Gomarsall, who has already won 23 caps for England and this week signed a new two-year contract with Quins, is back in the international fold for the first time since his appearance against Australia at Twickenham in November 2004.

Easter and Strettle retain their places in the squad having impressed on their international debuts during the Six Nations Championship this year, while Brown has made the step-up to the senior side for the first time having represented the England Saxons team earlier this season.

England play the Springboks in Bloemfontein on 26th May and then again the following week (2nd June) in Pretoria.

The full squad is as follows:

Forwards: Alex Brown (Gloucester Rugby), Peter Brown (Gloucester Rugby), Darren Crompton (Bristol Rugby), Andy Hazell (Gloucester Rugby), Nick Easter (NEC Harlequins), Chris Jones (Shale Sharks), Magnus Lund (Sale Sharks), Dean Schofield (Sale Sharks), Andy Titterrell (Sale Sharks), Mark Regan (Bristol Rugby), Stuart Turner (Sale Sharks), Matt Cairns (Sale Sharks), Pat Sanderson (Worcester Warriors), Roy Winters (Bristol Rugby), Nick Wood (Gloucester Rugby), Kevin Yates (Saracens)

Backs: Anthony Allen (Gloucester Rugby), Mike Brown (NEC Harlequins), Ben Cohen (Northampton Saints), Andy Farrell (Saracens), Toby Flood (Newcastle Falcons), Andy Gomarsall (NEC Harlequins), Jamie Noon (Newcastle Falcons), Shaun Perry (Bristol Rugby), Peter Richards (Bristol Rugby), Jason Robinson (Sale Sharks), James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester Rugby), David Strettle (NEC Harlequins), Matthew Tait (Newcastle Falcons), Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons)