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England stick with the same side for Calcutta Cup showdown

18 Mar 2009


England manager Martin Johnson has named an unchanged team to play Scotland in Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown despite injury concerns over fly-half Toby Flood and flanker Joe Worsley.

Flood damaged his shoulder just before half-time in England's 34-10 victory over France on Sunday and Worsley required six stitches to a nasty gash to his hand.

Johnson had placed Olly Barkley and Tom Rees on standby earlier in the week as the pair continued to receive treatment but today named the same starting squad which breathed life into England's campaign at Twickenham.

The last time England fielded the same 22 in consecutive Tests was against Australia and France in the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2007 World Cup.

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