England will give their Lions flanker Richard Hill every opportunity to recover from a hamstring injury that has decimated his World Cup campaign.
The Saracens forward hasn't played since England's Pool C opener against Georgia in Perth.
A persistent hamstring problem ruled him out of subsequent appointments with South Africa, Samoa and Uruguay, and he will also miss Sunday's quarter-final against Wales at Suncorp Stadium.
The injury still hasn't healed sufficiently for Hill to run at full-speed in training sessions at Brisbane Grammar School, and it is now 26 days since he was hurt.
But England head coach Clive Woodward insists that 61-times-capped Hill will be given more time to recover.
And the arrival of lock Simon Shaw to replace broken-hand victim Danny Grewcock means he can fill the position with Lewis Moody, who wears the No 6 jersey against Wales, Joe Worsley or Martin Corry until Hill is back in business.
"With Simon Shaw arriving, and when Martin Corry is fully fit, we've got four fit locks and five in the back-row, so there's no need to replace Richard Hill," said Woodward.
"If we were to win at the weekend, we would hope he'd be available next weekend. Richard is more frustrated about this injury than anyone.
"We still think that he will be fit for next week, if we are still here. He is just about there, but not quite. It's just one of those injuries that has dragged on."