Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has kept faith with the players that beat France for Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash with England.
Five of the backline are British and Irish Lions - Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Sean Maitland, Finn Russell and Greig Laidlaw, while there are three new faces on the bench as WP Nel, Tim Swinson and Nick Grigg all come into the match-day 23.
Scotland are looking to reclaim the Calcutta Cup by defeating England in the Six Nations for the first time since 2008.
"The players put a huge amount of effort into our win over France. They found a way to win and kept attacking the opposition up until the final whistle," Townsend said.
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT | The starting line-up from Scotland’s win over France returns for this Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash with England at BT Murrayfield. WP Nel, Tim Swinson & Nick Grigg join the bench. #AsOne pic.twitter.com/Y5xRtywAkz
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England are the number two side in the world and have shown a very good level of consistency in the past couple of seasons. They have a very good defence, an excellent set-piece and like to get 10 and 12 on the ball as much as possible in attack.
"Taking on England is going to be a huge challenge and we are well aware that only our very best will be good enough in this fixture."
Scotland team v England: S Hogg; T Seymour, H Jones, P Horne, S Maitland; F Russell, G Laidlaw; G Reid, S McInally, S Berghan; G Gilchrist, J Gray; J Barclay, H Watson, R Wilson.
Replacements: S Lawson, J Bhatti, WP Nel, T Swinson, D Denton, A Price, N Grigg, B Kinghorn.
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