MAKO VUNIPOLA will welcome Joe Marler’s return from suspension after emptying the tanks in the opening two rounds of England’s Six Nations title defence.

Eddie Jones praised Vunipola’s “remarkable” work rate in Saturday’s 12-6 victory over Wales, the head coach adding that he was “absolutely exhausted” when he was replaced in the 77th minute.

The Saracens prop played a similar amount of time against Italy six days earlier and has been forced to undertake the unusually long shifts — he would normally depart before the hour — due to England’s injury crisis at loosehead.