Delon Armitage today admitted England had "blown a massive chance" to win this season's Six Nations.

Despite having lost to Wales and Ireland, Martin Johnson's men could still finish second in the championship if they beat Scotland tomorrow.

England received a major boost this morning when Joe Worsley made a remarkable recovery from a badly cut right thumb and Toby Flood passed a fitness test on his damaged shoulder.

It means Armitage will be part of an unchanged side, who thumped France 34-10 last week - a display that was in vast contrast to England's earlier matches which were blighted by poor discipline and yellow card offences.

Full-back Armitage (right) admitted: "We have blown a massive chance to win the Championship and even if we beat Scotland it will leave us with a feeling that we let our fans down. We had a big chance to win against Wales but errors and discipline let us down.

"It was great against France and there was a real hunger for the ball and we have worked really hard. There is a very positive attitude in the camp and everyone now knows what we are capable of producing. But, there is still a lot more to come which is exciting.

"Scotland will be tough - we cannot afford to think that we can just turn up and win or we will be in trouble."

Team manager Martin Johnson admitted he was surprised by Worsley's rapid recovery and hailed the flanker as a "world class player". Johnson said: "Joe is one of the players of the tournament and his quiet confidence has been important in the squad."