The Otley-born Gloucester centre has earnt a recall to the squad after winning 56 caps in an eight-year England career.

Mark Cueto has also been recalled with Northampton's Ben Foden the surprise promotion to the 32-man elite squad.

Leeds-born Danny Care retains his place at scrum-half, with Whitby's Jamie Noon also in the squad.

Foden, equally adept as a full-back or scrum-half, is one of five selection changes in a revised 32-man group.

Foden, 23, replaces London Irish's Peter Richards from the squad announced by Johnson last July.

Sale Sharks wing Cueto replaces Olly Barkley and Tindall takes over from Dan Hipkiss.

The other selection-based changes see Harlequins wing Ugo Monye in for former Sedburgh School pupil James Simpson-Daniel, and Quins No 8 Nick Easter preferred to Leicester's former Leeds back-row forward Jordan Crane.

Gloucester full-back Olly Morgan is also named, while Johnson is still considering possible injury replacements for Wasps forwards Tom Palmer and Tom Rees, who are both in the squad, but currently sidelined from competitive action.

The RBS Six Nations Championship begins on February 7 when England take on Italy at Twickenham.

Revised 32-man England senior elite player squad:
Backs: D Armitage (London Irish), D Care (Harlequins), D Cipriani (Wasps), M Cueto (Sale Sharks), H Ellis (Leicester), T Flood (Leicester), B Foden (Northampton), R Flutey (Wasps), S Geraghty (London Irish), U Monye (Harlequins), O Morgan (Gloucester), J Noon (Newcastle), P Sackey (Wasps), M Tait (Sale Sharks), M Tindall (Gloucester).
Forwards: S Borthwick (Saracens), G Chuter (Leicester), T Croft (Leicester), N Easter (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton), J Haskell (Wasps), N Kennedy (London Irish), L Mears (Bath), L Moody (Leicester), L Narraway (Gloucester), T Palmer (Wasps), T Payne (Wasps), T Rees (Wasps), S Shaw (Wasps), A Sheridan (Sale Sharks), M Stevens (Bath), P Vickery (Wasps).

England Saxons elite player squad:
Backs: N Abendanon (Bath), M Banahan (Bath), O Barkley (Gloucester), M Brown (Harlequins), D Hipkiss (Leicester), P Hodgson (London Irish), R Lamb (Gloucester), S Myler (Northampton), T Ojo (London Irish), P Richards (London Irish), J Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester), D Strettle (Harlequins), J Turner-Hall (Harlequins), D Waldouck (Wasps), R Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks).
Forwards: S Armitage (London Irish), R Blaze (Leicester), J Crane (Leicester), L Deacon (Leicester), T Guest (Harlequins), B Kay (Leicester), M Lipman (Bath), M Mullan (Worcester), D Paice (London Irish), C Robshaw (Harlequins), G Skivington (Wasps), J Ward (Wasps), R Webber (Wasps), J White (Leicester), D Wilson (Newcastle), N Wood (Gloucester), J Worsley (Wasps).