Danny Care
Former England scrum-half on BBC's Rugby Union Weekly

There is that element of doubt, even as a player if you don’t say it as a player. These boys have kind of had our number and we must be fully on it from minute one to 80 to put them away.

If England hadn't beaten France then I’d have been more nervous. But the fact is England got that monkey off their back and found a way to win.

If they do win then England could win the Six Nations now.

Mike Henson
BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium

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Brothers Finbar (left) and Angus have arrived at the Allianz Stadium from Norwich with split loyalties. They were born in England, but have Scottish ancestry. Illustrious Scottish sporting ancestry nonetheless.

They are related to Hugh Bolton, who became the first Scottish footballer to win the FA Cup when Everton lifted the trophy back in 1906.

So, Angus has swung behind the visitors, while Finbar, is sticking with the hosts and his country of birth.

Finbar's favourite player is Marcus Smith. Angus is looking forward to seeing Finn Russell in action. Both have their mum to thank for the excellent face paint.

Head coach Steve Borthwick has made one change to the side that beat France with Ollie Chessum making his first Test start in almost a year as he replaces George Martin in the second row.

Martin was originally named amongst the replacements but has been ruled out because of the knee injury he sustained against France, so Bath flanker Ted Hill comes onto the bench.

Marcus Smith continues at full-back ahead of Freddie Steward and Elliot Daly.

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England captain Maro Itojewants his side to be "full of emotion" but does not want "blind emotion" as he says that can affect a team's accuracy.

England have not beaten Gregor Townsend's side since a 2020 victory at Murrayfield and have not won at Twickenham since 2017.

"You don't want blind rage and you don't want blind, beating-your-chest fury, but you need some of that," the 30-year-old said.

"Rugby is not a game of brute force alone, you need accuracy and you need to have the composure to identify space and execute.

"Rugby is an emotional game. In my humble opinion, it is a game that requires more emotion than most other sports because of the nature of what we do.

"This is an absolutely huge game. It is a brilliant opportunity to change the narrative there and get England back to winning the Calcutta Cup."

There has only been one winner of this one in recent years.

Victory would bring Scotland a fifth successive victory for the first time in the 153-year history of the fixture.

Here are the past six results for England against Scotland.

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The Calcutta Cup is the oldest trophy in international rugby, contested by England and Scotland.

It was in 1879 that England and Scotland first competed for the Calcutta Cup.

Since taking it from England in 2021, Scotland have held the Calcutta Cup for 1477 days

It is the Scots' longest tenure in possession of the famous trophy ever, beating the 1470 days they held it between 1893-1897.

Stat from rugby statistician Stuart Farmer.

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Fly-half Finn Russell has been passed fit to start, but winger Darcy Graham has not fully recovered from their first-half collision against Ireland that saw both players suffer concussions. Graham has been replaced by Glasgow Warriors' Kyle Rowe.

In the pack, loose-head prop Pierre Schoeman and flanker Jamie Ritchie come into the starting XV, with Matt Fagerson dropping to the bench.

A very late change sees Jamie Bhatti replace Rory Sutherland, who has been suffering from a back injury, on the bench.

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Mike Henson
BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium

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Scotland are first to arrive at the Twickenham gates.

Finn Russell is like the 'chill guy' meme made flesh, blowing gum bubbles as he strides towards the dressing rooms.

Out onto the velvet turf, the Scotland fly-half takes some penalty pot-shots, casually sending a few last-minute messages on his phone as he strides between the locations he has lined up.

When you have the recent record he and his team have in this fixture, it does loosen the limbs and ease the mind a bit.

Scotland were comfortably defeated 32-18 by Ireland at Murrayfield in their last outing.

It was their first loss of the championship after beating Italy in round one.

England snatched a dramatic victory over Six Nations favourites France as Elliot Daly glided in for decisive 79th-minute try.

It was a vital victory to keep their Six Nations title hopes alive after an opening round defeat by Ireland.

England against Scotland needs no introduction. The Calcutta Cup has been in Scotland's hands since 2021 after a four-match winning streak over England.

Steve Borthwick has never beaten Gregor Townsend as a head coach, but comes into the game off the back of an impressive win over France.

Buckle up, this one always produces. I hope I've not jinxed it!

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