article_snippet.sent: Who else gets six months off to rest up and train hard? '
article_snippet.sent: But looking at the World Cup in particular, there will be lads who wouldn't have played for probably two and a bit months going into the first (warm-up) game, so everyone is going to be on an equal playing field. '
article_snippet.sent: Lancaster is due to name a 45-man World Cup training squad next month, followed by Lancaster final 31-man group for the tournament in late August.
article_snippet.sent: England's World Cup preparations, meanwhile, also feature home and away games against France in late August, plus a September appointment with reigning Six Nations champions Ireland at Twickenham.
highlights_snippet.sent: England head coach Stuart Lancaster is due to name a 45-man World Cup training squad next month .