Left out of the original squad to much head scratching, Cueto was called up from the unofficial standby list after Iain Balshaw failed to recover from a thigh injury.

That was just reward for the affable Cumbrian arriving on the international scene with a bang, scoring three tries in the 2004 autumn internationals and taking his record to seven tries in eight Tests during the Six Nations.

Sale fans were as certain as they could be that the winger had the class to make the step up having seen him score try after try since making his Sharks debut as a raw 21-year-old against Bristol in 2001.

Powerful and deceptively pacy with it, Cueto averages over a try a game at club level and along with Steve Hanley is part of what is widely regarded as the most lethal wing 'partnership' in the Zurich Premiership.

Yet he was repeatedly overlooked during Sir Clive Woodward's spell as England coach, with the message coming back to a clearly frustrated Cueto that it was perceived he didn't go looking for work off his wing.

If that was true then it certainly isn't now and Cueto has also added a new string to his bow of late having featured impressively at full-back for Sale.

His reaction to being left out of the original squad was testament to his character - he kept his mouth shut and got stuck into his club commitments - and he will be determined to prove to Woodward just how good he is.