Liam Botham, son of England cricket legend Ian, will wear an England shirt for the first time and is joined by the uncapped centres Leon Lloyd and Ben Johnston, fly-half Ali Hepher, scrum-half Martyn Wood, flanker Paul Volley, lock Steve Borthwick and loosehead prop David Flatman.

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Clinton also spoke with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and India's foreign minister, Wood said.

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