England are set to order another Curry for the Six Nations as Sale flanker Ben is on course to join twin brother Tom in Eddie Jones' squad this month.

The 21-year-olds burst on to the professional scene at the Cheshire club as teenage back-row prodigies, but their careers have gradually diverged. Tom was acclaimed for his role in England's World Cup campaign, culminating in a starting appearance in the final in Yokohama, with his brother in attendance after flying out to witness the grand occasion in person.

Tom has won 19 Test caps already and was shortlisted for the World Player of the Year award late last year — in recognition of a stunning impact at international level — but Ben has been forced to bide his time, while establishing himself as a fixture in the Sale pack at openside.

Tom Curry (right) set to join his twin brother Ben Curry in the England squad for the Six Nations

Ben was on course to tour Argentina with England back in 2017, only to pick up an ankle injury. Tom replaced him in the squad and has blazed a trail ever since. But now it appears that the Currys could join forces during the Six Nations.

Head coach Jones is expected to reshuffle and refresh his squad in order to rest key players, perhaps leave out one or two familiar names and bring in newcomers to start forward-planning for the next World Cup in 2023.

For so many years, the absence of specialist English 'fetcher' No 7s was much lamented, but now Jones has an abundance of them at his disposal. Tom Curry and Sam Underhill were feted as the so-called 'Kamikaze Kids' when operating in tandem during the World Cup, and Saracens rookie Ben Earl has been in stellar form in the first months of this season.

Ben Curry, 21, has established himself as a fixture in the Sale pack at openside this season

Sale believe Ben Curry has as much international pedigree as his brother, with particular quality at the breakdown and in defence, as well as acting as a link man in open play. But Jones is understood to have previously indicated to the club that the uncapped Curry should be converted into a scrum-half.

Sources have indicated to Sportsmail that there may be a genuine intention within the England set-up to explore the option of deploying him in a hybrid role.

Last year, Jones voiced his belief that Exeter wing Jack Nowell had the combative attributes to serve as an auxiliary back-rower and if he genuinely senses that Ben Curry could fill in behind the scrum if required, it may allow England to go into Tests without a scrum-half on the bench. It would be an unorthodox gamble.

England coach Eddie Jones believes that the uncapped Curry can also be used as a scrum-half

Meanwhile, new Wales head coach Wayne Pivac could name Gloucester's wing star, Louis Rees-Zammit, in his Six Nations squad on Wednesday, after the 18-year-old turned down an England approach.

A report by the Rugby Paper on Sunday revealed that Jones made a personal call to the try-scoring sensation who has taken the game by storm in recent months, after enquiries were made by England team manager Richard Hill.

However, Rees-Zammit, who was born and raised in the Cardiff area, made it clear he wants to play for Wales, rather than wait to qualify for England on residency.

On Wednesday, he was named Gallagher Premiership player of the month after his prolific exploits, which saw him become the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the history of the league. He already has five tries this season and he may soon have a chance to transfer that potency to the Test arena in the red shirt of his homeland.