England make one change as Chessum starts at lock
Guinness Men's Six Nations: England v Scotland
Date: Saturday, 22 February Kick-off: 16:45 GMT Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
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Ollie Chessum will make his first England start in nearly a year after being named in the second row for Saturday's Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Allianz Stadium.
Chessum partners captain Maro Itoje at lock, with George Martin dropping to the bench in the only change to the squad that beat France in round two.
Marcus Smith continues at full-back, with Fin Smith again starting at fly-half.
England have lost their past four matches against Scotland, with their most recent victory coming at Murrayfield in 2020.
The hosts are looking to keep alive their title hopes after overcoming France 26-25 in thrilling style.
Scotland, having won their opening game against Italy, are looking to bounce back after a disappointing defeat by title favourites Ireland.
Gregor Townsend's side are aiming to win the Calcutta Cup for a record fifth year running, having dominated recent matches.
With two wins and a draw, Scotland have not lost at Twickenham since 2017 - when England retained their Six Nations title and equalled New Zealand's world record for consecutive Test wins with a thumping 61-21 victory.
England squad to face Scotland
Starting XV: M Smith; Freeman, Lawrence, Slade, Sleightholme; F Smith, Mitchell; Genge, Cowan-Dickie, Stuart, Itoje (capt), Chessum, T Curry, Earl, Willis.
Replacements: George, Baxter, Heyes, Martin, Cunningham-South, B Curry, Randall, Daly.
Chessum 'like an Allen key'
Chessum has not started for England since he played in the back row during the defeat by France on the final day of last year's Six Nations.
Borthwick has rewarded the Leicester Tigers forward with a starting berth against the Scots following his tireless performance from the bench against Les Bleus earlier this month.
Chessum was also influential in shoring up the line-out, from which England were able to launch an attack which ended with Elliot Daly's match-winning try.
The 24-year-old has endured a torrid time on the sidelines - he was first ruled out of England's summer tour of Japan and New Zealand after shoulder surgery before sustaining a knee injury in the autumn.
Former England wing Chris Ashton says Chessum's versatility is a useful tool for Borthwick's side.
"[Chessum] is like an Allen key, he just sorts everything out," Ashton told BBC Rugby Union Daily.
"That ruck needs clearing - 'I'll sort that.' He needs an inside carry - 'I'll get on that.'
"Line-out jump? 'Yeah I'll do that.' Kick-chase? 'I'll go back and get that.'
"He does things that people don't even notice but you need these people that make the team tick by the amount of work he does."
