Six Nations 2010: Englands Steve Borthwick a doubt for France tie, says Martin Johnson

By Gavin MairsRugby News Correspondent 315PM GMT sixteen March 2010

Doubtful Steve Borthwick might be left out of Martin Johnson"s England patrol after picking up a knee damage Photo GETTY IMAGES

Borthwick left Englands precision stay at Pennyhill Park on Tuesday afternoon after a light precision event to deliberate a dilettante about the problem.

England physical education instructor Martin Johnson, who is set to name his side to face France in the fnial diversion of the Six Nations on Wednesday lunchtime, certified he would not know the border of Borthwicks complaint until he perceived the inform from specialist, that is approaching tonight.

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"Steve has left for left diagnosis for a long-term wear and rip issue he has got with his knee," pronounced Johnson. "He has to go and find a little recommendation and diagnosis on an damage that he has. Lots of guys lift things since they fool around a lot of rugby. Hopefully it is usually precautionary and he will be fine. There is no point speculating at this stage. He lerned this morning.

"You have to be flattering careful. Being the last week of the contest the guys are flattering banged up. It was a flattering difficult diversion on Saturday so this week will be the lightest precision week they will have.

"We need to be unequivocally accurate in what we need to get finished so there will be less hit for all of them less week to give them a possibility to recover. They didnt get in until last night."

Ugo Monye and Jonny Wilkinson are additionally reception serve diagnosis to the particular neck and head injuries they suffered during the 15-15 pull with Scotland and Johnson pronounced conjunction player had been ruled out of selection.

Victory for France would finish a Grand Slam for Les Bleus with usually Ireland, who perform Scotland, able of severe for the Six Nations pretension should England win in Paris.

Johnson certified France would be favourites in Paris but insisted the vigour to finish the Grand Slam could fool around in to England"s hands.

"They have been the form organisation of the contest and that is not mind games," Johnson added. "But we are an general organisation personification for England and we wish to perform.

"They have got a lot to lose in conditions of not winning a Grand Slam. We have got a lot to lose each time we fool around for England. Frustration was the buzzword around on Saturday inside of the organisation and not majority has changed.

"The notice that the organisation is shackled and indifferent is wrong. We attempted to do the right thing majority of time but the mistakes really, unequivocally harm us."