

England, Scotland fight for 6 Nations pride
LONDON (AP) - England’s final Six Nations match of the season against Scotland counts for little with regards to the standings and a lot when it comes to pride.
England can finish no higher than second place but is desperate to build on last week’s resounding 34-10 win over France and deal a blow to a Scotland squad accused of celebrating excessively following victory in last season’s corresponding fixture.
"There are certain things I will not forget with what happened after the game and, as a proud Englishman, it hurt," England captain Steve Borthwick said. "Let’s just say they were very pleased with their victory. I believe we handled last weekend’s win in a gracious manner."
Scotland lost to its oldest rival 42-20 at Twickenham two years ago but surprised England 15-9 at Murrayfield in 2008 for a result that contributed significantly to Brian Ashton’s exit as head coach.
England’s malaise continued well into this year’s Six Nations before five tries against France made it the competition’s leading try scorer and lifted the team into third place.
The Scots are next to last in the standings this year despite some encouraging performances that suggest a first win at Twickenham since 1983 is possible.
"Scotland will regard themselves this weekend as underdogs and have that chip on their shoulders that makes them difficult to beat," England team manager Martin Johnson said.
Scotland troubled France, Wales and Ireland before losing to all three, beating only last-place Italy. With last week’s 22-15 loss at Ireland showing a blend of dangerous backs and tough forwards, coach Frank Hadden opted to make just one change - the only one to either team’s 22-man squad.
Hadden, who drafted in flanker Scott Gray to replace John Barclay in the back row, claimed not to know what Borthwick was so unhappy about last year.
"I really have no idea what he is talking about," Hadden said. "If he was being specific about something then maybe we could judge whether we were ‘not gracious’, or whatever he’s referring to."
The recovery of Toby Flood and Joe Worsley from injury meant Johnson was able to pick an unchanged England lineup for the first time, although Flood could still be replaced if his injury flares up before the game.
Flood has returned to training after treatment on the shoulder injury that forced him off at halftime against France. While Worsley needed stitches after gashing his thumb, flyhalf Flood landed awkwardly after losing his footing in the buildup to the fourth of England’s five tries.