Rugby: Wilkinson to Start for England Against Scotland
Six Nations: Andy Farrell and Jason Robinson also named in Brian Ashton's first side.
Jonny Wilkinson has been handed a surprise recall for England's Six Nations opener against Scotland, despite having played barely 50 minutes' rugby in the last 12 weeks.
It has been more than three years since Wilkinson last pulled on the England's No10 shirt, as a demoralising catalogue of injuries and illness - most recently a lacerated kidney - stalled the 27-year-old fly-half's England career on 52 caps.
England team to play Scotland
I Balshaw (Gloucester); J Lewsey (Wasps), M Tindall (Gloucester), A Farrell (Saracens), J Robinson (Sale Sharks); J Wilkinson (Newcastle), H Ellis (Leicester); P Freshwater (Perpignan), G Chuter (Leicester), P Vickery (Wasps, capt), L Deacon (Leicester), D Grewcock (Bath), J Worsley (Wasps), M Lund (Sale Sharks), M Corry (Leicester).
Replacements: L Mears (Bath), J White (Leicester), T Palmer (Wasps), L Moody (Leicester), P Richards (Gloucester), T Flood (Newcastle), M Tait (Newcastle).
It has been more than three years since Wilkinson last pulled on the England's No10 shirt, as a demoralising catalogue of injuries and illness - most recently a lacerated kidney - stalled the 27-year-old fly-half's England career on 52 caps.
England team to play Scotland
I Balshaw (Gloucester); J Lewsey (Wasps), M Tindall (Gloucester), A Farrell (Saracens), J Robinson (Sale Sharks); J Wilkinson (Newcastle), H Ellis (Leicester); P Freshwater (Perpignan), G Chuter (Leicester), P Vickery (Wasps, capt), L Deacon (Leicester), D Grewcock (Bath), J Worsley (Wasps), M Lund (Sale Sharks), M Corry (Leicester).
Replacements: L Mears (Bath), J White (Leicester), T Palmer (Wasps), L Moody (Leicester), P Richards (Gloucester), T Flood (Newcastle), M Tait (Newcastle).
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