Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall believes his players proved their desire to play for England in the 71-17 win against Bath.
A Max Malins hat-trick, two Jamie George tries, and scores from Ben Earl, Eroni Mawi, Rotimi Segun, and Dom Morris helped Saracens on their way to a convincing victory.
Tom De Glanville got Bath on the scoreboard before two late tries through Tom Ellis and Will Muir, but it wasn't enough to prevent the rout.
McCall said: "If Eddie wanted to see if they had the motivation and desire to still play for England, then they showed that today. I thought Owen (Farrell) was brilliant today as well.
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"I thought Billy was unreal, Mako as well.
"The two of them were to the fore in the defensive sets.
"There is a new squad tomorrow, and I expect to have a lot more players back in it.
Tries from George, Itoje, and two from Malins saw Sarries secure a four-try bonus point inside 30 minutes.
The score was extended to 45-0 by half-time as Earl scored, and George got his second.
After the break, De Glanville got on the scoreboard for Bath, but Sarries struck back through Mawi, Segun, and Morris got on the scoresheet before Malins got his third of the afternoon.
Ellis and Muir scored late on for Bath, but it wasn't enough to stop Sarries, who stormed their way to victory.
McCall added: "There is a new squad tomorrow, and I expect to have a lot more players back in it.
"They deserve to be there after the way they played today.
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"It was how physical, confrontational we were, dominating the gain-line. We've got players who can make things happen."
Billy and Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, and George Ford were among the big names left out of Eddie Jones' 45-man squad England squad for a September training camp.
Jones said the door is far from closed on the players left out but added that they need to "work out if they want to give it all for the next World Cup."
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