Courtney Lawes will not join up with the England squad at their training camp in Jersey next week as he continues to recover from concussion.The Northampton Saints forward suffered a head injury in his club's defeat to Leicester last month and is continuing to work through the return-to-play protocols.The 33-year-old had been named in a 36-man squad for the Autumn Nations Series by England coach Eddie Jones on Monday.Jones had delayed naming his captain for November’s games against Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa, with Lawes having been his most recent choice.Owen Farrell and Tom Curry are leading candidates to replace Lawes as captain if he is not fit enough to be selected to face Argentina on 6 November.London Irish flanker Tom Pearson has been called up by Jones and will join the squad on Monday for a five-day camp.Elsewhere, former England captain Chris Robshaw (below) has announced his retirement.Robshaw, 36, made his Test debut in 2009 and went on to win 66 international caps.
He played for Harlequins between 2005 and 2020 before finishing his career in the United States at San Diego Legion."After 18 years of professional rugby and a career I could only have dreamt of, I am officially announcing my retirement from the great game," Robshaw said in a social media post."Following three dislocated shoulders in quick succession, my body has told me to blow the final whistle."No words can do justice to how fortunate and privileged I am to have enjoyed a career in the sport I am most passionate about."