Maro Itoje will lead England into Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with Scotland after being restored to the starting XV for the trip to Murrayfield.
Itoje was named on the bench for the 48-7 victory over Wales that launched the tournament following the recent death of his mother, but now returns to the second row at the expense of Alex Coles.
The England skipper came on in the 50th minute of the Allianz Stadium opener and was sin-binned almost immediately because of an accumulation of offences from his side.
Jamie George was captain in his absence but the Saracens hooker is given a replacement’s role against Scotland, with Luke Cowan-Dickie filling the number two jersey in the second and final change to the starting XV.
