In a change of direction for the team, Jones has selected Farrell at fly half

Senior England players are angry that a new deal designed to protect their welfare could cost them up to £75,000 each in lost income because they will have to miss lucrative Test matches.

Damian Hopley, chief executive of the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA), was confronted over the issue during a heated meeting at the England training base in Portugal.

The RPA endorsed the extension of the club season to ten months after negotiating the inclusion of guaranteed in-season rest weeks, with specific player-welfare arrangements put in place for the national team.

The World Cup squad will not be selected for the 2020 summer tour to Japan, where England will play two Tests, and those who go on the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to