Jonny May will miss England’s summer tour of Australia and the Olympic Sevens because of a knee injury.

Sportsmail understands the Gloucester winger has no chance of an international return this summer, having already been ruled out for the duration of the club season.

Eddie Jones singled out the 26-year-old in his Sportsmail column as England’s player to watch at the World Cup, praising his ability to beat defenders with his speed.

Jonny May will miss England’s summer tour of Australia and the Olympic Sevens because of a knee injury

Sportsmail understands the Gloucester winger has no chance of an international return this summer

If fit, May’s lighting pace would make him an ideal candidate for Team GB’s campaign in Rio, but the latest prognosis suggests he will not be fit until September.

While May will play no part of the three-Test southern hemisphere tour, Saracens hooker Jamie George is expected to recover from a bicep injury suffered during the Six Nations.

Mark McCall is hoping the 25-year-old will be fit to face Worcester at the start of May, while the Sarries director of rugby is also tipping in-form full-back Alex Goode for a more prominent England role.

‘Everybody would agree that Alex is playing better now than he’s ever played,’ said McCall. ‘He’s worked phenomenally hard at his game and to improve some of the athletic things.

‘Eddie Jones sat in a room with myself and Alex and said what he has to do to get in the team. He’s playing the best rugby of his life and he can only do so much and someone will have to pick him eventually. For us he’s been amazing.’

Goode is likely to start in Saturday’s Champions Cup semi-final against Wasps at the Madejski Stadium, which will be the north London club’s 20th knock-out fixture in six years.

Eddie Jones singled out the 26-year-old in his Sportsmail column as England’s player to watch at World Cup

‘I remember losing to Clermont five years ago when it was men against boys,’ said McCall. ‘We were absolutely bullied off the park. A lot has changed at our club in the five years.’

Saracens have never won Europe’s elite competition, despite being ever-present in the knock-out stages in recent seasons, and centre Brad Barritt believes it is time to lose the ‘nearly men’ tag.

‘We have definitely spoken about this season being our time,’ said Barritt. ‘We have paid our dues, we have learnt our lessons and it is kind of down to that in this European-style rugby.