4 Uncapped England Players Who Could Earn Places in Summer Internationals

English rugby has a rising stock at present, and there are a sea of up-and-coming stars aiming to get their shot with the national team leading up this summer's international tour of Australia.

The Premiership accounted for three-quarters of this season's Champions Cup semi-finalists, and the Six Nations Grand Slam earlier in 2016 provided further evidence to the steady rise of the Red Rose.

With that in mind, coach Eddie Jones can afford to use this summer's trip Down Under as a form of experimental period, and several uncapped stars in particular stand a good chance of receiving a call.

If only the Fijian fiend made his move to England just a month earlier in 2013, Hughes would be in with a serious shot of making this summer's squad for the tour of Australia.

As fate would have it, the Wasps No. 8 doesn't qualify to represent his adopted nation until June 27, just two days after the tour comes to an end with a trip to Sydney. England start their three-match tour on June 11, followed by a match seven days later.

Hughes capped off his best Premiership season to date with a nomination for the Rugby Players' Association Player of the Year, leading Wasps to the semi-finals of the Champions Cup and into the Premiership's post-season campaign.

As if Joe Simpson wasn't already earning enough calls to make the England squad, Wasps now have a potential pair of international scrum-halves in their midst following Dan Robson's progress this season.

After moving to the Ricoh Arena from Gloucester last year, Robson has superseded team-mate Simpson and started in 13 Premiership matches compared to his elder's tally of seven, scoring five tries in the process.

Wasps selected Robson, 24, as their Young Player of the Year, and Sport Magazine's Charlie Morgan hinted at his rounded nature as reason to select him for the England crop during the Six Nations.

For the past few years, Danny Care and Ben Youngs have formed something of a duopoly over England's No. 9 jersey, but Robson would provide a welcome injection of fresh blood in that position.

At 27 years of age, it's somewhat difficult to believe Leicester Tigers lock Ed Slater hasn't already got at least one England cap to his name, despite making the training squad on numerous occasions.

Injuries have also played their part in limiting Slater's international impact, but a prolonged run of full fitness would undoubtedly put him in with a shot of mixing up the Red Rose pack.

Maro Itoje and George Kruis have a vice-like grip on the lock jerseys for the time being, but Slater's ability to line up at flanker could be an attribute Jones values, just as he does with Itoje.

Bath's season has been a forgettable one as far as team results have been concerned, with the play-offs long forgotten about, but Ollie Devoto can at least take heart in the upward spiral he's enjoyed of late.

After making many of his Premiership appearances prior to this season off the bench, Devoto has risen to become a key figure, starting all 15 of his league matches—good news for new club Exeter Chiefs.

Much more fleet of foot than the departed Sam Burgess, the 2014 LV= Breakthrough Player of the Year has proved himself to be capable at centre, full-back and fly-half in the past.

Devoto was called into Jones' England squad for the Six Nations, and despite failing to make an appearance in the tournament, his coach clearly has plans for the 22-year-old.

Exeter's revolution has continued in a major way this season, and centre Sam Hill has dazzled in helping the Devon outfit almost seal a home play-off semi-final date, as they are currently second in the Premiership table.

The 23-year-old has but one try for the season, the same total he's managed in each of his three professional seasons to date, but it's Hill's bulldozing quality that's worked so well alongside Henry Slade's classy bite when both are fit.

Like the aforementioned Devoto, Hill was called into Jones' Six Nations squad before being allowed to depart for club duty, but he may again be drafted in to provide a more natural fit at inside centre.

England are blessed in midfield, but the team is not quite as rich at No. 12, judged by the fact makeshift centre Owen Farrell was their best option there during the Six Nations.