England Six Nations lineup: Owen Farrell starts at 10 for opening match against Scotland

England skipper Owen Farrell has been handed the No 10 jersey for a duel with Finn Russell in Saturday’s Calcutta Cup.

Farrell has taken over the fly-half duties from George Ford, with Ollie Lawrence and Henry Slade completing the 10-12-13 combination.

Head coach Eddie Jones has also named flanker Mark Wilson in the No 6 jersey, with the flanker stepping in for injured star Sam Underhill.

Owen Farrell will start at 10 for England when they face Scotland in their Calcutta Cup clash

The Twickenham fixture marks the 150th anniversary of the Test against Scotland – and Jones wants his team to mark the occasion with a fast start.

‘We’re really looking forward to this game and getting the Guinness Six Nations back underway,’ said Jones.

‘It’s even more special to be taking part in a 150th anniversary game, it will be a good occasion.

‘It was difficult to pick the 23 players. We’ve had a really good week of training, it’s been very competitive but I’ve gone with what I feel is the strongest 23 for this week.

‘The Six Nations is a short tournament, it’s a real sprint so we’ll need to be on the front foot straight away. We know Scotland will be raring to go – but so will we.’

With experienced props Joe Marler, Mako Vunipola and Kyle Sinckler all unavailable, Ellis Genge and Will Stuart start in the front-row, either side of hooker Jamie George.

Autumn Nations Cup stand-out Maro Itoje is named at lock, partnered by Jonny Hill.

Wilson will make his first England appearance since last March, with Tom Curry and Billy Vunipola also named in the back-row.

In the back-line, veteran No 9 Ben Youngs starts as he chases Jason Leonard’s caps record, while Elliot Daly, Anthony Watson and Jonny May complete the back-three.