After avoiding the international selection chop this week, Harlequins full-back Mike Brown is determined to take his second chance for England in the forthcoming Six Nations.

A host of big-name players were axed on Wednesday from newly-appointed England boss Eddie Jones’ first international squad selection – the likes of Tom Youngs, Brad Barritt, Ben Morgan and Tom Wood all ruthlessly disposed of.

Jones also introduced seven uncapped players to his newlook squad but Brown – a near ever-present in the No.15 jersey for England over the last four years – earned a deserved reprieve.

A key lieutenant to former skipper Chris Robshaw under previous head coach Stuart Lancaster – like many established stars Brown feared for his place in the 33-man squad after England’s disastrous Pool stage World Cup exit last year.

But with the carrot of reinventing himself and featuring at a World Cup in Japan in 2019 – Brown is desperate to take his chance and show new boss Jones just why he’s become a mainstay for England. “It’s always exciting times for an England rugby player when the [Six Nations] squad gets announced,” said Land Rover ambassador Brown, speaking at a grassroots rugby training session with Locks Heath RFC, as part of the ‘We Deal In Real’ campaign.

“We can put things right from what’s happened previously, and there’s no better way to do that than in a brilliant tournament like the Six Nations which has so much history so I’m just desperate to be part of that."

“Like all of the players I was sat by my phone, hopefully hearing from someone. It’s exciting when there are new people involved but it also fills you with that tension."

“You’re a bit nervous because you don’t know where you stand; you don’t know what style the new coaches want to play and where you fit into that."

“Until you meet them and talk to them and see what they want from you, you’re not really sure."

“I will speak to Eddie Jones at some point and see how I can improve as a player because that’s what I want to continue to do – keep improving and with new coaches involved, that’s the best time to do it because they might have different ideas with going about things."

“My ambitions are clear. If I can get another four years of international rugby under my belt it will be an amazing experience. "

“That goes for a lot of the England guys. If we keep the majority of these players together we can really achieve good things.”

Mike Brown was helping Land Rover run a grassroots rugby training session with Locks Heath RFC as part of Land Rover’s ‘We Deal in Real’ campaign, which aims to champion grassroots rugby, with the Hampshire club winning the chance to train with the England full-back after entering a competition during Rugby World Cup 2015.

Brown, who has 43 international caps, knows former Red Rose skipper Robshaw well having played together for both club and country – but the Harlequins man has dismissed captaincy talk as all-important presently.

Despite his inclusion in Jones’ 33-man squad – it seems likely Robshaw will lose the armband, with Brown, Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley and Wasps lock Joe Launchbury all talked about as possible captaincy replacements.

But for Brown it’s currently all about forcing his way into Jones’ starting XV, not worrying who will or won’t lead the Red Rose out when they kick-off their Six Nations campaign away in Scotland next month.

“I think anyone would obviously be interested in the England captaincy,” added Brown. “You should always be proud to be captain at any team at any level, Harlequins, England, England Saxons – it’s a massive honour to captain a team."

“For me, I’m just focussing on playing well and getting selected. I think that’s the same for every England player – just focus on getting selected and then when the team is selected, Eddie will pick his captain."

“I think at the moment until – as far as I’m concerned – something is said, Chris will be the England captain and until that changes I’ll just be sticking to trying to get better as a player and trying to get picked."

“He’s [Chris Robshaw] done a brilliant job being captain over the last three or four years. It’s great to see him doing that, growing up with him at Quins."

“I don’t think whoever comes in will think they have to fill any boots, they’ll just go about it in their own way. There’s so many different ways you can be captain. Chris was Chris and someone else will do it their way."

“Whoever’s captain will need all the players backing them, they’ll need leaders on the field in every position."

“So if I’m lucky enough to be the player that’s picked to play, I’ll try and be a leader and help the captain the best way I can – leading by example, leading with my voice on the field and setting good standards off it.”

Mike Brown is a Land Rover ambassador. Land Rover’s ‘We Deal In Real’ campaign continues to champion grassroots rugby. Follow @LandRover_UK #WeDealInReal