England manager Steve Borthwick caused a huge surprise when he named his squad for the match against Scotland at Murrayfield.
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Freddie Steward has been left out of England's starting XI as one of five changes made by manager Steve Borthwick for the away game against hosts Scotland.
Not only did Steward lose his place in the run-on XV to full-back George Furbank, he was eliminated from the 23rd game altogether.
Borthwick, who remained in the backline, opted to recall veteran scrum-half Danny Care and center Ollie Lawrence at the expense of Alex Mitchell and Fraser Dingwall. Mitchell was ruled out of the Calcutta Cup test match due to a knee injury.
Up front, props Ellis Genge and Dan Cole will flank England captain and hooker Jamie George in Edinburgh.
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England, who are one of two unbeaten teams in the Championship alongside title holders Ireland, have won three of their three matches after defeating Italy (27-24) and Wales (16-14) in their opening two rounds. want to be. Six Nations.
But they have lost their last three games against their oldest rivals, Scotland, who announced their team name on Thursday.
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England team lineup for Scotland clash
England – 15 George Firbank, 14 Tommy Freeman, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ollie Lawrence, 11 Elliot Daly, 10 George Ford, 9 Danny Care, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Ethan Roots, 5 Ollie Chetham, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Dankor, 2 Jamie George (captain), 1 Ellis Genge.
Subs: 16 Theo Dunn, 17 Joe Marler, 18 Will Stewart, 19 George Martin, 20 Chandler Cunningham-South, 21 Ben Spencer, 22 Finn Smith, 23 Immanuel Fay-Waboso.
