Luke: GET IN JOHNNY MAY

Margaret Roberts: Is it too early to start sulking??

Kate Shaw: So the dog has already barked at me when I got excited about Jonny May’s try. Gonna be a long game!

Sonja McLaughlan
Rugby union reporter on BBC Radio 5 live

England captain Dylan Hartley emerges from the tunnel after his HIA and looks like he's coming back on. He's kept his warm coat on though and is currently watching from the touchline

Wales win a penalty, just inside the England half.

Alun Wyn Jones calls up Rhys Patchell for a long-range shot at the sticks.

Decent distance on his attempt, but the direction is wayward.

Eddie Jones' eyebrow sneaks up half a millimetre in the stands.

Image source, Reuters

Jonathan Davies
Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 live

It was a tale of two kicks. Hadleigh Parkes' kick was too long and after the turnover Owen Farrell picked out a beautiful kick in behind the Wales defence. Great start for England.

BBC App users may need to click the link.

Chris Jones
BBC rugby union commentator at Twickenham

England's first meaningful attack and Owen Farrell pierced the defence with a superb kick. What vision. Jonny May's pace was searing, he got there first and the home team have the lead.

Dylan Hartley suffered a head knock in that bone-trembling collision with Ken Owens.

He looks OK, but is sent to get his noggin looked over.

Jamie George is on in his place for the time being.

Gareth Anscombe wastes a promising position with a loose grubber...

It was Alun Wyn Jones and Josh Navidi's tag-team tackle that forced the ball from Anthony Watson's grasp off kick-off.

Wales spin wide to Josh Adams.

He resists the drift defences attempt to force him into touch.

Oh! A mighty coming together between Ken Owens and Dylan Hartley.

Image source, Getty Images

Jerome Garces, the referee, toots the horn and we are underway as Rhys Patchell boots to the backs.

Anthony Watson collects.

But spills straight to a Welsh hand.

Wales with ball just outside the England 22m.

Much missed but he's tuning in

Image source, BBC Sport

BBC app users need to click the link. Live radio commentary via a click at the top of this page.

Ken Owens blinks back the tears and tightens the arms around his team-mates shoulder as the final bars of the Welsh national anthem are swallowed by the cavernous Twickenham stands.

Time for the home team's ditty.

Ringing and resounding.

Dylan Hartley, eyes screwed tight shut, is bouncing on his heels, pawing the earth and ready for the off.

Kick-off next.

Image source, Getty Images

View from the top...

Image source, BBC Sport

Despite our surnames, only one of us is actually related to a former Welsh player.

And there are no lucky charms here, impartiality is the word of the day.

Get in touch via #bbcsixnations or text 81111

The two teams are in the tunnel, stares locked straight forward and out towards the Twickenham turf.

No sneaky side-eye towards the men they are going to be colliding with over the next 80 minutes.

A nod from an official and they are off, cantering into a rotten old day in south-west London.

Mizzle, murk, heavy cloud and a greasy ball in prospect.

Anthems time.

Image source, Rex Features

Head-to-head

• England have won five of their last six Tests against Wales, including the last three in a row.

• The English could equal their Five/Six Nations record of five consecutive victories against Wales this weekend.
• Wales' most recent victory at Twickenham was a famous 28-25 triumph in the 2015 World Cup.

England

• England are attempting a record 15th consecutive home victory in the Six Nations.
• They have earned 24 wins from their last 25 games.
• Their only two defeats in the last 20 Six Nations fixtures both came against Ireland in Dublin.
• England's last defeat at Twickenham was a 33-13 World Cup loss to Australia in October 2015.
• They have since won 14 consecutive home Tests, racking up 64 tries and 507 points.
• Danny Care makes his 78th appearance this weekend, becoming England's most-capped scrum-half.

Wales

• Wales have lost three of their last five Six Nations away games, drawing with Ireland and beating Italy.
• Victory over Scotland last weekend was both their 50th in the Six Nations and under the stewardship of Warren Gatland.
• Gatland won his first Test match in charge of Wales at Twickenham in 2008.
• Leigh Halfpenny scored two tries in the opening Six Nations game against Scotland, having previously gone 38 Tests and five years without one for his country.

Image source, Getty Images

England came into the game on the back of 15 successive wins, but their self-belief and winning run were taken to the very limits on their trip to Cardiff 12 months ago.

With less than five minutes on the clock and Wales 16-14 up on the scoreboard, Jonathan Davies failed to find touch, George Ford gathered, Owen Farrell bulleted a pass wide and Elliot Daly surged round Alex Cuthbert to score.

Cue red despair and white-shirted glee.

Paul Grayson
Former Lions and England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live's Rugby Union Weekly

Image source, Getty Images

England sometimes have a disconnect out wide where the defence doesn't push up at the same time. That is where Wales started to play in the 2015 World Cup win over England.

England have some issues when the pace is high. If opponents have enough nerve to accept that midfield press and try and get outside they can cause problems

I don't think that England's defence is where defence coach Paul Gustard wants it. It is certainly not where Eddie Jones wants it to be.

Where will today's titanic Twickenham clash be won?

It could all come down to whether Wales trust their skills enough to get the ball wide outside of a rush midfield defence.

Paul Gustard's rabid Wolfpack against Rob Howley's desire to let slip his backline whippets of war.

"England bought a lot of line speed at the weekend in defence," Wales centre Jamie Roberts told 5 live's Rugby Union Weekly.

"Their first five of six defenders were really flying off the line. Wales will try and attack outside of that. They'll look to play to width and hope those England outside defenders sit off."

But Roberts also highlights mindset, speed of ball and the big-game players on each side as potentially key to deciding the outcome.