Marcus Smith is retained at full-back with Fin Smith at fly-half and a back row of Tom Curry, Ben Earl and Tom Willis will improve a record of one triumph over Scotland in seven meetings stretching back to 2018.
Marcus Smith spurned five points with two hooked strikes, which led to Fin Smith assuming the responsibilities and landing two crucial conversions to secure a stirring win.
“With Fin Smith and Marcus Smith, we have two ball-players, two people who see space in the front line and in the back-field, and that’s going to be very important this weekend.”.
“He is a world-class goal-kicker,” Borthwick said of Marcus Smith, the England head coach stating that the decision was made in the immediate aftermath of Le Crunch.
George, who also made a significant impact as Borthwick’s charges snatched Le Crunch on the back of late line-out accuracy, is poised for a 99th England cap on Saturday.
