Olympic champion rower Zac Purchase, who lives in Wallingford, is set to return to the British squad for September’s World Championships in Slovenia after illness.

Wheatley’s Frances Houghton is also back, but not yet sure which boat she will be in.

Elsewhere, Chris Bartley looks likely to return to the lightweight four, denying Oxford brothers Peter and Richard Chambers the chance to row together.

The rest of the squad is largely unchanged for an event that doubles as a qualifier for the London Olympics.