England drop Freddie Steward for Scotland trip as George Furbank named full-back

Freddie Steward (centre) has been dropped by England (Andrew Matthews/PA)

England have rolled the dice in their bid to reclaim the Calcutta Cup from Scotland by dropping Freddie Steward in favour of George Furbank at full-back.

Steward has been an ever-present under successive England regimes because of his unrivalled ability under the high ball, but having started the opening two rounds of the Guinness Six Nations he is jettisoned from the 23 completely.