England manager Martin Johnson called Ashton up to the senior squad for the 2010 Six Nations.

He made his England début against France on 20 March 2010 in Paris.
He played left wing, the opposite side to his usual position with Northampton.
He gave the scoring pass to fellow Saints player fullbackBen Foden, who was also making his first Six Nations start.

He was taken on the summer tour to Australia, and played in both Test matches.
Although England lost the first Test, they won the second 20–21.
Ashton scored his first international try in this match.
On 13 November 2010, England defeated Australia at Twickenham.
Ashton was the hero of the match with two tries in a 35–18 victory, the second after a run from inside the England's 22 metre line.

Ashton scored two tries in England's opening match in the 2011 Six Nations against Wales at the Millennium Stadium on 4 February, with England winning the game 26–19.
He followed this with four tries against Italy the following week, equalling the all-time Six Nations record with six tries in a season.
This performance also meant he is the first person in the Six Nations to score four tries in a single match.
His famous swallow dive celebration was used to celebrate two of these tries.

Ashton represented England at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and finished as the tournament's joint leading try-scorer with six.

He started all five matches for England in the 2012 Six Nations, and in May 2012 scored a hat-trick of tries as England beat the Barbarians 57–26 in a non-cap fixture at Twickenham.
Ashton went on the 2012 summer tour to South Africa in which he started all three Test matches.

Ashton started all five matches for England in the 2013 Six Nations Championship, scoring a try in the first match against Scotland.
England took the championship down to the final game against Wales, however suffered a heavy 30–3 defeat at the Millennium Stadium as Wales took the title.
Ashton later played in all three of England's matches in the 2013 autumn internationals, scoring a try in their win over Argentina.

Ashton lost his place in the England elite squad, not playing in any of their games in the 2014 Six Nations.
He did however play in England's mid-year games against the All Blacks in New Zealand, all three of which England lost.
Again, Ashton's defensive capabilities were the subject of much discussion during this campaign and he did not play for England during the 2014 autumn internationals or 2015 Six Nations.

However, during Saracens' ultimately winning campaign in the 2014–15 premiership season, Ashton consistently performed at a high level and this promising form resulted in Stuart Lancaster recalling him back into the England camp, including him in his 50-man training squad for that year's 2015 World Cup, alongside fellow Saracens winger David Strettle, who had not played for England since 2008.
Ashton was the subject of much media focus during England's World Cup training programme.
Ashton was dropped from the squad some 6 weeks before the tournament.

Following England's disappointing campaign at their home World Cup, failing to make it out of the pool stages as they lost to both Wales and Australia, Stuart Lancaster stepped down as England head coach and was replaced by Eddie Jones.

Jones began making some immediate changes to the England elite squad, including dropping several long-standing players and adding a number of new or returning players.
This included Chris Ashton, who was named in the squad for the upcoming 2016 Six Nations Championship.
However, Ashton was subsequently given a 10-week ban by the RFU for eye-gouging Luke Marshall during an ERCC match between Saracens and Ulster.
Although Ashton appealed the ban, this was rejected and he therefore missed the entire 2016 Six Nations tournament and several games for Saracens.

A subsequent 13-week ban for biting also ruled Ashton ineligible for selection for the 2016 Autumn internationals.

Ashton's decision to join Toulon in October 2016 appeared to end his hopes of an England recall, as he would not be eligible fo
England manager Martin Johnson called Ashton up to the senior squad for the 2010 Six Nations.
He made his England début against France on 20 March 2010 in Paris. He played left wing, the opposite side to his usual position with Northampton. He gave the scoring pass to fellow Saints player fullbackBen Foden, who was also making his first Six Nations start.
He was taken on the summer tour to Australia, and played in both Test matches. Although England lost the first Test, they won the second 20–21. Ashton scored his first international try in this match. On 13 November 2010, England defeated Australia at Twickenham. Ashton was the hero of the match with two tries in a 35–18 victory, the second after a run from inside the England's 22 metre line.
Ashton scored two tries in England's opening match in the 2011 Six Nations against Wales at the Millennium Stadium on 4 February, with England winning the game 26–19. He followed this with four tries against Italy the following week, equalling the all-time Six Nations record with six tries in a season. This performance also meant he is the first person in the Six Nations to score four tries in a single match. His famous swallow dive celebration was used to celebrate two of these tries.
Ashton represented England at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and finished as the tournament's joint leading try-scorer with six.
He started all five matches for England in the 2012 Six Nations, and in May 2012 scored a hat-trick of tries as England beat the Barbarians 57–26 in a non-cap fixture at Twickenham. Ashton went on the 2012 summer tour to South Africa in which he started all three Test matches.
Ashton started all five matches for England in the 2013 Six Nations Championship, scoring a try in the first match against Scotland. England took the championship down to the final game against Wales, however suffered a heavy 30–3 defeat at the Millennium Stadium as Wales took the title. Ashton later played in all three of England's matches in the 2013 autumn internationals, scoring a try in their win over Argentina.
Ashton lost his place in the England elite squad, not playing in any of their games in the 2014 Six Nations. He did however play in England's mid-year games against the All Blacks in New Zealand, all three of which England lost. Again, Ashton's defensive capabilities were the subject of much discussion during this campaign and he did not play for England during the 2014 autumn internationals or 2015 Six Nations.
However, during Saracens' ultimately winning campaign in the 2014–15 premiership season, Ashton consistently performed at a high level and this promising form resulted in Stuart Lancaster recalling him back into the England camp, including him in his 50-man training squad for that year's 2015 World Cup, alongside fellow Saracens winger David Strettle, who had not played for England since 2008. Ashton was the subject of much media focus during England's World Cup training programme. Ashton was dropped from the squad some 6 weeks before the tournament.
Following England's disappointing campaign at their home World Cup, failing to make it out of the pool stages as they lost to both Wales and Australia, Stuart Lancaster stepped down as England head coach and was replaced by Eddie Jones.
Jones began making some immediate changes to the England elite squad, including dropping several long-standing players and adding a number of new or returning players. This included Chris Ashton, who was named in the squad for the upcoming 2016 Six Nations Championship. However, Ashton was subsequently given a 10-week ban by the RFU for eye-gouging Luke Marshall during an ERCC match between Saracens and Ulster. Although Ashton appealed the ban, this was rejected and he therefore missed the entire 2016 Six Nations tournament and several games for Saracens.
A subsequent 13-week ban for biting also ruled Ashton ineligible for selection for the 2016 Autumn internationals.
Ashton's decision to join Toulon in October 2016 appeared to end his hopes of an England recall, as he would not be eligible fo
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