Saracens lock George Kruis fit for Marcelo Bosch’s landmark game against Sale

England lock George Kruis has recovered from an ankle injury suffered on the opening day of the season and joins a powerful Saracens pack against Sale at Allianz Park on Sunday in a match that marks the 100th appearance for Marcelo Bosch, the Argentina centre.

Kruis limped off 14 minutes into the 55-24 win over Northampton at Twickenham and has, for the second successive season, been forced to undergo rehabilitation work to get himself back to full fitness.

Eleven months ago he needed ankle surgery and in February underwent an operation on his knee but got back in time to win a place on the Lions tour to New Zealand.

It was expected Kruis would shoulder the majority of the early second-row work after missing so much of last season, however his injury has seen Maro Itoje play every minute of the three Premiership games and he is in action again tomorrow.

Itoje is likely to get a break in the next three games, once Will Skelton, the 6ft 8in Wallaby lock, is ready to make a first start of the season after recovering from a broken arm.

Mark McCall, the Sarries director of rugby, is acutely aware of the need to give Itoje a rest.

Kruis is joined in the pack by fellow Lions Jamie George and Mako Vunipola and there is a second start for Billy Vunipola, who missed the summer tour to New Zealand to have shoulder surgery.Vunipola played in hot and humid conditions in the win over Newcastle in Philadelphia last Saturday and stayed on the pitch for the full match after Schalk Burger was injured. Jackson Wray replaces Burger tomorrow in a team captained by Owen Farrell.

Sarries fans will get a first view at Allianz Park of Liam Williams, the Lions and Wales wing. Harlequins have front-row injury problems that will need fitness tests today before naming the team to play Leicester at home tomorrow while London Irish have a tough home game with Northampton on Sunday.