- George Martin will not be part of the tour of the British and Irish Lions in Australia
- The lock in England has poorly experienced injuries since the six nations of this year
- The Lions head coach Andy Farrell has a number of fitness problems to be treated
England George Martin has been excluded from British & Irish Lions Tour in Australia while head coach Andy Farrell continues to cope with a series of fitness headaches.
Farrell will confirm his last team for the highly anticipated series with the Wallabies during a sparkling event at the London O2 Arena on Thursday.
But Sport Mail Understands that Leicester Impercer Martin will not be named because he did not recover from the combination of knee and shoulders who have disrupted his season.
Martin’s fitness problems also mean that he will not be part of England’s summer tour in Argentina and the United States.
The 23 -year -old has not played since he was replaced in the second half of the six -nations victory in England over France on February 8.
If he had been in good shape, he would have been in consideration of the Lions, with twice that former captain Sam Warburton praising his virtues as a potential tourist.
Leicester and England Lock George Martin does not run with the British and Irish lions due to an injury
Lions coach Andy Farrell (center) appoints his last tour of Australia Thursday
Ireland Caelan Doris is one of the many fitness concerns for Farrell before the big day
While the countdown of Thursday’s announcement continues, Farrell has a number of injury problems.
Leinster n ° 8 and the potential captain Caelan Doris will perform this week on a shoulder problem. It seems that the problem will keep him away for several months and means that he will not be available for the crusade at the bottom.
His expected absence means that the captain of England and the second row of the Saracens Maro Itoje is now the overwhelming favorite to be named skipper of Lions.
Behind the fray, the situation is even more disturbing for Farrell and his assistants, especially in the three rear, where Ireland Wing Mack Hansen has become the last competitor to join the list of growing victims.
Connucht has confirmed that they would miss their last two games of the season due to an ankle injury and that Hansen should be out of service for five weeks.
Many of those who argue for online roles rush to find full shape and correspond to clarity. The giant wing of Scotland Duhan Van der Merwe suffered damage from the ankle by playing for edinburgh against the dragons on March 28.
The vague update was that he will conclude his rehabilitation this month, but he can be considered a risky selection due to a lack of play.
This is a similar situation for the pair in England away, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and George Furbank, while the back of the Scottish rear Blair Kinghorn is injured and confronted with a late arrival on tour even if he is soon recovered, due to club commitments with Toulouse.
Farrell also has problems in the midfield, with the center of England Ollie Lawrence of the tour after Achilles surgery, Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones of Wounded Scotland and Bundee Aki of Ireland preparing to come back from a forced break.
Farrell also has a big decision half to take.
Finn Russell in Scotland is a nailed selection, but England two Smiths – End and Marcus, George Ford, Owen Farrell and Sam Prendergast of Ireland are also arguing for the playing places.
End Smith had a superb season, becoming the first choice of England No. 10. He was right as Prendergast when Northampton beat Leinster in an exciting semi-final of the Investc Champions Cup last Saturday.
England n ° 10 at the end of Smith has firmly set up for a call from the Lions after a good season
Doris who should miss the tour, Maro Itoje in England is the most likely captain of Farrell
“ You really spend not having thought of being like, “I will be nervous enough when the announcement takes place”, told Smith to the Podcast Ainslie + Ainslie.
“I try to prepare for the worst and if the best happens, then how much!”
Smith has chosen to play for England, although both parents are Scottish. His grandfather Tom Elliot was a tourist Lions in 1955.
“At least my father could encourage me this time if I play for lions,” said Smith.
“We were seeing my grandmother not so long ago and she always has all her lions outfits (from Elliot).
“The blazer and the cap. I used to run in these when I was a little boy, so it would be quite special to have some of my things next to hers if I am called.
