Time away from game was frustrating but beneficial - Anthony Watson

England wing Anthony Watson says he is fit and raring to take on Scotland in the upcoming Six Nations 2017 clash at Twickenham on Saturday.

The 23-year-old last played for England during last year's tour of Australia in June and has been battling injuries since then.

A jaw injury during England's training camp in October ruled him out of autumn internationals while a hamstring issue forced him to miss the first three rounds of the ongoing Six Nations tournament.

During the lay-off period, the Bath star was seen working with England's strength and conditioning coach Dean Benton and visual awareness coach Dr Sherylle Calder to sharpen his skills which he believes has benefitted him on his return.

"The time out has been a little bit frustrating because this was the second or third injury I'd had this year and that wasn't part of the plan," the Bath wing said.

"But in a similar way to when I had the jaw injury, I've tried to take benefits from it. Being in camp here has allowed me to work on stuff that I wouldn't normally have been able to do so much of.

"Dean and the S and C staff have been outstanding with me. I've been doing a lot of speed work and speed mechanic stuff.

"And that feels like it's translating, so it's not been all doom and gloom. I feel better as a result of it.

"In some ways I feel faster. It's important to learn about yourself and how you run.

"I feel like I understand my body again better in terms of what I need to do to improve, how can I be more efficient with my running and what do I start doing when I'm tired.

"If I can translate that on to the pitch as much as possible, then I'll definitely reap the benefits.

"A lot of the speed mechanics was to do with how high my hips were going, what my foot strike was like - was it too much heel or too mid foot.

"I watched lots of slow motion footage to compare my running style to that of sprinters. When you put the two against each other it was plain to see a few areas where I could go to improve.

"The work I've done gives me confidence from a speed point of view. I've done some agility stuff too.

"Another part of the rehab process was time spent doing skills with (England skills coach) Rory Teague, who has been outstanding with me. I've done hand eye, passing stuff, eyeball stuff."

Watson is set to be included in the matchday 23 squad against Scotland in the Calcutta Cup tie and is now hoping to make a strong comeback at Twickenham on Saturday.

"It is definitely difficult, but once you have drilled it a few times in training and you have been really conscious about how you are running, then it gets a little bit easier," he said.

"You want to do it enough times to the point where it becomes a habit. That is the key - to maximise your efficiency but to be able to do it all the time."

A win on Saturday will help Eddie Jones' men level New Zealand's world record of 18 consecutive victories.

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