Henson and Phillips back for Wales

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Neither player has featured for Wales since last season's Six Nations Grand Slam-clinching victory over France in Cardiff. Injuries sidelined both players last summer when Wales toured South Africa and for the four-game autumn series which culminated in a thrilling win against Australia.

Henson is back in his familiar number 12 shirt, while Phillips reclaims the scrum-half role he performed so effectively last term.

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has made three changes to the side which defeated Australia 21-18 in November - all behind the scrum.

Henson replaces Tom Shanklin with Jamie Roberts moving to outside centre, while Phillips takes over from an injured Gareth Cooper, who was due to undergo minor knee surgery on Wednesday.

Gloucester star Cooper is expected to be sidelined for a fortnight, meaning could also miss the Millennium Stadium appointment with England on Saturday week.

Leigh Halfpenny, meanwhile, makes a Six Nations debut on the wing.

The 20-year-old Cardiff Blues prospect, one of Wales' autumn stars, starts with Mark Jones still recovering from appendix surgery.

Shanklin and fit-again Ospreys hooker Huw Bennett are on the bench, where their colleagues will include Sale Sharks scrum-half Dwayne Peel, who was initially omitted from Gatland's 28-man Six Nations squad but then called up when Cooper succumbed to injury.

The starting XV features five survivors from Wales' last Murrayfield trip two years ago which resulted in a 21-9 defeat - captain Ryan Jones, fly-half Stephen Jones, prop Adam Jones, lock Alun-Wyn Jones and flanker Martyn Williams.