Scotland Team to face England.

15 Chris Paterson (Edinburgh) 102 caps, 22 tries, 157 penalties, 87 conversions and 3 drop-goals, 764 points

14 Simon Danielli (Ulster) 27 caps, 6 tries, 30 points
13 Joe Ansbro (Northampton Saints) 4 caps
12 Sean Lamont (Scarlets) 53 caps, 8 tries, 40 points
11 Max Evans (Glasgow Warriors) 18 caps, 2 tries, 10 points

10 Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors) 4 caps, 1 penalty and 1 conversion, 5 points
9 Rory Lawson (Gloucester) 25 caps

1 Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh) 53 caps
2 Ross Ford (Edinburgh) 46 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
3 Moray Low (Glasgow Warriors) 13 caps
4 Richie Gray (Glasgow Warriors) 8 caps
5 Alastair Kellock (Glasgow Warriors) CAPTAIN 30 caps, 1 try, 5 points
6 Nathan Hines (Leinster) 70 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
8 Kelly Brown (Saracens) 43 caps, 4 tries, 20 points
7 John Barclay (Glasgow Warriors) 26 caps, 2 tries, 10 points

Substitutes

16 Scott Lawson (Gloucester) 25 caps, 2 tries, 10 points
17 Geoff Cross (Edinburgh) 3 caps
18 Richie Vernon (Glasgow Warriors) 9 caps
19 Alasdair Strokosch (Gloucester) 17 caps, 1 try, 5 points
20 Mike Blair (Edinburgh) 69 caps, 5 tries, 25 points
21 Dan Parks (Cardiff Blues) 59 caps, 4 tries, 45 penalties, 13 conversions, 14 drop-goals, 223 points
22 Nick De Luca (Edinburgh) 22 caps.

Looking forward to see what The Lawson / Jackson combo can do because the Blair / Jackson axis proved less than fruitful.

I would have started Stroker instead of Hines on blind side flank but Hines has hardly disgraced himself there thus far.

your thoughts?

That looks a strong team to me, though I know very little about Ruaridh Jackson. Guessing he is a hot prospect for Scottish rugby?

As a Welshman I'm hoping for us to beat Ireland and you to beat England to open the Championship back up! What do you think your chances are?

Looks a pretty strong starting XV to be fair. Really looking forward to seeing what the Sean Lamont / Joe Ansbro combination will do.