Six Nations: England's Alex Mitchell ruled out of Scotland match with knee injury
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Alex Mitchell has started in victories against Wales and Italy so far in the Six Nations
Guinness Six Nations: Scotland v England |
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Venue: Murrayfield, Edinburgh Date: Saturday, 24 February Kick-off: 16:45 GMT |
Coverage: Watch live on BBC One, iPlayer and online from 16:00 GMT, listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and follow live text on the BBC Sport website and app. |
England scrum-half Alex Mitchell will miss the Six Nations match against Scotland on Saturday after suffering a knee injury.
The 26-year-old will likely be replaced by Danny Care or Ben Spencer for the Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield.
Bristol scrum-half Harry Randall has been called into Steve Borthwick's 36-man training squad as cover.
An England spokesperson said Mitchell's injury requires "further investigation" to determine its severity.
Mitchell has started in both of England's victories against Italy and Wales so far in the Six Nations.
The Northampton Saints scrum-half has established himself as first choice for England since breaking into the squad for last autumn's World Cup.
Ollie Lawrence, who missed the first two rounds of the Championship because of a hip injury, has been passed fit to resume full training this week.
The Bath centre joins Manu Tuilagi in the squad and both are expected to compete with Fraser Dingwall and Henry Slade for a place in the starting XV.
England are second in the Six Nations standings with eight points, behind defending champions Ireland.
England squad to face Scotland
Forwards: Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers), Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers), Alex Coles (Northampton Saints), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Ben Curry (Sale Sharks), Theo Dan (Saracens), Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins), Ben Earl (Saracens), Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby), Ellis Genge (Bristol Bears), Jamie George (Saracens), Joe Heyes (Leicester Tigers), Maro Itoje (Saracens), Joe Marler (Harlequins), George Martin (Leicester Tigers), Beno Obano (Bath Rugby), Ethan Roots (Exeter Chiefs), Will Stuart (Bath Rugby), Sam Underhill (Bath Rugby)
Backs: Danny Care (Harlequins), Elliot Daly (Saracens), Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints), Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter Chiefs), George Ford (Sale Sharks), Tommy Freeman (Northampton Saints), George Furbank (Northampton Saints), Ollie Lawrence (Bath Rugby), Max Ojomoh (Bath Rugby), Harry Randall (Bristol Bears), Tom Roebuck (Sale Sharks), Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs), Fin Smith (Northampton Saints), Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby), Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers), Manu Tuilagi (Sale Sharks)
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