grewcock and Ben Kay play together again, and Martin will have a major part to play in the game."

England team to play Italy in final Lloyds TSB Six Nations match against Italy on Sunday, April 7: J Robinson (Sale); D Luger (Harlequins), W Greenwood (Harlequins), M Tindall (Bath), B Cohen (Northampton); J Wilkinson (Newcastle), K Bracken (Saracens); G Rowntree (Leicester), S Thompson (Northampton), J White (Bristol), D Grewcock (Bath), B Kay (Leicester), L Moody (Leicester), N Back (Leicester, capt), R Hill (Saracens).

Replacements: D West (Leicester), J Leonard (Harlequins), M Johnson (Leicester), L Dallaglio (Wasps), M Dawson (Northampton), C Hodgson (Sale), A Healey (Leicester).