Unchanged line-up for England

Martin Corry will captain an unchanged England side in Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash against Scotland at Twickenham.

Martin Corry will captain an unchanged England side in Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash against Scotland at Twickenham.

It is the first time in a difficult RBS 6 Nations that England’s head coach Andy Robinson has enjoyed the luxury of fielding the same squad for consecutive matches.

England secured their first win of the championship with a comprehensive victory over Italy last Saturday and Robinson will now be looking for those same players to build on that six-try display.

Hopes that Jonny Wilkinson might be available for England selection for the first time since the World Cup final 16 months ago were dashed on Sunday when he was carried off during his comeback game for Newcastle with another knee injury.

England team to play Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations Championship at Twickenham on Saturday: I Balshaw (Leeds); M Cueto (Sale Sharks), J Noon (Newcastle), O Barkley (Bath), J Lewsey (Wasps); C Hodgson (Sale Sharks), H Ellis (Leicester); G Rowntree (Leicester), S Thompson (Northampton), M Stevens (Bath), D Grewcock (Bath), B Kay (Leicester), J Worsley (Wasps), L Moody (Leicester), M Corry (Leicester, capt).

Replacements: A Titterrell (Sale Sharks), D Bell (Bath), S Borthwick (Bath), A Hazell (Gloucester), M Dawson (Wasps), A Goode (Leicester), O Smith (Leicester).

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