England No 8 Tom Willis is preparing to face Scotland for the first time, having grown up watching Six Nations contests from the Twickenham terraces alongside his father and elder brother, Toulouse flanker Jack Willis.
England are trying to avoid a fifth straight Calcutta Cup defeat for the first time in history and have vowed to match Scotland’s physicality.
England's only win over Scotland across the last seven meetings was a 13-6 Murrayfield triumph in 2020 en route to Six Nations glory under Eddie Jones.
England scrum coach Tom Harrison said: "Most games come down to physicality, especially around the contact area, around the set-piece, around the collision.
"I expect Scotland to be fired up in that area and I think you'll see a different Scotland when they play against England.".
