Dylan Hartley of Northampton is ready to enter the England squad according to coach John Wells.

Despite a chequered history and a six month ban which cost him a world cup place Wells is confident that he can play for the national squad Hartley has been very impressive in training and he will step up when asked to do so''.

About Wells discipline record he added:The important thing is to give him game time: he has not played for the last four weeks.

I have spoken to him in the past about his discipline and he has worked on that at Northampton with Dorian West.

He now plays in an organised and disciplined way. The rough edges have been eliminated from his game, but there is still a physicality and an aggression about the way he plays, and we need those in English rugby.