Andy Robinson plays down return to Twickenham

Scotland head coach Andy Robinson, despite being a former England international and head coach, places no additional personal significance on Sunday's RBS 6 Nations clash at Twickenham.

Robinson will return to the headquarters of the Rugby Football Union for the first time as Scotland boss, after losing the England job in November 2006.

But ever the competitor, the former Bath and Edinburgh boss demands victory from his Scotland team in the Calcutta Cup at Twickenham purely because it is the next Test.

Robinson told Press Association Sport: "It's about the next game.

"All I'll be saying to the players is it's a fantastic stadium to go and play, the pitch is in cracking order and where better place to go out and show what you're about than to do that at Twickenham."

Robinson today named a team showing four changes to the starting XV which began the 21-18 loss to Ireland on February 27, with Rory Lawson, Nathan Hines, Joe Ansbro and Simon Danielli named in place of Mike Blair, Johnnie Beattie, Nick De Luca and Nikki Walker.

Robinson is under no illusions about the size of the task which faces his side, the history of the fixture says it all.

Grand Slam-chasing England face a Scotland side searching for their first win of the 2011 Six Nations and without a victory in west London since 1983 - before seven members of this Sunday's starting XV were born.

This Sunday's match is the 100th anniversary of the first England-Scotland clash at Twickenham and in 44 attempts, Scotland have just four wins.

"Twickenham's a fantastic stadium and there will be really good support for Scotland going there," added Robinson.

"The players have got to be inspired by the stadium and also by the team that they're playing against.

"They're playing against a team which is a very good side at the moment, they're right at the top of their game, playing with really good width, scoring tries from anywhere on the pitch and also with a very dominant forward pack that's giving them control of the game.

"When you come into a game like this every area is going to be challenged and we have to have players that are right at the top of their game.

"We have the personnel who can deal with it, but we have to be right at the top of our game and everybody's got to work for each other.

"It's about us focusing on what we're about."

Victories over Australia, Ireland, Argentina (twice) and world champions South Africa in Robinson's 18-month reign have demonstrated Scotland's potential for upsets, while last year's Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield ended in a draw.

Scotland's game is evolving, though, from the tight style which delivered victory in many of those games and Robinson will keep faith in the new expansive outlook.

Ruaridh Jackson has been retained at fly-half and will play inside Sean Lamont, who continues at inside centre, and Ansbro, who is available again following concussion.

Danielli will make his first start of the championship, having come off the bench against Ireland, while Blair is replaced by Lawson at scrum-half.

Nathan Hines returns to blindside flanker to add bulk to the back row, with Kelly Brown moving to number eight, with Beattie dropping out of the matchday 22 altogether and fit again Alasdair Strokosch named among the substitutes.

Walker has also not been named in the squad, but Blair and De Luca will be replacements.

Robinson added: "The changes we have made are small, but I believe right for us to go and take the game to England.

"It's always about getting a balance to your game.

"We're trying to move our game forward by playing with the ball in hand and having the confidence to go with the ball in hand and having the ability to defend against anything.

"What's let us down is our defence. We've conceded really cheap scores, whether it's after turnover ball or after we've conceded ball at the lineout and scrum.

"The scores we've given the opposition they haven't had to work that hard for."

England secured narrow victories over Wales and France and were ruthless in their demolition of Italy, who Scotland play in their tournament finale on March 19.

Robinson knows his side must cut out the errors which have marred the losses to France, Wales and Ireland in order to prevail on Sunday, and that Scotland must be able to quickly transfer from attack to defence in order to avoid conceding soft scores.

He added: "The opposition have scored good tries against us but you've got to understand when you are turning over ball your defence is out of position so you've got to find that shape very quickly.

"It will have to be better because if it's not we will get severely punished."