Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made four changes to his starting lineup for Saturday's Six Nations clash with England at Murrayfield. The alterations, all among the forwards, come in response to the disappointing 18-15 opening defeat to Italy. Grant Gilchrist and Pierre Schoeman drop out of the pack, while George Turner returns at hooker and Nathan McBeth makes his first Six Nations start at loosehead prop.

Jamie Ritchie comes into the back row in place of Matt Fagerson, and Gregor Brown joins the team at lock. The changes mean 10 players from United Rugby Championship leaders Glasgow Warriors feature in the starting XV, with four more on the bench. Notably, there are no Edinburgh players in the matchday squad. The back three of Kyle Steyn, Jamie Dobie, and Tom Jordan retain their places despite struggling in Rome, while Duhan van der Merwe, Scotland's record try-scorer against England, misses out entirely.

This marks Townsend's 100th match in charge of Scotland as he aims to defeat England for a sixth time in nine meetings. England, who thumped Wales 48-7 in their opener, have won their last 12 Tests. The decision to stick with a 5-3 bench split, which proved problematic against Italy, represents a gamble given England's firepower off the bench.