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Eamon Doggett

What time and TV channel is Scotland v England on today in the Six Nations?

Eddie Jones claims that England are the underdogs as they open up their Six Nations campaign against Scotland.

Jones' side finished fifth in last year's competition, including a first defeat to Scotland at Twickenham since 1983.

They have a number of injuries to contend with this time around, including the talismanic Owen Farrell who has been ruled out of the tournament with an ankle injury.

Scotland, meanwhile, enjoyed three wins in last year's competition, highlighted by away wins in London and Paris.

And England Eddie Jones has suggested that Scotland are the favourites for this one.

Jones said: “It’s the first time I have been in the experience of going up there and Scotland being red-hot favourites.

“They are expected to win – every time the players look at the crowd at Murrayfield, they will feel that expectation.

"They are expected to win. They are red-hot favourites and they’ve got to cope with that."

Here is all you need to know about the match:

When and where is it on?

The match is scheduled for a 4.45pm kick-off on Saturday, 5 February at Murrayfield in Edinburgh.

How can I watch it?

You can watch the match on Virgin Media One, with coverage beginning at 4pm. It will also be shown live on BBC One.

The Teams

Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Sam Johnson, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price; 1 Rory Sutherland, 2 George Turner, 3 Zander Fagerson, 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 7 Hamish Watson, 8 Matt Fagerson.

Replacements: 16 Stuart McInally, 17 Pierre Schoeman, 18 WP Nel, 19 Sam Skinner, 20 Magnus Bradbury, 21 Ben White, 22 Blair Kinghorn, 23 Sione Tuipulotu

England: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Max Malins, 13 Elliot Daly, 12 Henry Slade, 11 Joe Marchant, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Ben Youngs; 1 Ellis Genge, 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 4 Maro Itoje, 5 Nick Isiekwe, 6 Lewis Ludlam, 7 Tom Curry (c), 8 Sam Simmonds.

Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Joe Marler, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Charlie Ewels, 20 Alex Dombrandt, 21 Harry Randall, 22 George Ford, 23 Jack Nowell.

Betting Odds

Scotland 11/10

Draw 17/1

England 5/6

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