England 26-12 Scotland: Buoyed by a good win over France, England will be looking to finish this Six Nations winning the Calcutta Cup
The game starts with good drives from Max Evans for the visitors, and Mark Cueto and Mike Tindall for the home side
The first 20 minutes see the removal of Harry Ellis through injury and Chris Paterson's penalty open the scoring
England get the first try of the game, the first of Ugo Monye's international career, as the winger crashes in at the corner flag
England boss possession in attack with Scotland looking firm only for their line to be broken by Riki Flutey and Toby Flood convert the try
The second half stumbles along with none of the earlier fluency, dominated by the boot, starting with Flood's 42nd minute penalty
Scotland's kickers score well in the second half, regretting their previous lack of pressure given England's generosity with penalties
The visitors take heart from Paterson's penalty kicks, 15 from 15 this tournament, 30 since his last miss
Scotland draw within a converted score of England who, starting to tire, replace Flood, Tom Croft and Lee Mears
A drop-goal from Danny Care eases the pressure before Matthew Tait's late try secures a home victory for Martin Johnson's team
Although never likely to win the Six Nations, England players and management will hope the Calcutta Cup will appease the nation's fans
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