ENGLAND captain Dylan Hartley is expected to be available to face Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday but there are doubts about the fitness of Elliot Daly.

Hartley could return for the final round of the Six Nations against the newly crowned champions after missing the 22-16 defeat in France because of a tight calf that developed in training last week.

Jamie George deputised at hooker in Hartley’s absence — Owen Farrell took over as skipper — but the Saracen failed to make an impact at the Stade de France so Hartley is poised to make an immediate comeback.