Trio set for England debuts
February 02, 2012 10:57:30 UK
Stuart Lancaster has rung the changes for England's Six Nations clash with Scotland, with Owen Farrell, Phil Dowson and Brad Barritt set to make their debuts.
Stuart Lancaster is ushering in a new era for England. The England interim coach has also named five more uncapped players on the bench, as Jordan Turner-Hall, Lee Dickson, Ben Morgan, Geoff Parling and Rob Webber are among the replacements, with just six players in the side surviving from the World Cup quarter-final loss to France.
England are 1.80 to win on Saturday, while Scotland are at 2.20.
Charlie Hodgson and Dave Strettle come back into the team, alongside Chris Ashton, Ben Foden and Ben Youngs in the back row.
"We have been impressed with how the whole group has come together in the last 10 days and we have done a lot of work on and off the field," said Lancaster, whose side are 26.00 to go all the way in the tournament.
We have been impressed with how the whole group has come together in the last 10 days.
Stuart Lancaster
"Now is the time to turn all that into a performance against Scotland that we can all be proud of. It is a massive challenge - Murrayfield, the first game of the Six Nations - but one we are relishing."
The full England line-up is as follows:
Ben Foden; Chris Ashton; Brad Barritt, Owen Farrell, David Strettle; Charlie Hodgson; Ben Youngs; Alex Corbisiero, Dylan Hartley, Dan Cole; Mouritz Botha, Tom Palmer; Tom Croft, Chris Robshaw (captain), Phil Dowson.
Replacements: Rob Webber, Matt Stevens, Geoff Parling, Ben Morgan, Lee Dickson, Jordan Turner-Hall, Mike Brown.
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