Chris Jones in the Evening Standard proposed his England starting XV for Scotland game in three weeks time. Who is in and how do they compare to the Scottish team that started against Australia (and scored 34 points against them)?
15 - Mike Brown v Stuart Hogg
14/11 - Chris Ashton/Anthony Watson v Sean Maitland/Tommy Seymour
13 - Jonathan Joseph v Mark Bennett
12 - Owen Farrell v Peter Horne
10 - George Ford v Finn Russell
9 - Danny Care v Greg Laidlaw
8 - Billy Vuinopola v David Denton
7 - James Haskell v John Hardie
6 - Chris Robshaw v Blair Cowan
5/4 - George Kruis/Joe Launchbury v Jonny Gray/Richie Gray
3 - Dan Cole v WP Nel
2 - Dylan Hartley v Ross Ford
1 - Joe Marler v Ally Dickinson
England may have a slight edge in the backline, although Farrell at 12 is still WIP, and packs look fairly even, with Scotland through Hardie having edge at breakdown and England stronger in front five, although WP Nel will test Marler, who had an indifferent RWC 2015.
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