Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin

"Sleet and cruel rain in the Dublin air over lunchtime, setting an appropriately harsh scene for what most expect to be a brutal encounter. How to pick a winner?

"The opinion in the Irish capital is split between those convinced by nine consecutive wins for Joe Schmidt's arch-pragmatists and those who think England's scrum and stronger bench will be the decisive factors. All are certain of one thing - it's unlikely to be won in a torrent of tries."

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Here is the tale of the Six Nations tape for the two number 10s. Johnny Sexton was absent for Ireland's opener against Italy remember, hence being a little light in the points column and heavy in the kick percentages.

We are go on BBC One coverage by the way complete with slow-mo replays of some quality bus-disembarking.

Hit the play icon at the top of the page to get stuck in.

Matt Dawson
Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 live

"Stuart Lancaster has to be wary of Johnny Sexton with the boot. England's discipline needs to be of the highest order but it won't be easy with the conditions and the atmosphere. Overall England need to concentrate on what they can influence."

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Johnny Sexton will be opposite George Ford - attempting to make the England fly-half act his age for once.

Sexton returned to rugby after 12 weeks out with concussion against France a fortnight ago.

His Racing Metro team-mate and France flanker Bernard Le Roux had jokingly warned Sexton before the game that he had better "put on a helmet"., external

Turns out it was sage advice.

Sexton withstood a wince-inducing clash of heads with Mathieu Bastaureaud in a sparkling performance.

Can he pull the strings as effectively on his return to the Aviva?

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Eight Test appearances, only four as a starter and a grand total of 60 international points.

England 10 George Ford is a fresh-faced, wide-eyed newbie at this level, right?

Well, no.

When your dad is league legend turned union coach Mike Ford, you start stacking up international experience before you have bought your first razor blades.

Young George kicked training balls with the Ireland side that won the Triple Crown in 2004, toured with the Lions in 2005 and was in the dressing room before England's World Cup Final in 2007.

Read more on the 21-year-old who will be piloting England around the Aviva in chief sports scribe Tom Fordyce's feature.

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On the back of that faux-pas, I'm after your nominations of embarrassing moments from Six Nations past and present.

The pre-tournament photocall provide an guarantee of at least one a year.

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That is what the back seat of the school bus looks like to an 11-year-old on their first day isn't it?

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In the days after England's comprehensive defeat in Dublin four years, a video leaked online., external

Shot by England's kit sponsor, it featured super slo-mo shots of Toby Flood, Chris Ashton, Tom Palmer, Danny Care and Ben Foden doing their thing and finished with an on-screen caption crowning them Grand Slam Champions 2011.

Fortunately England don't have a reputation for presumptuous arrogance among their rivals or it would have been really awkward.

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I hope the pundits and presenters have packed their long johns.

It has been a bitterly cold start to the day in Dublin with snow and sleet spattering down on the people in charge of preparing the Aviva Stadium.

The BBC weather bods says the snow should halt by kick-off, but it is a day to catch chilblains rather than rays.

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A click on the live coverage tab at the top of this page will bring you all the action without even having to strain for the remote.

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Any tournament that goes back 105 years comes with some serious historical baggage.

But England only need to wind the reel back to 2011 and a humbling 24-8 defeat in Dublin to know what they are up against.

England came into that game as favourites. The roles are reversed today with Ireland, buoyant under coach Joe Schmidt, the bookies' pick.

With both sides undefeated so far, it is a match that fully deserves a day all to itself. Kick-off is a little under an hour away.

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World Cup year and an England team arrive in Dublin, giddy on Grand Slam ambition.

A youthful Red Rose side, under the guidance of an ambitious coach, stride off the team bus looking for their first Six Nations clean sweep since 2003.

They find only themselves instead at the centre of a bewildering Irish ambush.