Scotland v England Six Nations Rugby

It is the history, it is the passion. It is instilled in new from

a youngster. Pride, it is the wee against the big man. 1990, it does

not get any better than that. Scotland have won a famous victory.

Playing against 15 mad Scotsman, it is tough. Scary. Intimidated. What a

struggle. As long as you get your retaliation in first, you might be

in with a chance of winning. You never lose against England. We never

expected to lose against Scotland. Never lose. Never lose. Failure is

not an option. Just don't lose to England. You never lose against

Scotland. You never, never lose to England.

The Auld Enemy gala dinner last night. 700 years on from

Bannockburn, 743 after the country first met on rugby field. Random

anniversaries will count for nothing. It is about two side is

recovering from an opening weekend defeat, desperate to get off the

mark, only too well aware that however much people tried to

underplay the political undertones, Scotland against England is never

just another match. And while both these teams look for

an opening victory, Ireland have played two and won two after an

emphatic victory this afternoon. Ireland's next stop is took on in a

couple of weeks time. Here we are in Murrayfield. Not ideal conditions

overhead. It could be a lot worse. Not ideal conditions underfoot. The

pitch has come in for a barrage of criticism. Some areas looked

dreadful. It will have an effect on the quality of what we see in the

next couple of hours, in the company of Auld Enemy, Jeremy Guscott and

John Inverdale. Both sides have known about this. They should have,

tactically, it is huge. Sexton did a masterclass for Ireland. It is quite

dry here. You're kicking game, you're chasing game has got to be

world-class. Whoever wins that will win the match. England lost last

week. I think the guys deserve another chance. England tried harder

and succeeded in losing. They need a chance to repay back Stuart

Lancaster's faith in selecting them. I thought their attacking was

brilliant, especially Owen Farrell and Danny Care. Is your cup half

empty or half full? It was a difficult performance to analyse. It

fell off in the second half. I think everyone here in Murrayfield is

looking for a spike in performance from Scotland. In the second game of

the Championship it normally happens. A final thought about the

pitch but I am sure we will come back to it during the course of the

match, we are on a piece of synthetic grass on the side of the

pitch and if you look six inches that way, that is what the real

grass pitch looks like and I guess it is not long before all

internationals are played on this. This time next year, the pitch will

be dug up and it will be 50-50% synthetic and grass. For the moment,

it looks like that and it will be interesting to see what effect it

has what we see over the next 80 minutes or so. For Scott Johnson,

this is his last throw of the dice in attempt to overthrow England.

Lastly, as the match wore on, the flames slowly flickered and then it

finally fizzled out. With a roar we begin. It is Trimble

who crosses. Ireland have the try! It is a gallop towards the line.

Surely a dry? It is a try! Chris Henry. Rob Carney is going.

They are a long way ahead now in the Six Nations against Scotland.

Was it a big decision to drop your captain, Kelly Brown, not just out

of the starting line-up but out of the squad? It was a tough decision.

Kelly is a great human being. We thought the mix was better this way.

It was difficult. It was a difficult week but these things have to

happen. A big challenge for Chris Fusaro coming into this side? With

the pitch the way it is and the conditions the way they are, it

might suit him. I have coached a few boys like him and his form has been

good. He deserves the run out. You have talked about dark places this

week, how has it been in such a short turnaround? We brought

torches, that is what we did. But at the end of the day, there were good

things as well. There is a naivete about our team and we know that. A

quick turnaround gives a good chance to bounce back quickly.

With a new flanker and a new captain today for Scotland. They did not

really perform well in Dublin but a few changes in the front row. No

changes in the second row. The first change for Scotland and what a

change, Kelly Brown out and Chris Fusaro comes in. No change at

halfback. Greig Laidlaw takes the captaincy from Brown. A youthful

centre partnership. Sean Maitland is out and Tommy Seymour comes in.

Today, from a Scottish perspective, it may be all about Chris Fusaro who

makes his debut today. I was talking to Jason White last night who became

Scotland captain. He made his debut against England in 2000 on the

winning side. The Scotland captain Kelly Brown has

been dropped for the Six Nations match. He is gutted to miss the

match. It took me awhile to come to terms with it. I had to pinch myself

a couple of times. It is a massive honour. I will have to listen to the

coaches. I was to get the nod. Kelly had a good game last week. It is the

nature of the sport, it can be ruthless sometimes and also it is an

opportunity for me now so I have got to prove myself. I will be trying to

get in there and disrupt it as much as possible against England. A great

tackle. We have got the game plan. I think we have got the right game

plan to win it. Andy, the obvious question is, what

does he bring to the side that Kelly Brown couldn't? It is all about the

breakdown. Chris Fusaro has been brought in to get his hands on the

ball in the tackle. He is quicker but shorter than Chris Robshaw. He

needs to get there. He must win the race to get to the tackle. If they

arrive at the same time, there is a difference of 15 kilograms in

weight. He must win that race. Another significant selection,

Escott -- Scott in the centre. Matt Scott coming in at 12, really has

two for that link between all the good play last week, to let Stuart

Hogg get the ball. I think he is growing and growing as an

international inside centre and he is a really good player.

Let's move on to England now who could have one, should have won, you

might say in Paris to last weekend but they were hit by a French sucker

punch in the final of the match. What a start to the Six Nations! A

second try for France. Mike Brown, helter-skelter rugby. England are

level! England's lead grows. There are warnings of gales in all

areas. And France will steal it. It has been a thriller in Paris and the

home team have won it. Stuart, fortunate, I guess, out of

every player who was available, you have kept faith with that team, is

it time to repay that faith? It is not about repaying it to anyone but

themselves. I think they were disappointed to have lost the game.

It was difficult initially to pick them back up but there is a lot of

frustration we will take out in Scotland today. What were the key

lessons? Everything matters, the start, it is a big mountain to

climb. There is also the positivity. The accuracy in our game

I thought was excellent. We want to build on that. You have had a look

outside. A lot of talk about the pitch and conditions, what do you

make of it? The same for both teams. It is the same as yesterday. It is a

bit wetter today than yesterday but I am sure it will be fine. It will

be the same for both teams. We can win in the rain and the drive.

Stuart Lancaster was talking about the pitch there. This is the

pre-match entertainment which is always great. Really outstanding

entertainment. Given the state of the pitch already, I'm not sure they

are doing it an awful lot of good. Obviously, the players are not

playing in high-heeled boots but it is not improving the situation, I do

not think. Going back to the England side,

rarely has the substitution caused such a furore as Danny Care's last

week. He maintains his place. A lot of pressure on these three,

the scrum did not go well last week. Always excellent work rate, they

shared the work rate these two. Chris Robshaw has to win his contest

with those are. Failure is not an option. Kicking will be keyed today.

The ball must go hi all go wrong. Luther Burrell scored a great try

last week. He needs to target Duncan Weir today. Who would want to be a

back three player today in these conditions? The courage will be

tested this afternoon. We were talking about the scrum-half. He has

had a chequered career. He was running the show last weekend. He

has been talking to Sonja McLaughlan about the good times and the bad.

England have dropped Danny Care following his arrest for

drink-driving. Drunk and disorderly at the wheel. He will come back

stronger. All I wanted to do from a kid was to play for England. I loved

every minute of it and to have that taken away from me spurred me on to

make some changes in my life. I realised what I want to be is an

international rugby player. To play for my country as many times as I

can and represent everyone who has been there for me and supported me.

Do you have faith in him off the pitch? 100%. We all makes mistakes

and the important thing is to learn from them. I do believe everything

happens for a reason. Maybe I needed that lesson to spur me on to be a

better player. Danny Care providing the spot. Where did that performance

come from? I had been waiting a while to be back in the number nine

shirt. It is such a special tournament. To have that shirt away

in France, I knew I had to perform. All that was missing was a try. I

was about two centimetres away! It was close. Why do you think that you

were substituted? You get substituted around that point. I

think I could've played on a bit longer but the coach makes the

decisions. And I back that 100%. I always believed he could be the best

in the world and now he is relentless in that pursuit. What do

you think when you hear that? I will give him ?10 later! It is good to

hear and Stewart has always believed in me mad that I could be the best.

It has taken a couple of years but hopefully I am playing the best rob

me of my career at the moment. -- rugby. How much is the team driven

to take the title? We know that we can win every game, simple as that.

We were close in France. Scotland is going to be a massive game, but

really exciting for us. We will go there full of confidence and try to

get the win. So there is Danny Care. Have you

revised your opinion about the substitution last week? Not at all.

I thought Danny Care was having his best game. He was playing really

well. To me you only make the substitution if someone is injured

or you need a tactical change to the game. I think it did affect the

game. I just hope that the coaching staff watch the game closely today

and take players of only if it will make a big difference. Do not change

for the sake of changing. He will not have the option of another

outside half if Owen Farrell gets injured. Owen Farrell, was that his

best game for England last week? He was superb. Probably the fact that

it was his ninth consecutive game starting really helped. He was

looking, probing, passing well. Everything in sync. What about no

replacement outside half on the bench? Especially in these

conditions, if Owen Farrell was to be endured, there would be a gap in

that recognised ten. They need to be on the pitch for the whole game

today. They were very good in certain areas and less good in

others. What about this in particular? They have been working

on this in training. They get quick ball. Danny Care whips it out. Talk

about scanning and looking, they have a couple of lines of attack.

The French have come up too early. Owen Farrell makes up good ground.

Luther Burrell gets indeed. You cannot get much better than that. It

is a great setup. I do not think we will see too much handling today. It

will be more kicking. England are at their best. Chris Robshaw and Luther

Burrell. These conditions will play to the England strengths. Scotland

in Dublin were far too lateral. They never got in behind the defence. You

have got to get in behind. That is what Chris Fusaro will have to do

today. Well 89 years ago was the very first match played here.

England against Scotland. And Scotland were the winners. This

stadium has seen some great moments.

Smith again. O Connell, what a superb try.

Roy Laidlaw. A bit of indecision. There is a chance now. And he goes

through. That is a brilliant try. Armstrong to Gavin Hastings.

Magnificent try for the 21-year-old!

Dawson again. Caught by Grimes. Grayson is through. What a try!

And Paul Grayson is actually commentating this afternoon on radio

five live. If we go across the running track, one of the

idiosyncrasies of Murrayfield, Brian Moore and Chris Paterson are in the

commentary box. Good afternoon. We are probably warmer and drier than

you! Yes, it is pouring with rain. Not an afternoon for the backs. In

terms of the battle at front, what are the key areas? Well I think the

scrum suffered last week. The England scrum likewise. They have

both improved enormously. I thought Kelly Brown has been given a bit of

a hard time because he was asked to play in a different position and

then dropped for not doing it well enough. And who will be in the back

three on a day like this on the England side? The back three are

bound to be busy. How do you respond to kicks from the opposition today?

You do the basics well. And that will put the opposition under

pressure. The Scotland backs, they know each other's games inside out.

Whereas the England backs, some of them are new to the scene. But there

are quality players. You suspect the game might be a carbon copy, or at

least very similar. To the game played in Dublin earlier this

afternoon. We have got a forum on the red button straight after the

final whistle here and any thoughts you have, give us a shout. Also on

the BBC Facebook page. There is going to be a lot to be said about

the Welsh performance this afternoon. This England side are

Twickenham in a couple of weeks time. Here is the reception for

England in Scotland. Not overwhelming, it is fair to say. But

there's always that little bit of rivalry. It is the only ground where

England get booed. I feel that England will win the day. It is

going to be tight but I think they should see it through. We will be

playing the same record over and over. Scotland will create chances

but they have to take them. I think today will be a different set of

chances. It is all about playing in the right areas. There will be a lot

of kicking. They will be bombarded with high balls in the wings. A huge

kicking performance required tonight. We do not have the

pyrotechnics as they had in Sochi last night but that is still a

magnificent sight, the types and drums. And this massive cannon is

going to go off in a moment. Scotland coming here at Murrayfield.

The England team already lined up and waiting for the anthems.

Wherever it you are watching us, battling the elements or in the

gales, this is the match to lift all spirits. England have only one here

once in the last decade. It is a rivalry that began in 1871 when

Scotland one 1-nil. And it is the battle that resumes for the 132nd

time today. Brian Moore, Chris Paterson and Andrew Carter on

commentary after the anthems. The crowd stand for the second match of

this second weekend of the RBS 2014 Six Nations Championship.

# God save our gracious Queen! # Long live our noble Queen!

# God save the Queen! # Send her victorious.

# Happy and glorious. # Long to reign over us.

# God save the Queen. # O Flower Of Scotland.

# When will we see your like again. # That fought and died for.

# Your wee bit hill and glen. # That stood against him.

# Proud Edward's army. # And sent him homeward.

# Tae think again. # Those days are past now.

# And in the past they must remain. # But we can still rise now.

# And be the nation again. # That stood against him.

# Proud Edward's army. # And sent him homeward.

# Tae think again #. One anthem seat to crush an army.

The other rebelling. Both teams desperate for a win. The Scotland

coach has swung the axe. But it has only fallen on Kelly Brown in the

forwards. Chris Fusaro is smaller and more mobile. Tommy Seymour comes

in in the wing for injured Sean Maitland. And for England, same

again. The two youngest forwards are the key players. Billy Vunipola will

be hard to contain. Jonny May brings real pace on the left wing. He plays

in spite of breaking his nose last week. Alex Goode covers a couple of

backline positions for England. And in between this great meeting

between Scotland and England is a French referee. And the noise

swells. The countdown will continue here at Murrayfield. And they can't

it down to the 100 and 32nd meeting between these two countries.

A blast of the whistle and away they go.

England have pristine white shirts. That will not last. Hartley got him

down. A little bit of adrenaline flowing.

You cannot allow players to receive the ball uncontested. A quick look

at England's success rate last week. 87% of their line-outs worked.

The first test for Hartley and Lawes. There is Vunipola again.

He tried to off load. Scotland take it quickly. Sean Lamont. The referee

says just wait a moment. The ball will be kicked. I suppose you can

say fairies foul and foul is fair, it is the same as saying it is the

same for both sides. Also there were bands walking on the pitch

beforehand. But they were playing songs from Glee. Who are they? That

comes back to Scotland and Ryan Wilson has it but that was offside.

There will be a pop at goal for Farrell. There are good kicks and

bad kicks and that was a great kick. Huge pressure from Stuart Hogg. We

saw Duncan Weir try and put one over the top of Jack Nowell's head. Scott

Johnson will be very disappointed that something and nothing has given

England a relatively simple shot without having to do anything. Such

a good goalkicker. That was a slip. You saw the planted

foot. His left foot completely gone from underneath him. You will see it

in super slow motion. He said he did not know what his back foot was

going to do. Here we are. They take away the roots, these

little beasties, that is why it is so unstable out there. Anyway, a

good chance again. It is Scotland's ball. There was some concern about

Ryan Grant's back before kick-off but he seems to be going OK. Just as

the referee said advantage, Mike Brown takes it for England. It is

not really a day for galloping fullbacks.

Interesting, last week the Scotland Ireland game almost turned on Sexton

making a break from a dummy kick. How far will Farrell get? Not too

bad, just about to the 22. When you haven't got a firm pitch, playing

from your own 22 scenes and awful long way. It is a very big slog.

That was taken down nicely by Tom Wood. England will try and get

something going on here. Danny Care takes it away and a drop goal

attempt. He did it last week and he has done it again. If he was under

pressure to do that, he would not have done that. He thought, I might

as well have a shot. He is a natural footballer.

I think you can tell he wants to smile but he is not allowed to.

England with the early lead courtesy of that man, Care. David Denton

coming forward. Scotland are working hard to get

that back line, into Farrell and then Lawes. We decided to kick it

low. This was rather better measured. Seymour was up there as

well. Different servers, that might have gone straight out. He hit that

big divot. You can see England have won in the backfield.

England's line-out has been solid on two occasions so far.

Trying to give Danny Care bit more breathing space here. Down it goes.

The referee says nothing wrong with that.

Scotland have the penalty this time. The man infringing is Dylan Hartley.

Quite clear, Jerome Garces says, the feet. A calf kick this one, with the

instability underneath. And the angle as well -- a tough kick. The

wind can be quite hard at the East hand side of Murrayfield as well.

England still with that Danny Care drop goal lead. We were talking

before we came on air about the wind, repeat what you said. Trade

secret. The wind at Murrayfield is a low wind which swirls around the

stadium. It is always tricky here. That was carried in by Seymour then.

Scotland coming in. David Denton. A chunky meeting with many polar. --

Vunipola. Hamilton and Swinson set off

together. That was unchallenged until Mike

Brown came haring in. Laidlaw just gets that kick away.

Danny Care was there. The fullbacks will be tested... And Farrell just

took his eye off the ball. Twelvetrees under pressure. He was

able to get back kick away. Well done, Billy Twelvetrees, to stand

his ground there. England have the penalty. Scotland holding on. First

man on his feet. Neither side really making any great impression with

their kicking games. I think as well, Brian, there is a lot of

pressure on the kicker. A safe kick from Owen Farrell. England will have

the line-out. I think he just takes his eyes off the ball. Scotland need

to be on quicker. They need to be made to pay for that, England. They

were allowed to get away with it. England's line-out works well

enough. Vunipola has it at the back. A penalty advantage to

England. A little attack to nothing there. Another infringement there so

they will come back for the original infringement. The penalty has been

given against Jim Hamilton for going in the side but it could also be

given to Chris Fusaro on the near side here for taking down, I would

have thought both packs would use this. Very difficult to stop on a

greasy surface. The way to defend that is as soon as it is caught the

whole thing has to be dropped. A good kick from Farrell. He did not

fancy a pop at goal in these conditions. He found a good kick in

the Scottish 22. How much money would you put on a repeat of that?

When you get into that area there, between the five metre line and the

try line, that is very bare. We know what is coming for England. Scotland

will do well to defend this. There is a bit of confusion. Lawes has it

at the back. Breaking away all the time. They have done well, Scotland,

to wreck that. And here is another try.

Jack Nowell was holding the defence and Burrell takes a wonderful line

to breakthrough. It is still man on man. His man.

, hard, shut down what is in front of you, having numbers in and around

the ball, with Danny Care running, Nowell and Burrell, Scotland will be

disappointed. They tried very hard to disrupt the ball. Ultimately, a

great try for England. Just as steady drizzle coming down. Farrell

to give England a ten point lead. This one does go through. No bother

with that. And England into double figures. Scott Johnson, the Scottish

defensive coach, will be disappointed. One fell swoop and he

is over. Restart, Duncan Weir. Seymour trying

to take it down. Penalty to Scotland. How often does that

happen, you give a penalty away straight after you have scored

points. It is hard not to in that situation, it is instinct to grab

the ball. Laidlaw will have this chance. Slightly easier than his

last attempt. A nephew of Roy Laidlaw, great Scottish scrum-half.

Scored a wonderful try against England in this fixture 31 years

ago. This one trying to get away as well. Jack Nowell quickest to react.

A couple of visits for Laidlaw. Not easy kicks but that one you would

have felt he should have opted through. It would have kept Scotland

within one try. Denton again is the gatherer. Slips through the middle.

Seymour taken down by Danny Care. Scotland making some headway. Easily

taken by Jonny May. He goes for distance. Scotland still in their

own half. It was a good break by Seymour. That is what Scotland have

not been doing. What has to happen after that, the next man also has

two get over it the gate line. -- have two. The England line-up

working well. The ball comes back smartly to the Apollo. -- Vunipola.

A penalty to England. That was a silly penalty for Sean Lamont. He is

on the wrong side and has to get back around. There are two players

from each side and he has to get back. It is a risky one 35 yards out

from the goalpost. The fact is when you are 10-nil down and there is a

doubt, do not do it. And he is experienced. 84 or 85 caps now. It

gives Farrell another opportunity to try and get some points for England.

That one drift away as well. It is all down to concern about what is

going to happen. Not fully committed to the kick. It is something to

watch for the rest of the game. Twelvetrees trying to battle his way

through. Vunipola can certainly do it. 20 two stone charging. England

making good ground here. Twelvetrees skips inside. Farrell just delaying

that passed a little bit. England will have the scrum. Was it an

initial England knock-on? Yes, it was. A little reminiscent of last

week, when Burrell sets of. I have been watching Chris Fusaro very

closely. He has had a good introduction. A good tackle there.

Nothing flash. And then first ball carried, he is knocked back but

keeps the ball. I was going to save that the scrum was solid but down

they go. Double, double, toil and trouble. What can be said? I looked

up nematodes on the Internet last night! They are fascinating

creatures. Perhaps in a quieter part of the game I will tell you about

them! They are sliding about. It is all a

bit of a mess. Scotland have the penalty. They are not scrums of

power today at boys and balance. -- poise. There is no purchase at all.

But England will feed if they can. The referee is the man that has to

enforce that law. Should there be a mentality just to get the ball out

and away as quickly as possible as Mac there should be. Scotland were

poor in the line-out last week. David Denton waiting at the back.

Carried well. Denton has it three or four times. English hands getting in

there. Denton just has to stall for a moment. Scooped away quickly.

Stuart Hogg this time. It gets them territory. If you are taking the

ball round the corner it is fine but you have to keep going and get

enough men there. It is one step forward for Scotland and one step

back. Danny Care having a chat with the

referee. He eventually sends it down the line. Good work from Robshaw.

Jonny May comes into play scrum-half. Down the blind-side they

go. Danny Care kicks again. England creeping up the pitch. Taken down

well by Laidlaw. Ryan Wilson, a good tackle. Cannot quite get it to

Denton. England's all. Still playing that scrum advantage. The kick goes

long and it is well directed. Into touch in the Scotland 22. You see

the difference in those kicks. That came from the pressure of the

English defence. And eventually got the turnover with a good kick from

Danny Care. There will be pressure on the Scottish line-out now. It

goes awry again. England have the position and they have some space.

Jonny May takes it into the bodies. Tom Wood is there. Advantage to

England. The referee with his arm outstretched. Back they come for the

penalty. That goes back to that line-out for Scotland that went

wrong. Jim Hamilton again giving away the penalty. A loose Scottish

line-out. Jonny May fights hard to get over the gain line. He is

powerful and big. Three Scottish defenders drawn right in. England

got in behind him and that is where the penalty came from. It looked

like an overthrow. But I think it is more timing. Well it often does look

like the hooker but there is often a combination of factors. England now

in front with nearly half an hour gone at Murrayfield, and looking

comfortable for the lead. Duncan Weir again with the restart.

Denton is there. Good take by Billy Vunipola. You would not want to be

knocking him down! It is going to be a Scottish throne. Denton has

carried well for Scotland. And even the polar wonderful for a big man,

clicking -- plucking the ball out of the air. The selectors glad to have

Matt Scott back in the side. The referee was in the way a little

bit there, a guilty face he has, but it will be an England scrum.

Courtney Lawes made a good decision to come out of the line but

crucially, Robshaw went with him. Robshaw was there to help out his

mate. Any vantage Scotland might have had was completely gone. A

little bit of a break for the players. Treatment being

administered to a couple. We will have our second scrum. One tries so

far. It came from Luther Burrell. He scored against France last week and

today. You cannot see from that angle but when you are defender and

you see someone hovering there, you are constantly aware that he may

come left or right. Just being in the picture causes seeds of doubt in

the defence. And scrum again. Both sides have gone down. We play

it from the scrum. We get through it. Farrell kicks it up into the

dark sky. Who did it come off last? It is going to be England's

line-out. The Scottish groundsman has had a peculiar problem.

Murrayfield always used to be one of the best grounds to play on, it was

always a firm surface. Half the pictures in the Six Nations are

substandard. They should all be hybrid pictures -- pitches or you do

not play on them. Murrayfield will be changing to a hybrid pitch.

England have the wall again. -- the ball again.

Burrell knocks on this time. Wilson lays it back. Some quick hands,

stationary bodies for Scotland. And Dunbar.

Stuart Hogg, he does have a big boot. He sends it over the head of

Mike Brown. It doesn't quite go all the way. Scotland with the quick

line-out. The way they come. A chase from Sean Lamont. Nowell takes it as

it heads into touch. This sparked the Scottish crowd into

life. You can see Dylan Hartley will take his time. He has really made

this position his own. Hartley, a man in great form hits his mark

again. Courtney Lawes. They are club partners.

Scotland will have the penalty. Is it within range? I don't think so.

Just outside with the angle and the underfoot conditions. There is an

opportunity for them to get some sustained possession. When you talk

about nonconfidence in the non-placing foot, what do you mean?

You do not want to apply pressure through that foot. You want Demon

Menton to go to the posts. The unknown is a problem.

They are dying the death of a thousand line-outs. That was long

again. This time Lamont fields into Farrell and Vunipola.

He was slipping and sliding and still going. He showed some skills

there. A gap opened. There is some life in the

Murrayfield crowd. A disappointing end for Scotland

fans. Time and time again, Scotland make ground, they go through

multiple phases but the cutting-edge is not quite there. Hawk takes the

22 restart. -- Stuart Hogg. That was a good take under pressure

by the full-back. A classic example of Duncan Weir just almost, almost

pulled out. Brown technically is very good.

Duncan is too early. Three minutes to go in this first half. This is

how Weir and go head-to-head. England with the ball, with the

advantage, with the penalty now. A good chance for England to get

something before half-time. I think they can afford to gamble here.

Colin Farrell could have a shot at going right to the corner.

The England line-out has been rock solid into the final couple of

minutes of this first half. Robshaw at his leisure. That was

unchallenged from the air and then put on the shelf. Held at the back

by Launchbury. And here comes Joe Launchbury. Nowell was trying to get

there but Scotland have it through Ford.

Lamb and had the kick. An England line-out once again. England want to

get this one in and get another try. Still a minute to go. England with a

perfect record at the line-out. Ten from ten.

Scotland, 50%. It means you cannot sustain pressure or my Menton. If

you lose momentum you lose the territorial battle. -- they cannot

sustain pressure or momentum. Farrell for the try line. Burrell

cannot quite get there. Just short. He is still trying to stretch. The

clock is read in the first half. England looking for a killer second

try. Scotland may have been spared their scrum. That is a let off for

Scotland. It could so easily have been a second try for England.

Scotland, for all their endeavour, have not had the cutting edge. They

looked comfortable at the moment. Scotland have a lot to do. 13 points

in it, England lead. It was 13-0 at half-time in Dublin

today as well. Scotland still in it. Owen Farrell missing a kick early on

but Danny Care doing what he did last week against the French with a

cheeky drop kick. Laidlaw missed two penalties which would have put

Scotland on the board. That was Burrell's second try for England,

not a bad record to have. The picture may be one of the

determining factors which gives the half-time score of 13-0 to England.

An awful lot of play in the Scotland half which meant it was hard for

them to get out of there. England are, if not in cruise

control, they are very comfortable? I think that sums it up well.

Scotland got the basics wrong. The line-outs are not functioning. Some

penalties you give the ball the opposition. England will be very

pleased because they are not having to break too much of a sweat.

Scotland are soap for this half. -- so poor. I think England will be

very pleased. I think Scott Johnson has a lot of talking to do at

half-time. He certainly does. 13-0, there is still a chance for Scotland

but they have got to really up their game. Have England found a real

centre? It is too early to say. Scotland have been giving penalties

away all throughout this first half, to many in England's half,

five in England's car. The line-out here goes really well for England.

-- five in England's half. They have really set this up. You look at the

England backs. They are not doing what they are setup to do, it was

always set up for Burrell on that line. It is really good that they

got the control. It is something that they planned on the training

paddock. A lot of composure. Remember last week, Danny Care was

sniping, trying to get the balls over the line. This time they are

taking their time because of the conditions. There is the dogleg that

is created. We had his shoulders facing inwards, they should be

facing out. Burrell comes through the gap. We have two great centres

alongside us here. The point about them being in a dogleg, school kids

are always told you are supposed to go up together as if you were

attached by string, whose fault is that? Is it a lack of communication?

The guy on the outside has gone up too quickly. And also, you are on

the back foot so when Burrell came on the short ball, the two Scottish

centres were going backwards. You have got no chance. That is just

training. You have to stay in line with the shoulders. But that try,

the one thing for me for Scotland, they gave away a soft penalty, they

do not compete at the line-out. England do a rolling ball. Scotland

did not compete in any way. From a coaching point of view it drives you

nuts. Seven times in the game you cannot win the game. Right at the

death, is Luther Burrell had scored a second try, that would have been

it. I did not expect too much running. But that is brilliant from

Owen Farrell. Taking the ball to the line. Even from this, they should

have scored. That is old England. You should have scored from that.

The Scotland defence is in disarray. Fair play to Scotland, they have

scrambled back really well and they are still in the game. Owen

Farrell, he scans it so well. We saw that last week in Paris. I thought

that was a penalty. Conceding seven, definitely game over. They were like

a boxer on the ropes. The French referee! That changing room will be

a different place because they did not concede that try. In that

Scottish changing room someone has got to be saying you cannot keep

giving penalties away. This is where as a coach you earn your stripes. It

is obvious what is happening. The penalty, that is just a bad kick.

But giving the ball away nonstop. He has picked it out. If you could keep

the ball in play, the worst that can happen is England get the ball, kick

it out and it is Scotland's all. They are just kicking too far. You

have got to stay in play. Even if England get hold of the ball... It

is just plain bad little bit smarter. -- playing that little bit

smarter. They are giving the ball back to England. Jack Nowell as the

novelist has not really been tested. Forced England to make decisions.

Talking about Scottish discipline, Lamont has 80 odd caps. Moments like

this just changed the momentum of the game. Very much so. This is just

poor discipline. Scotland not playing well. The discipline has got

to be good. That is just giving the ball back in the position and then

you are back under pressure. So what does Scott Johnson say? They have to

bring a different dimension to the play. Last week Scotland it happened

a lot in the first-half, they were off-loading. They need to get behind

England. This is Ryan Wilson. He takes it in and you can see he is

about to off-load to Denton. It was the right content, but poor

execution. Scotland need to bring a different dimension to the game. I

do not think Denton was expecting it. It sums up how Scotland are

playing stop playing very much as individuals and not as a team. The

back row is not linking together. It is disjointed. It is difficult to

see what they are doing. Well here is a man who might know what

Scotland are doing. It is the Scottish assistant coach. We are

speculating about what Scott Johnson might be saying. One of the main

things is discipline. They have had ten or 12 line-out in our half. That

is killing us just now. Lucky that the scored did not end the half. Is

there a sense you can get back into this game? We need to get

possession, some territory. Some of the same problems as last week.

Against a good side we need possession in their half. Best of

luck. Well it was 13 nil at half-time also

in Dublin but at the end, there really only one side in it.

They will go for the drive. Here comes the drive. There are over the

line. Married. -- Mary checks where it

is. It is there in front of him. Ireland, what a finish this would

be. Colin Murray looks up. Paddy Jackson scores. It rounds of a

performance... It is all too late for Wales. The game is lost.

Tempers flaring at the end, not surprisingly. Any thoughts on that

game in Dublin, to give us a shout on the red button forum after this.

The red button follows this programme. And we have friends

against Italy live tomorrow from 2:30pm. Right now on BBC Two you can

watch the second day of the winter Olympics live from Sochi. And once

the Winter games are over and the Six Nations, it is time for this.

You have seen the aerodynamic helmets. Here are the shorts.

Victoria loves them. Sport relief? Swimming? This beauty will make you

as fast as a frog -fish type thing. You want to win sport relief? You

have got to train hard. That means going uphill. You are supposed to do

it for fun. Running? All you need is you. Join the fun and games. The big

programme on the Friday night and then the sport relief mile on the

Sunday as well. So England very much in control

here. A Scottish perspective, what can they do to try to stem the tide

and perhaps get back in the game? At the moment they are not doing

anything. They are in second gear and not playing well at all.

13 points in it. No changes in either side. The England shirts

shiny and new. Penalty to Scotland. Jonny May the only England player

who has not changed his shirt. Perhaps there was not one for him! I

would like to see Scotland upped the tempo. They have played a fairly

static game. The line-out is not working. They are being forced back

because of that. Much better to free up the game and make England work.

Billy Vunipola has it. And Scotland will have little chance in this

match if they cannot win the line-outs. Jonny May cutting back

infield. Manages to keep it alive for England. Billy Vunipola once

again. Farrell with the high kick. It is a bit too long. There being a

perfect example of not winning the line-out. England on the front foot.

In that line-out you can see what is happening and why that has gone

wrong. Defenders are watching the feet and as soon as they move, that

is when they react. You have got to get up and down quickly. The

line-out is one. A little bit messy. But England have it.

Danny Care looking for territory. Stuart Hogg, a day for his boots,

not his flying feet. Can Scotland get anywhere near the England

line-out? Lawson is coming on. Coming on for Ross Ford. They are

losing a good deal of power in Ross Ford. But it is not really that kind

of game today. Can Dylan Hartley hit his man again? Lawson with an early

touch. Sean Lamont coming in off the wing.

Wilson makes good ground. Lawson back infield. Scotland lifting the

pace a little bit. Still battering away at the fringes. You hear the

crowd respond. Up close to the England 22. In that passage of play

you have that tussle. Scotland can go through a number of phases and

make ground, as they were doing. Just taking their eyes off the ball,

a simple, basic error. The Merrifield atmosphere was building.

But the English defence is safe. The crowd are just waiting. The English

defence, filling the front field. Plenty of show and passion. But

Scotland have fallen flat and the crowd has as well. Just an

impression I have got, it seems that the England speed in defence is

quicker than Scotland. Denton aside, England probably have had more

yardage. Sort of a scrum. Ryan Wilson and Tom

would and others join in. -- Tom Wood. Full of sound and fury,

signifying nothing in the end. Let's have a chat. Ryan Wilson, Courtney

Lawes been summoned. Keep your self-control after my whistle. Carry

on. This is how it came about. Messy

scrum again. Courtney Lawes playing peacemaker, of sorts. He is quite

hard done by, there. I do not want to overdo this, but scrummaging is

not an easy exercise anyway. But when you cannot get the purchase and

your feet are slipping, it is extremely difficult. It adds to the

danger of scrums as well. At this level you tend not to get the

serious injuries, thank goodness. Players are better conditioned. What

are you supposed to do when that happens? A good defence against both

nematodes is marigolds, apparently. They are resistant to nematodes. I

had a strange dream about it last night!

Penalty to England after a series of fractured scrums.

Looks like England want to bring a bit of extra tempo. We had Duncan

Hodge at half-time saying Scotland have got to get the next score if

they want to get back into the game. It is always crucial the first score

after half-time. The line-out comes back England's way.

Vunipola has a way of hopping through things. It was a quiet

afternoon on the wing but Jonny May, marvellous stuff, into the 22.

The work was there, he took his chance beautifully. Alex Dunbar did

really well there to slow that ball down.

Danny Care has to dive for it after it zipped through his legs. England

looking for the score they were just denied before half-time. A knock on

by Scotland. This will be an English scrum. A bit of inexperience thereby

Jack Nowell. He has done promise in things but that was a sort of I

cannot think of anything else to do kick, so why will chip it. He did

well to stop the momentum from Jonny May. Greig Laidlaw tries to round

his troops and get a stranglehold on this game.

We hear that Jonny May has broken his nose. It was an undisclosed

fracture last week. I think it now has been displaced. I suppose if you

have got that kind of injury it will be more fragile. A penalty to

England. Look at that, Scotland going down. Moray Low penalised for

collapsing. Farrell will surely have a pop between the posts. New scrum

nor experimental variation, if players do not want to stay on their

feet, it is not the referee's fault, if they go to ground. Referees have

got to be firmer. There are 50,000 people here who have not come to

watch you diving around on the floor. That means there are 17,500

who have! Well, there are odd people who come to rugby. The Blues are

never a nice sound at Murrayfield for the kickers. -- booze.

He pulled it again. It brings that uncertainty into the placing foot.

All misses have been to the left. I do not think if he was thinking

about that and taking his focus away from the triggers he usually has

when he kicks successfully for England. The many polar with the

flow. He fed his arm around the defender. Mike Brown carried it on.

He passes to Jonny May. Dunbar gets in there. Once more, do Dunbar gets

in and Scotland do not get that ball. It is a penalty. It is a

yellow card coming for Scotland. The man called forward may well be...

Alex Dunbar has been called forward. Good work initially. Then guilty

work and off he goes for ten minutes. Scotland or even more up

against it now. Look at this from Vunipola. The brutality and the

subtle hands. Some good support from Mike Brown to launch that attack.

Robshaw has it in the middle of field now for England. Farrell gives

it to Luther Burrell. Still England looking for the way

through. Farrell thought he saw something inside David Denton.

Scotland with 14 men. A man down in the backline. Can England find the

space which must be there? Jonny May has proved himself a real

threat so far. That was good disrupting work by Greig Laidlaw

there. Scotland just looking to survive this. That was stolen by

Scotland illegally. A penalty to England. They will kick for touch

again, surely? They may as well stay. Numerical advantage would make

pace at some point, if they can get it right. 12 penalties conceded by

Scotland, five for England. Scotland are making another change. John

Beattie is coming on for David Denton. He does not look very happy.

He has had a good game, David Denton. We have just seen the flowed

so far from Vunipola. That is what led to England getting on the front

foot which led to Dunbar's yellow card. Only be churlish would say,

forward pass, Billy. Brutality and dexterity in unison. There was some

confusion for England. This time, the penalty goes for

Scotland. That is a real boost for Scotland.

When you have dropped down to 14 men there are some really great attitude

being shown. The thing is, when you're lying is threatened, the

discipline is to make sure that happens in and around the halfway

line when there is not that impetus on you. That is where your work rate

and your concentration has to be a lot better. Scotland's line-out

still a mess. Courtney Lawes has it. Even polar on the rampage again. --

the winner polar on Stuart Hogg is stepping straight

into Farrell. That went over the head of the

referee. Mike Brown calls the mark. That is disappointing I think from

Laidlaw who is a very good scrum-half. Scotland have not had

enough ball in English territory. To kick the ball away to nothing with

no chaser there, does not make sense. It gives Mike Brown the

chance to dump it long. It was long. Taken by Scotland.

Mike Brown now cutting through. Look at the ground Mike Brown has made.

England are beginning to feel a bit of space in front of them.

The speedy feat to get away. Stuart Hogg chased hard on his own. Mike

Brown, a very deceptive player. Physically unremarkable but a lot

stronger than he looks. People constantly underestimating. He

always breaks through the first line of defence. I would have thought by

this time that players would have wised up to the fact that you cannot

do it and you have to pay more respect. He pumped his legs and

fights through it. England have won 16 line-outs and

lost none, Scotland have won five and lost five. That, in the modern

game, almost inevitably means the side that has lost half will never

be in the game territorially. It is that constant pressure you will want

to build winning line-out after line-out. For all the mistakes, it

is still just 13 points. No hands on the ball. England have not really

taken advantage of that one-man extra.

Four minutes to go. The average points lost to a team with a man

down to seven so Scotland are well in credit on that. There is Dunbar.

Stuart Hogg took Nowell but still England's ball. Twelvetrees again

and onto Marler. Still with that one-man advantage. There should be a

gap somewhere. Mike Brown now for the try. Brown is in and England

finally, finally have their second try. It came eventually. It was not

on the side where I thought it was going to be. England recognising the

gap down there. Jack Nowell, a big impact in there. Healer is his

lesson quickly. Look at that quick footwork. -- he learnt his lesson.

The big players against France have scored again today. Jack Nowell did

not give the ball to Jonny May in that set piece move so as I say, he

learnt quickly. Owen Farrell pops it over for a 20 point advantage. That

average is there because that is the consequence of you finding yourself

down. It was right on the line, to be fair to Alex Dunbar.

Duncan Weir gets us going again into the final quarter of the match.

Fair contest, says the referee. England lift the ball again. I am

not sure he meant to do it like that! Looking for the infield pass.

England have the scrum. He gambled successfully. Chris Robshaw made a

wonderful decision. Danny Care Fountain and that passed out to Mike

Brown. -- found him. He took a gamble and it paid off.

Mike Brown, 92 metres made already in this match. This was the try. The

final pass from Jack Nowell. That was Andy Robinson was Mike unhappy

box there. -- Andy Robinson's. The Scottish forward coach will not be

too happy. Line-outs and scrums are crucial and they are also wrote

skills that you can just to get better. Those things are things that

can be worked on. The sin is up. -- sin-bin.

Twelvetrees salvages that one. Penalty to Scotland this time. That

doesn't show if you can put pressure on early, it puts pressure on

elsewhere. Dunbar coming back on and England about to make a change as

well. Dave Atwood is on for Joe Launchbury. You do not often see Joe

Launchbury but he does such effect of work. -- effective.

The referee having a chat with Robshaw. Scotland may not be able to

win this match but they will try to get something. For the final 17

minutes or so. A path to Dunbar. Scotland still

with it. But drifting a bit at the moment. Scotland take the ball deep.

Johnnie Beattie, plenty of power. Steps out from the challenge on

Twelvetrees. Dunbar heaved into touch. There were 12 Scottish

phrases and 11 of them, the first contact was behind the gain line,

every time. Max Evans about to come on. Coming in for Tommy Seymour.

Chris Cusiter also about to come on for Scotland. Greig Laidlaw, the

captain, is off. A big cheer as the scrum-half comes on. They have to

earn the right to go wide. It takes a lot of hard work. You have too

stretched the defence to do that. Mako Vunipola on in the front row.

Plenty of heavy muscle in there for England. Mike Brown puts his foot on

it. Mike Brown disappointed with that. 15 minutes to go. England can

afford to do that. Scotland have got to go 75 metres, if indeed they do

retain the ball. Here comes really, puffing away. -- really.

England charging now, sending in their heavy man. Robshaw is quick.

He does a lot of the gritty, unpleasant work. Courtney Lawes.

Still there for Danny Care. Jonny May has been busy. Just a little

delay of the past. -- pass. England creeping close. Good support

from the second row. England getting closer and closer to that third try.

Advantage to England as well. They will come back for that penalty now.

Scotland offside. Through all that phase of labour has to be a dominant

tackle from the defence at some point. England wanted to keep the

ball and they did that. Someone has two step up and stop that. It has

been a frustrating day for Stuart Hogg. He has not had an opportunity

in the first 65 minutes. In this next phase, it is a good off-load.

Last year against Italy he did the same and ran the length. It has been

a frustrating afternoon for Stuart Hogg. Difficult conditions

underfoot. But Mike Brown has done pretty well. Here come England with

the drive. Advantage to England again. Scotland infringing in

defence. And the referee's patients will be stretching. -- patience.

Chris considered getting a talking to. The crowd saw that on the big

screen as well. Good position for England looking for that third try.

20 line-outs taken by England. No doubts remaining about the results

here. I think Scotland have turned this over. Scotland will have the

scrum. Wilson managed to get his hands on the ball. But they still

have to defend the line. Changes being made by England again. Tom

Youngs coming on. He is coming on at hooker for Dylan Hartley. And then

Morgan is going to come on in the back row for Billy Vunipola. Dylan

Hartley was the thrower of 20 line-outs. Jonny Gray has just come

on for Scotland. Billy Vunipola is off. Jonny Gray on for Jim Hamilton.

Hamilton hobbling away. He has put in a shift. He has worked hard for

his team. Have England turned it over? Not quite.

The pitch takes a real pounding once more. Scotland looking for a

steadier ball to clear from. A slip out of the hands there. Ten minutes

to go, 20 point in it. Scotland will have the scrum. They defended well.

They have had to do so much tackling, they are very tired and

they are not getting enough numbers to capitalise. 2:30pm tomorrow,

France against Italy. And after this match, we have a red button Forum, a

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Twitter, Facebook as well. And Instagram and pigeons... Talking

about Ireland and the great win against Wales. Eight minutes to go.

There was a dominant scrum from Scotland. A couple of tries for

England. Luther Burrell owl and then Mike Brown. The two men who scored

for England against France. Didn't Mike Brown enjoyed that? There was

no need to do that, he scored. One over the touchline, whatever. These

things always come back to haunt you. No mockery.

The booing can be heard. Advantage to England. There is the penalty. It

came to the back quicker so England could get the drive on in a fashion

which was controlled. That is the difference. England looking to

inflict further punishment in the final seven minutes of the match.

They have the line-out. Recent matches between these two

have always been close at Murrayfield and this one has not

been. England's first lost line-out. It did come back eventually their

way but it was not clean. 30-0 at half-time, only one try. The

territory has been in England's favoured -- 13-0 at half-time. Danny

Care is off for Lee Dickson. Not quite the contentious replacement as

it was last week. A shake of the head for an Danny Care. Brad Barritt

is on as well. Six minutes remaining. Scotland

scrum. It was picked up by Johnny Beattie. England very quickly upon

him. Here shows exactly, 1% England only

have spent in their 22, Scotland 31%. You can make a case for there

being more points on the board but the fact is, Scotland have struggled

badly this afternoon and England have been dominant. England's

line-out is looking shaky now Hartley has gone. But England still

have it. They have possession with five minutes to go.

That was good but he gave it to Stuart Hogg. Nice attacking play

from England. But what you saw there, were options. One or two

players that ball could have gone too. The Scottish defence has to

guess. They are making ground over the gain line. Henry Thomas is

coming on now, the sale prop coming on for Dan Cole. He was the only

player last week not to come on. He gets his chance of 4.5 minutes here.

And confirmation that Brad Barritt is on for Luther Burrell. Young is

trying to get this England line-out going again. It has changed since he

came on. A loose pass, Stuart Hogg was desperate to get his hands on

it. I understand Lee Mears was brought in to help Tom Youngs with

his throwing but he officially needs a bit more work. The massive effect

that the small parts of the game can have on your outcome. Shows how

important the line-outs are. Courtney Lawes has it for England.

Scotland are on the offence again as England are still looking for that

try. They are getting closer. Courtney Lawes with it at the back.

Lawes trying to drive in there now at the back. Looking for it again,

Lawes. The pitch is really churning up

there and England cannot make that final bit. One more try and it will

be a record defeat for Scotland here at Murrayfield.

2.5 minutes remaining. Farrell flips it back infield. But penalty to

England. Again, the bravery shown by the Scotland defence as Farrell

picks up the loose ball. It was a pass by Mako Vunipola which set up

that tackle wonderfully. Good covering for Sean Lamont on

Owen Farrell. Just two minutes remaining.

The victory is all but complete for England. They have now got to play a

home match against Ireland which should be a cracker and then a home

match against Wales so two took in games to come for England and then

awaited Italy. What about man of the match? For me, Mike Brown. You could

make a case for Chris Robshaw. The entire England group have done a

sterling job but Mike Brown is the one who stood out in the end for the

England backline. So Mike Brown, one of the tries scored. He is the RBS

man of the match. And the third try in this final minute. Barrett's

gravels on. England coming forward again. -- Barritt scrabbles on. They

are loose again. He did well to improvise a little kick forward.

Matches to come for Scotland, wait Italy in two weeks time and then

home against France and then they finish off a way to Wales. Things

hast to improve if they are to get anything from this Championship --

things have to improve. A very important win, this, for England.

The contrast between the boxes. The final play of this game as the

clock goes red. That will be out and that will be

that. Victory for England. Some booing around Murrayfield but

England get their Six Nations chance back, moving in the right

directory. Two tries and comfortable victory, one from Mike Brown, the

other from Luther Burrell. Scotland's chance at the

Championship is fast eroding with the Murrayfield pitch. Another hard

day for Scotland. England have a very satisfying win here. It is

never too easy to come here and England have not found it easy to

come here to Murrayfield but they have won with room to spare. The

territorial advantage was great. You could possibly have asked them to

produce more scores but they controlled the game, particularly in

the line-out. It is difficult for me to make a case for what they can do.

There are lots of areas they need to work on. I am lost for words.

Scotland scoreless at Murrayfield for the first time against England

in 1978 when they lost 15-0. That was a game for the purists, not the

occasional viewer. Partly due to the weather but also the gulf between

the two sides. Gerry, talk positively -- Jeremy talk

positively. It was very good. They lost in key areas against the

French. This evening, they kept it simple. They knew it was a game in

territory with conditions like this. Danny Care started off very well.

They tackled resiliently. Everything they did, their tactics, were spot

on. Although Scotland really didn't test them. For every winner, a

loser. And a distant loser at that. Scotland cannot be happy with that

performance, in any aspect. The backs had no platform.

Disappointing, very disappointing. The outstanding player for England

in the autumn internationals is also the man of the match today.

Congratulations, Mike. After the disappointment of last week, how

much did you enjoy this one? It was massively disappointing so we wanted

to show reaction this week. An outstanding shift in. I thought it

was overall outstanding. You waited for that first England tried to come

and then they all came at once. I was waiting in the wings, Jack, the

young lad, a great flow from him. It looked tricky out there for you.

Obviously, the pitch is not in the best condition unfortunately. I

thought we played it at great tempo. I thought the forwards were

brilliant. A great attacking performance from England but how

much is built on that defence being able to limit Scotland are not

letting them score at all? We know we had a great defence from the get

go. The coach has done a brilliant job with us. The Six Nations is

about showing what we can do in attack. I think we have done that in

the last two games. Congratulations, RBS man of the

match, enjoy it. Cheers. So there is the Calcutta Cup which dates from

1879. Chris Robshaw will be receiving that in just a few

moments. Chris, bitterly disappointed. What

is your assessment of the game today? Yes, disappointed. The set

piece, the line-out was malfunctioning. You cannot have a

Six Nations game with a line-up that does not work. We could not get

anything going. We were not getting any fastball. Missing tackles at the

end. It is hugely disappointing, it was a brilliant crowd and we were

desperate to give them something to shout about. It is frustrating

seeing where the problems are but not being able to read defied them.

Of course and you have to be able to fix the problems. We just could not

do that. It was a little mistake after little mistake a compounding

errors. We were still in the game at 30-nil down. We coughed up a bit of

ball and had a bit of possession. Just massively disappointing.

So there is Chris Robshaw, the England captain, lifting the

Calcutta Cup here at Murrayfield this evening. England's first big

tree of the Championship. So the table looks like this following

events in Dublin this afternoon where Ireland where the emphatic

that was over Wales. It is England against Ireland at Twickenham in a

couple of weeks. That is for the future. And for the forum as well.

If you have any thoughts then give us a shout.

Clive, your overall assessment? I am impressed. This was a difficult game

and they have won it. The forwards were really strong. I was really

impressed in the difficult conditions. This is not an easy

place to come. And they did win with a lot to spare. It was a poor

Scotland team but I think they can look forward to the Ireland game in

a couple of weeks. The team is really starting to take shape. This

is a great win for England and a big bounce back from Paris. It was not

easy, in spite of the conditions. Looking forward to Ireland. Mike

Brown was magnificent in the autumn and again today. It has been a long

drink between caps for him. He has worked hard. As you say, he was the

man of the autumn series for England. He is just a complete foot

taller. He is not the quickest. But he has got a rugby brain. He knows

what to do at the right time. The ball gets to Jack Nowell. Jonny May

is going spare! But Jack Nowell decides no, I will go myself and see

what I can do. But luckily they recycle and keep going and the ball

gets recycled back to the left. He has not scored a lot of tries for

Exeter. The footwork there is fantastic. It is the first time we

have seen him play a full game like this. He just got his hands on so

much. What do you make of Luther Burrell, his overall informants? I

think he is a bit quiet. -- performance. He was not involved in

defence last week. This is what you expect a 6-foot three die to do. --

die. -- guy. I was encouraging him to target Duncan Weir for this game.

Because of the size difference. And here at the defence is not great.

But as long as you can spot it, you can attack it. Duncan Weir looking

in, not even looking at Luther Burrell. Talking about size, Mike

Brown is kind of normal sized. Luther Burrell obviously a huge

presence in the centre and then apologised a massive individual. --

Billy Vunipola. Again, he off-loads. And for me the off-loading game was

fantastic. Scotland kept running into him. He was fantastic. But this

guy is special. He is moving the ball. That off-load is fantastic.

You could go to ground but that is world-class. If you know the ball is

coming, this is why he is an exciting player. Not because of his

sheer size. There were no missed tackles, they did everything right.

He's just and strong. -- powerful and strong. Does the blame lay with

the coaching staff or the players? I think a bit of both. It did look a

bit mechanical. The players have to be good enough to be game where and

change it. So many things went wrong. What about a line-up? I was

frustrated. A couple of years ago the Scotland line-out was

outstanding. It has fallen apart. They lost five line-outs. Sometimes

it is the thrower, sometimes the timing. They used to have the

confidence. Other things they were limited with but you could guarantee

getting the ball. And that was what was so frustrating stop 16

penalties, Scotland conceded. I could go on. You will never win

again with those kind of statistics. Scotland always did something to

unpick their good work. Whether it was penalties... But the line-outs,

somebody needs a bit of a telling off. Because the coaching is

producing this performance. The only way to stop it is by dropping

people. They're not doing what you are asking them to and they have to

go. Well that would be a good talking

point for the forum. If you do want to contribute, this is your

opportunity. Give us a shout now. And France against Italy is the

culmination of the weekend tomorrow, from 2:30pm in Paris. And highlights

of the Winter Olympics on BBC Two from seven o'clock tonight. And

coverage continuing through to the end of the games. Thank you very

much. Andy, a definite evening for Scottish rugby. Best desolate. We

will be with you in Paris tomorrow. But if you have any contributions to

make, give us a shout now on the forum. That is in one minute.