As far as Calcutta Cup clashes go, Saturday's Guinness Six Nations opener between England and Scotland may be one of the most heavily anticipated meetings the two teams have staged in the modern era.
But the Scots will travel to Twickenham without four of those stars with British and Irish Lions credentials in their XV, three of whom are out of the squad altogether. Hamish Watson, Zander Fagerson and Ali Price are the unlucky trio guaranteed not to feature at Headquarters, while Chris Harris looks to make an impact off the bench.
Gregor Townsend has put faith in his squad's depth and made a number of brave calls as Scotland look to beat 'The Auld Enemy' three times running for the first time in more than 50 years. The head coach relayed the logic behind his bold selections, however, with the fixture simply coming too soon for Edinburgh flanker Watson and Glasgow Warrior prop Fagerson, both of whom were part of the Lions' 2021 tour defeat in South Africa.
