Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has made just one change to his forward pack for their Six Nations match against England at Murrayfield on Saturday.
No 8 Magnus Bradbury is the only change to Scotland’s starting XV for the Calcutta Cup clash in Edinburgh.
The 24-year-old Edinburgh back-rower has recovered from the thigh strain that kept him from starting in last weekend’s loss to Ireland and replaces club teammate Nick Haining, who drops to the bench.
The remaining change to the match 23 occurs on the bench, where Edinburgh tighthead Simon Berghan returns to the position in which he was selected last weekend, only to be ruled out through illness on the day of the game.
No change to the backs means Ali Price and Adam Hastings will rekindle their club partnership at Test level, with fellow Warriors Huw Jones and Sam Johnson – try scorers against England in 2018 and 2019 respectively – in midfield.
Captain and fullback Stuart Hogg anchors a back-three with Sean Maitland (Saracens) and Blair Kinghorn.
Scotland – 15 Stuart Hogg (c), 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Blair Kinghorn, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 Ali Price, 8 Magnus Bradbury, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Jonny Gray, 4 Scott Cummings, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Rory Sutherland.
Subs: 16 Stuart McInally, 17 Allan Dell, 18 Simon Berghan, 19 Ben Toolis, 20 Nick Haining, 21 George Horne, 22 Rory Hutchinson, 23 Chris Harris.
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