England travel up to Scotland this weekend under the charge of interim boss Stuart Lancaster. He has named three uncapped players in his first England XV.
As expected Saracens pairing Brad Barritt and Owen Farrell will line up in the centres, however with their regular roles reversed, Barritt at outside and Farrell wearing No. 12.
The other fresh face comes in the back row with Northampton Saints’ Phil Dowson pipping Scarlets rookie Ben Morgan to the No. 8 jersey.
Charlie Hodgson and David Strettle return for their first starts since a clash with New Zealand back in 2008 while Mouriz Botha and Chris Robshaw, at skipper, will win just their second caps.
One man who knows what it takes to captain the England team is Bath Rugby’s Lewis Moody, who has just retured from the international scene:
“It’s something he is going to relish. He has done it for many years for his club and I think he has been playing some fantastic rugby over the last couple of seasons.”
