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John Evely

When is England's team news announcement ahead of Scotland in the 2022 Guinness Six Nations?

England get their 2022 Guinness Six Nations campaign underway this weekend with a stunning first game away at Murrayfield against Scotland for the Calcutta Cup.

Here is everything you need to know about the team news announcements and in the build-up to the big game.....

When is the England squad being announced?

Eddie Jones is set to whittle down his current 29-man squad to the matchday 23 on Thursday morning.

The England squad will be released at 11.30am on official channels.

When is the Scotland squad being announced?

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is expected to name his squad at around 2pm.

What time is KO?

England will travel to Edinburgh to take on Scotland in the Calcutta Cup on Saturday 5 February at 4.45pm KO.

What channel is the game being shown on?

The match is live on BBC 1 with coverage starting at 4pm.

You can also listen to the game on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Who is currently in England's 29-man squad?

FORWARDS
Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons, 5 caps)
Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers, uncapped)
Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, 31 caps)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, 36 caps)
Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins, 4 caps)
Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby, 26 caps)
Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 31 caps)
Jamie George (Saracens, 61 caps)
Nick Isiekwe (Saracens, 3 caps)
Maro Itoje (Saracens, 51 caps)
Lewis Ludlam (Northampton Saints, 10 caps)
Joe Marler (Harlequins, 74 caps)
Bevan Rodd (Sale Sharks, 2 caps)
Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, 9 caps)
Kyle Sinckler (Bristol Bears, 47 caps)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby, 15 caps)

BACKS
Mark Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby, 1 cap)
Elliot Daly (Saracens, 52 caps)
George Ford (Leicester Tigers, 77 caps)
George Furbank (Northampton Saints, 5 caps)
Ollie Hassell-Collins (London Irish, uncapped)
Max Malins (Saracens, 10 caps)
Joe Marchant (Harlequins, 7 caps)
Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs, 34 caps)
Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, 2 caps)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 43 caps)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins, 5 caps)
Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, 5 caps)
Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 112 caps)

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