By Gavin Mairs 939AM GMT twelve Mar 2010
Brick wall Joe Worsley will make firm England"s defensive line Photo PA Six Nations
Saturday Mar thirteen
"Worsley will stop Scotland" Ben Youngs adds to options Bring behind rucking to save the Six Nations Who hates England most? Scots can broach deteriorate Sport on radioScotland v EnglandMurrayfield, EdinburghKick-off 17.00 GMT TV BBC1, BBCHD, BBC Red Button
Touchline duel The off-field tactical conflict in in between Scotlands Andy Robinson, the former England coach, and Martin Johnson is abounding with amour and heightened by the vigour on both men to broach to challenge their critics. Scotland have nonetheless to register a win in the championship underneath Robinson but feat at Murrayfield would go a prolonged approach to salvaging their season.
A second unbroken better for England would leave their debate in rags as well as giving Robinson the compensation of putting one over the RFU for sacking him in November 2006. Given the glorious line in in between success and failure, a credible win for the visitors, however, would see Johnsons men head off to Paris with hopes alive of a crack at the title.
Pitch conflict Joe Worsleys lapse to the England behind row might not have gratified those who crave for an unmitigated openside similar to Steffon Armitage to be the couple man in a wider diversion plan, but the Wasps player is a fearsome defender, whose first pursuit will be to stop Scotlands form of ball-carrying forwards passed in their tracks. Worsley additionally poses a carrying hazard himself in conflict so his conflict with Scotlands considerable breakaway trio, and in sold conflicting series John Barclay, will be key to the outcome. Not one for the gloomy of heart.
Talking strategy That England havent managed to marker up a win, or even measure a try, at Murrayfield given 2004 says most about how Scotland lift their diversion at home opposite the auld enemy. Worryingly for England, Martin Johnsons side transport to Edinburgh with subject outlines still unresolved over their aggressive bravery and capability to measure tries when chances are created.
Worsleys preference suggests England will conflict the fringes rather than the far-reaching channels, quite progressing on. But unless England can be some-more accurate with their kicking diversion and strive vigour with their chase, Scotland have the strike-runners, quite in their glorious behind row, to means the visitors trouble.
Match details
Scotland XV H Southwell S Lamont, N De Luca, G Morrison, M Evans D Parks, C Cusiter (capt); A Jacobsen, R Ford, E Murray, J Hamilton, A Kellock, K Brown, J Barclay, J Beattie. Replacements S Lawson, G Cross, N Hines, A MacDonald, R Lawson, P Godman, S Danielli.
England XV D Armitage (London Irish); M Cueto (Sale), M Tait (Sale), R Flutey (Brive), U Monye (Harlequins); J Wilkinson (Toulon), D Care (Harlequins); T Payne (Wasps), D Hartley (Northampton), D Cole (Leicester); L Deacon (Leicester), S Borthwick (Saracens, captain); J Haskell (Stade Francais), J Worsley (Wasps), N Easter (Harlequins). Replacements S Thompson (Brive), D Wilson (Bath), C Lawes (Northampton), L Moody (Leicester), B Youngs (Leicester), T Flood (Leicester), B Foden (Northampton).
Referee Marius Jonker (South Africa) Touch judges Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland), Carlo Damasco (Italy) TMO Giulio de Santis (Italy)
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