England finally received some comforting news ahead of their ill-fated first Test against New Zealand after Mike Brown declared himself fit for the series opener on June 7. Less than 24 hours after it emerged that Bath fly-half George Ford will miss the tour to undergo shoulder surgery, Brown insisted he will be ready to face the All Blacks. The 28-year-old sustained a hip injury in Harlequins' Aviva Premiership semi-final defeat by Saracens on Saturday, but is on track to resume training on Monday. Ready: Mike Brown (left) has declared himself fit for England's first Test against New Zealand England depart for New Zealand the following day and by the time they run-out at Eden Park, Brown expects to be fit to continue an outstanding season.
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England full-back Mike Brown is fit to face New Zealand
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Harlequins star has recovered from hip injury suffered during defeat against Saracens
We've put in two good performances against @placeholder, beaten them once and narrowly lost once,' he said.