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    Edinburgh wing Jones to make Scotland debut against England

    Scotland coach Andy Robinson
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    Lee Jones will make his Scotland debut in the Six Nations against England on Saturday.

    Head coach Andy Robinson has made eight changes from the team which began their most recent Test, the 16-12 Rugby World Cup loss to England, for the match at Murrayfield.

    Edinburgh wing Jones is joined in being promoted to the starting line-up by lock Jim Hamilton, flanker Ross Rennie, number eight David Denton, scrum-half Chris Cusiter, fly-half Dan Parks, centre Nick De Luca and full-back Rory Lamont.

    Stuart Lancaster will name his first England team on Thursday morning at 9:45am.

    Scotland team to play England in the Six Nations match at Murrayfield

    R Lamont (Glasgow Warriors); L Jones (Edinburgh), N De Luca (Edinburgh), S Lamont (Scarlets), M Evans (Castres); D Parks (Cardiff Blues), C Cusiter (Glasgow Warriors); A Jacobsen (Edinburgh), R Ford (capt, Edinburgh), E Murray (Newcastle), R Gray (Glasgow Warriors), J Hamilton (Gloucester), A Strokosch (Gloucester), R Rennie (Edinburgh), D Denton (Edinburgh).

    Replacements: S Lawson (Gloucester), G Cross (Edinburgh), A Kellock (Glasgow Warriors), J Barclay (Glasgow Warriors), M Blair (Edinburgh), G Laidlaw (Edinburgh), G Morrison (Glasgow Warriors).