England vs Scotland - as it happened: Eddie Jones' men retain Six Nations crown with victory over Scots

Re-live all the action from Twickenham

Jonathan Joseph breaks through Scotland's back line before running in England's first try (Getty)

Eddies Jones’ England will be crowned Six Nations champions on Saturday if they can overcome a strong Scotland side at Twickenham.

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What time does it start?

The game gets under way at 4.00pm at Twickenham.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on ITV1. Coverage starts at 3.30pm. You can also follow the match with The Independent’s live blog here.

England host Scotland at Twickenham (2016 Getty Images)

Team news…

Danny Care, Ben Te’o and Jonny May make way for Ben Youngs (scrum-half), Jonathan Joseph (outside centre) and Jack Nowell (wing). The Vunipola brothers both make the bench.

England XV: M Brown (Harlequins); J Nowell (Exeter), J Joseph (Bath), O Farrell (Saracens), E Daly (Wasps); G Ford (Bath), B Youngs (Leicester); J Marler (Harlequins), D Hartley (Northampton, capt), D Cole (Leicester), J Launchbury (Wasps), C Lawes (Northampton), M Itoje (Saracens), J Haskell (Wasps), N Hughes (Wasps).

Replacements: J George (Saracens), M Vunipola (Saracens), K Sinckler (Harlequins), T Wood (Northampton), B Vunipola (Saracens), D Care (Harlequins), B Te'o (Worcester), A Watson (Bath).

Billy Vunipola starts on the bench (Getty)

Scotland have recalled flanker Hamish Watson after injury to his Edinburgh club-mate John Hardie. Otherwise, Vern Cotter picks the same team that started against Wales two weekends ago.

Scotland XV: Hogg (Glasgow); Seymour (Glasgow), Jones (Stormers), Dunbar (Glasgow), Visser (Harlequins), Russell (Glasgow), Price (Glasgow); Reid (Glasgow), Brown (Glasgow), Fagerson (Glasgow), R Gray (Toulouse), J Gray (Glasgow), Barclay (Scarlets, capt), Watson (Edinburgh), Wilson (Glasgow).

Replacements: Ford (Edinburgh), Dell (Edinburgh), Berghan (Edinburgh), Swinson (Glasgow), Du Preez (Edinburgh), Pyrgos (Glasgow), Weir (Edinburgh), Bennett (Glasgow).

Stuart Hogg can expect a busy afternoon at Twickenham (Getty)

It’s a big game for…

Owen Farrell. Should he feature, today’s game poses a big challenge for the young No 12. Farrell failed to take part in full training on Friday after being struck down with a leg injury that required medical treatment. Whether he starts for England or is thrown into the mix at some later point in the game, the 25-year-old can expect a bruising afternoon of rugby that will put his experience and resilience to the test.

Owen Farrell trained on his own on Friday (Getty)

Past three meetings…

Scotland 9 England 15, Six Nations, February 2016

England 23 Scotland 13, Six Nations, March 2015

Scotland 0 England 20, Six Nations, February 2014

Odds…

England to win: 1/5

Scotland to win: 5/1

Draw: 33/1

[11 March 2017 15:00 · Samuel Lovett]

Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Six Nations clash between England and Scotland.

Stay tuned as we bring you all the build-up and updates from Twickenham as Eddie Jones' men bid to claim their second successive Six Nations title under the fiery Australian.

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Friday night's match report:

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In other news...

 

[11 March 2017 15:15 · Jack Austin]

The big news of the afternoon is that the teamsheets are out and Owen Farrell's name IS among the England XV. There were worries the fly-half-cum-centre would miss out after limping out of training on Thursday but he has made it and is out with the rest of the team warming up.

[11 March 2017 15:16 · Jack Austin]

Interestingly enough, Elliot Daly is practising his kicking from the tee - but so is Farrell and Ford. Farrell wasn't practising his kicking on Friday during the captain's run.

[11 March 2017 15:20 · Samuel Lovett]

[11 March 2017 15:21 · Jack Austin]

Incidentally, the sun is blazing at HQ today - perfect rugby conditions. Scotland's dangerous running backs will love this.

[11 March 2017 15:23 · Jack Austin]

Farrell just slotted a magnificent kick from the touchline. Despite the heavy strapping to his left thigh his kicking looks unaffected...