Vunipolas, Watson named on bench for England in Scotland clash
England's Billy Vunipola is set for a second-half appearance against Scotland
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England coach Eddie Jones has included Vunipola brothers and Bath wing Anthony Watson on the bench for the upcoming Six Nations clash against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday.
Billy Vunipola made a successful comeback for Saracens last weekend against Newcastle Falcons where he played for 72 minutes but Nathan Hughes has been preferred at number eight.
Harlequins prop Joe Marler is set to make his 50th appearance for the red rose team as Mako Vunipola continues to remain on the bench along with his brother Billy while Maro Itoje will continue at blindside flanker.
Jones has also made three changes to the starting XV with Ben Youngs, Jonathan Joseph and Jack Nowell replacing Danny Care, Ben Te'o and Jonny May respectively at scrum-half, outside centre and right wing. May fails to make it to the matchday 23 with Watson taking his place.
A win for England on Saturday will help them match New Zealand's world record of 18 consecutive wins while the Dark Blues will look to register their first win at Twickenham since 1983.
Jones said he is expecting a complete performance from his side on the big stage against Scotland.
"Our preparation for Scotland has been very good. We had two excellent training runs in Oxford last week and followed that up this week," Jones said.
"We're focused on ourselves - we want to give our fans a really good performance.
"We've worked hard in this Six Nations and feel like a good performance is just around the corner. This is the 124th Calcutta Cup and I feel humbled and honoured to be part of such an historic rugby occasion.
"It's the oldest international fixture and means a lot to both countries. We will treasure the experience.
"I congratulate Joe Marler on his 50-cap milestone. I've coached a lot of good players and he is certainly one of the best.
"He is an honest and committed team man and a fine individual. To have him and Mako Vunipola available together to give us 80 minutes at loose-head is an enormous advantage."
England team for the Six Nations clash against Scotland:
Brown; Nowell, Joseph, Farrell, Daly; Ford, Youngs; Marler, Hartley (captain), Cole, Launchbury, Lawes, Itoje, Haskell, Hughes.
Replacements: George, M Vunipola, Sinckler, Wood, B Vunipola, Care, Te'o, Watson
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