Elliot Daly has been omitted from England’s 32-man training squad for Sunday’s encounter with the Barbarians but Piers Francis is back having recovered from coronavirus.

Head coach Eddie Jones says that Daly’s absence is down to injury, despite the Saracens player being able to train.

“Elliot has had a bump on his leg – I was speaking to him this morning – for a good period of time,” Jones said.

“It hasn’t really worried him and he’s been able to train. We’re not sure what’s wrong so we’re going to get some tests done and we’ll wait and see what the answer is.

“I’d rather not say which part of his leg, let’s just wait and see. We’ll do all the various tests and he will see a consultant and then we’ll have a pretty good idea of where he’s at.”

Piers Francis recovers from Covid-19

Francis was picked in Jones’ first squad since the Six Nations earlier this month but was forced to withdraw and self-isolate after testing positive for Covid-19 as a result of playing Sale on September 29.

Tom De Glanville’s hopes of making his England debut in the non-cap international at Twickenham have been dashed following his omission from the 32 who will gather at their training base in south west London.

“This is an important game for us and we’re looking forward to getting back to Twickenham and playing rugby,” Jones said.

“We’ve had two really good camps, going back to basics and how we want to play. The Barbarians squad has a rich blend of talent, so this week we’ll be testing ourselves under pressure and looking to take our game to the next level.”

Following the Quilter Cup, which is an uncapped fixture, England will travel to Rome to face Italy in the final round of the delayed 2020 Six Nations on Saturday 31 October.

England will then play four matches as part of the Autumn Nations Cup, returning to Twickenham Stadium for internationals against Georgia and Ireland.

They will then face Wales away before a placing match at home to determine final position in the competition.

England squad for Barbarians game

Forwards: Tom Curry, Alex Dombrandt, Tom Dunn, Charlie Ewels, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Ted Hill, Maro Itoje, Alex Moon, Beno Obano, David Ribbans, Will Stuart, Sam Underhill, Billy Vunipola, Mako Vunipola, Mark Wilson

Backs: Ali Crossdale, Fraser Dingwall, Owen Farrell, Piers Francis, George Ford, George Furbank, Willi Heinz, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Lawrence, Joe Marchant, Jonny May, Alex Mitchell, Ollie Thorley, Anthony Watson, Ben Youngs