England have announced their squad for the Calcutta Cup match on Saturday evening in the opening round of the 2012 RBS Six Nations.

Owen Farrell of Saracens and son of new England interim coach, Andy Farrell, will start in the centre for his first England cap alongside fellow team mate and debutant, Brad Barritt. Northampton's Phil Dowson will also make his debut in the side and Saracens' Mouritz Botha will earn his second cap in the forwards pack.

David Strettle, whose England caps have been frustratingly limited due to injury, will start alongside Chris Ashton and Ben Foden in the backs. England have a set of new players on the bench with Jordan Turner-Hall, Mike Brown, Lee Dickson, Geoff Parling and Rob Webber all hoping to get on the pitch at Murrayfield.

Russell Hargreaves of Talking Rugby chatted to three of England's new boys and you can listen to the interviews by using the audio players below.


Owen Farrell:



Phil Dowson:



Mouritz Botha:



Credit: Talking Rugby

England Squad
Ben Foden; Chris Ashton; Brad Barritt, Owen Farrell, David Strettle; Charlie Hodgson; Ben Youngs; Alex Corbisiero, Dylan Hartley, Dan Cole; Mouritz Botha, Tom Palmer; Tom Croft, Chris Robshaw (captain), Phil Dowson.
Replacements: Rob Webber, Matt Stevens, Geoff Parling, Ben Morgan, Lee Dickson, Jordan Turner-Hall, Mike Brown.

Scotland Squad
Rory Lamont, Lee Jones, Nick De Luca, Sean Lamont, Max Evans, Dan Parks, Chris Cusiter; David Denton, Ross Rennie, Alasdair Strokosch, Jim Hamilton, Richie Gray, Euan Murray, Ross Ford (captain), Allan Jacobsen.
Replacements: Scott Lawson, Geoff Cross, Alastair Kellock, John Barclay, Mike Blair, Greig Laidlaw, Graeme Morrison.