Leicester Tigers fly-half Freddie Burns has 'chance' of an...

Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill believes much-improved Freddie Burns has every chance of earning an England recall ahead of September's World Cup.

The 24-year-old toured with England last summer and did well in the toughest of environments in New Zealand.

But inconsistent early-season form plagued him as he tried to find his feet after the move from Gloucester to Leicester, and that saw him drop down the national team's pecking order.

In the Six Nations, Bath's George Ford, Sale's Danny Cipriani and Northampton's Stephen Myler were all involved while Burns re…

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