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A Question of Sport Teaser

Time for Thursday's teaser... name the seven men to have made 50 or more appearances for England, Scotland, Wales or Ireland in the Six Nations since 2000?

We'll give you the answers later on.

Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer

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Eddie Jones has gone for experience over promise after selecting a battle-hardened England XV to open their Six Nations campaign against Scotland.

It means nine of the men who started England's last match - the meaningless World Cup win over Uruguay - will get the chance to kick-start the new regime.

When Stuart Lancaster's own spell began with the same fixture four years ago, his first XV featured three new caps and only six survivors of a team that had lost to France in the quarter-finals of the preceding World Cup.

If you are Gary Neville then look away now.

They don't hold back in Spain.

Former Valencia goalkeeper Santiago Canizares has tweeted that Neville should resign and apologise.

"I expected the coach's resignation, as well as some apologies. I may be ignorant, but I'm surprised he hasn't done it, I thought he was honest."

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Dominic Harris: School rugby, black v brown houses. Left the changing room & ran to the wrong team under its posts. Wore contacts after that.

Redd Arrow: On memorial golf day, saw lady on course looking for someone. I said "lost someone?" Turned out she was the widow.  

Sam Clarke: Once asked the ref before a hockey game if we were playing the offside rule. Not my proudest moment.

Tom English
BBC Sport Scotland

They might well win on Saturday, but is that really the best team that Eddie Jones could have picked?  

Tom English, the Irishman from BBC Scotland, is not impressed by Jones' first England selection

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West Ham have lost just once in 12 league games, but Slaven Bilic is looking for more from his side.

"We are playing good, we are consistent but I would like us to be more consistent. There is still room to improve.

"We are fit, we are feeling good. We are feeling confident and picking up points."  

"We shouldn't be looking at the table at the moment, all we can influence is our performances so that's what we'll concentrate on."  

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First some team news from Slaven Bilic...

Striker Andy Carroll could make his return after recovering from a hamstring injury.

The Hammers new signing Emmanuel Emenike has got his work permit and is also available.

Bilic said: "We will watch him and make a decision about his involvement."  

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Great Britain have won their Fed Cup tie against South Africa.

Heather Watson beat Chanel Simmonds 6-3 6-3 to give Britain an unassailable 2-0 lead in the tie.

Next up for Judy Murray's team are Georgia on Friday.

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You suspect Slaven Bilic might be in a good mood, given that he's just been nominated as manager of the month for January. Three wins and a draw in four games makes him a strong contender.

Emma Jones
BBC London

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Lights, camera, almost action at West Ham's news conference. Southampton away next. Can the Hammers get past goalkeeper Fraser Forster, who has kept four consecutive clean sheets?   

Chris Lawton: Not impressed with the England rugby team for the weekend. So much for new and exciting rugby. Still, happy to be proved wrong.

You can watch the Calcutta Cup meeting live on BBC 1. Coverage starts at 16:30 GMT.

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Eddie Jones also complimented the work done by predecessor Stuart Lancaster, who left after the abject World Cup campaign.  

“We are indebted to the work Stuart Lancaster has done over the last four years," he said. "I have inherited a talented and highly motivated group of players.  

“The boys have worked hard since coming into camp to understand how I want the team to play going forward. We have prepared well and I am pleased with the progress the group has made in the short time we’ve had together."  

England have held the Calcutta Cup since 2008 and coach Eddie Jones is confident they can retain the trophy at Murrayfield. 

“There were some tight calls on selection, but we have picked a match-day squad with a blend of experience and youth," said Jones.   

“We are confident we can go to Edinburgh and win, but we’re in no doubt it will be a huge challenge. Playing at Murrayfield in front of a passionate Scottish crowd will be a real test for this team but one I know we can rise to."

Dylan Hartley will captain England for the first time, leading a side with 512 international caps between them.

No great surprises in Eddie Jones first competitive England team, with Danny Care chosen at scrum-half and deposed captain Chris Robshaw on the blindside.

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Teenager Katie Swan has been reflecting on her landmark Fed Cup win.

Swan becameBritain's youngest ever Fed Cup player at the age of 16 as she beat South Africa's Ilze Hattingh.

"It's just amazing to get to play for your country - for me it's the best thing in tennis," she said. "British tennis is doing amazing. We have the Davis Cup boys who just won and obviously Jo [Konta] and Andy [Murray] and Jamie [Murray] doing so well in Australia. It's inspired the whole team."