Frederic Michalak and Fabien Pelous should make their long-awaited returns to international action when France take on England in Saturday's World Cup warm-up match.
Fly-half Michalak and lock Pelous, who both missed this year's RBS 6 Nations Championship through injury, have been named in the 22-man Les Bleus squad for the Twickenham showdown.
Should Pelous play, he will make his 111th appearance for his country, equalling the caps record currently held by the great Philippe Sella.
Michalak is set to start at number 10, displacing David Skrela, who should be on the bench to act as cover for both the fly-half and centre positions.
Michalak, who will play for Natal Sharks after the World Cup, has been sidelined with a string of injuries over the past year.
Veteran winger Christophe Dominici does not feature in the squad, with Aurelien Rougerie, Cedric Heymans and Vincent Clerc battling it out for the two wide positions.
Sale number eight Sebastien Chabal is named in the party, but is set to be on the bench acting as cover for the second row and back row.
The second match of the double-header between the two countries will take place in Marseille on 18 August.
The starting XV for the match is scheduled to be announced on Thursday.
France squad to play England:
Forwards: R Ibanez (Wasps, capt), D Szarzewski, P De Villiers (both Stade Francais), O Milloud (Bourgoin), J-B Poux (Toulouse), F Pelous (Toulouse), J Thion (Biarritz), S Chabal (Sale), J Bonnaire (Clermont-Auvergne), S Betsen (Biarritz), R Martin (Stade Francais), Y Nyanga (Toulouse).
Backs: P Mignoni (Clermont-Auvergne), J-B Elissalde (Toulouse), F Michalak (Natal Sharks), D Skrela (Stade Francais), Y Jauzion (Toulouse), D Marty (Perpignan), A Rougerie (Clermont), C Heymans (Toulouse), V Clerc (Stade Toulousain), C Poitrenaud (Toulouse).
