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Geoff Parling, Leicester Probably England’s man of the tour. Stuart Lancaster described it as “a hammer blow” when the Tigers’ lineout specialist was ruled out of the final Test

Rob Webber, Bath The hooker offered England early set-piece solidity in the first two Tests. Dylan Hartley struggled to do the same in Hamilton

Danny Cipriani, Sale Sharks Took his chance with a good display for the midweek side and showed promise off the bench in Auckland and Hamilton. He is rising up the fly-half rankings again

James Haskell, London Wasps Threw himself back into the fray with gusto and had a significant game in the first Test. Back in World Cup squad contention

Ed Slater, Leicester Awarded the captaincy of the midweek side and his leadership example impressed the management

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Kyle Eastmond, Bath Defensively exposed and substituted at half-time in the final Test after a promising performance in Auckland

Chris Ashton, Saracens Also left floundering in the slipstream of New Zealand’s outside backs. His try in Dunedin suddenly felt like ancient history

Jonny May, Gloucester Lancaster has tried a lot of wingers and May, for all his elusive running skills, still needs to tighten up certain aspects of his game

Henry Thomas, Bath The prop was supposed to be back-up to David Wilson but was nudged aside for the final two Tests by Newcastle’s Kieran Brookes

Dave Attwood, Bath Looked impressive at times during the Six Nations but is in danger of being overtaken by Slater in the World Cup pecking order