Who's who in England's 30-man Rugby World Cup squad

Dan Cole Prop Became first England prop in four years to score a try, playing against Ireland in 2010. Battling Matt Stevens for No3 shirt Club Leicester Age 24 Caps 17 Stats 6ft 2in , 18st 8lb Alex Corbisero Prop Has been doing a good job understudying Andrew Sheridan and has jumped above Tim Payne in the queue for the No1 jersey Club London Irish Age 22 Caps 6 Stats 6ft 1in , 18st 8lb Andrew Sheridan Prop When fit, can wreck a scrum and be ball-carrier-in-chief. When he's not 100%, he's just a big, very strong, former bricklayer Club Sale Age 31 Caps 38 Stats 6ft 5in , 19st 9lb Matt Stevens Prop Only 17 games back since his two-year drug ban, his ability to prop both sides of the scrum could be invaluable Club Saracens Age 28 Caps 34 Stats 6ft 2in , 19st 2lb David Wilson Prop Left Newcastle for Bath in 2009 with Matt Stevens's two-year ban providing a timely vacancy at the Rec Club Bath Age 26 Caps 18 Stats 6ft 2in , 19st 2lb Dylan Hartley Hooker Maturing after a lively couple of seasons which led him to consult a sports psychologist about his on-field behaviour Club N'hampton Age 25 Caps 29 Stats 6ft 1in , 17st 4lb Lee Mears Hooker After starting for the Lions in South Africa, Mears slipped down the rankings after tearing his biceps Club Bath Age 32 Caps 37 Stats 5ft 9in , 15st 6lb Steve Thompson Hooker The gap between his 47th cap against Ireland and the 48th against Argentina was 38 months Club Wasps Age 33 Caps 67 Stats 6ft 2in , 18st 8lb Louis Deacon Lock Formidable scrummager and lineout technician. Played in every Six Nations match in 2007 but has had back problems Club Leicester Age 30 Caps 24 Stats 6ft 6in , 18st 5lb Courtney Lawes Lock Feels as though he has been around for a lot more than nine Tests. An athletic lock and a handy blindside flanker Club N'hampton Age 22 Caps 9 Stats 6ft 7in , 17st 6lb Tom Palmer Lock Made only eight starts in nine seasons but since coming off the bench in Paris last year, has started 12 of the past 13 games Club S Français Age 32 Caps 27 Stats 6ft 7in , 18st 3lb Simon Shaw Lock He might not go 80 minutes any longer, but Martin Johnson clearly thinks 20 minutes of Shaw can do the trick Club Unattached Age 37 Caps 67 Stats 6ft 8in , 19st 2lb Tom Croft Back row England are yet to tease out the displays he gave for the Lions but his athleticism is key to making the lineout work Club Leicester Age 25 Caps 25 Stats 6ft 6in , 16st 7lb Nick Easter Back row Since his debut before the 2007 World Cup he has missed only 11 of England's 55 Tests. Considered a rock at No8 Club Harlequins Age 33 Caps 44 Stats 6ft 4in , 18st 5lb James Haskell Back row Has made the best of his talents, muscling back into the XV for the Six Nations and able to play across the back row Club Black Rams Age 26 Caps 36 Stats 6ft 4in , 17st 13lb Lewis Moody Back row Mad Dog is back and, if he stays fit, presumably will captain England. If, though, is a big word with Moody Club Bath Age 33 Caps 67 Stats 6ft 3in , 16st Tom Wood Back row Another who has sampled rugby in New Zealand before, playing with North Otago while getting fit after a broken leg Club N'hampton Age 24 Caps 7 Stats 6ft 5in , 17st 2lb Delon Armitage Full-back After a stunning arrival on the England scene, his career has gone off the boil since Foden took the No15 shirt Club London Irish Age 27 Caps 21 Stats 6ft 1in , 14st 9lb Ben Foden Full-back Once a frustrated scrum-half who got his first cap replacing Harry Ellis. Has started 13 of England's past 14 Tests at full-back Club N'hampton Age 26 Caps 16 Stats 6ft , 14st 9lb Chris Ashton Wing Nine tries in 12 Tests says it all and it's a wonder why he didn't get a look in with England until the France match last year Club N'hampton Age 24 Caps 12 Stats 6ft , 14st 6lb Mark Cueto Wing Another to launch his England career in style, scoring four tries in three games. Has started all England's past 28 matches Club Sale Age 31 Caps 52 Stats 6ft , 14st 13lb Matt Banahan Wing The Jersey Juggernaut has had quite a career, including a red card for taking on half a team in his earlier days as a lock Club Bath Age 24 Caps 13 Stats 6ft 7in , 18st 3lb Shontayne Hape Centre Hape, but not Flutey. Johnson votes for presence over versatility when it comes to choosing between his Kiwi centres Club London Irish Age 30 Caps 12 Stats 6ft 1in , 16st Mike Tindall Centre Been around for a bit and some think it's beginning to show. Others say he's never let England down Club Gloucester Age 32 Caps 71 Stats 6ft 2in , 16st Manu Tuilagi Centre From Leicester squad player struggling to get a visa at the start of last season to a World Cup in under a year Club Leicester Age 20 Caps 1 Stats 6ft 1in , 17st 8lb Toby Flood Fly-half Poor performances in Dublin and Cardiff have dropped him down the pecking order and perhaps behind Wilkinson Club Leicester Age 26 Caps 41 Stats 6ft 2in , 14st 6lb Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half The fly-half who kicked that drop goal to win the title in 2003 is back as favourite for the No10 shirt eight years later Club Toulon Age 32 Caps 86 Stats 5ft 10in , 14st Joe Simpson Scrum-half Uncapped, but with Danny Care injured, England have gone close to like-for-like, going for pace off the back of the scrum Club Wasps Age 23 Caps 0 Stats 5ft 11in , 12st 12lb Richard Wigglesworth Scrum-half Did himself few favours at Cardiff a fortnight ago but England clearly wanted three scrum-halves in New Zealand Club Saracens Age 28 Caps 7 Stats 5ft 9in , 13st 3lb Ben Youngs Scrum-half Knee surgery in June and a lacklustre Six Nations have taken some of the gloss off a Test career that was on a rapid rise Club Leicester Age 21 Caps 12 Stats 5ft 10in , 14st 6lb