Furbank starts as England drop Steward for Scotland challenge in Six Nations

Borthwick makes fives changes for Calcutta Cup matchLawrence preferred to Tuilagi in midfield at Murrayfield

George Furbank has been handed a surprise start at fullback for England’s clash with Scotland on Saturday with Steve Borthwick dropping Freddie Steward and making five changes to his side for the key Calcutta Cup encounter.

Furbank comes in at fullback for Steward for his seventh Test appearance and first in nearly two years while Ollie Lawrence is named at inside-centre, Danny Care gets the nod at scrum-half and Borthwick has changed both props with Ellis Genge and Dan Cole beginning the match against Scotland.

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