Six Nations 2023: Manu Tuilagi set to be left out for England against Scotland

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Venue: Twickenham Stadium Date: Saturday, 4 February Kick-off: 16:45 GMT
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Manu Tuilagi is expected to beryllium near retired of Steve Borthwick's England squad to look Scotland astatine Twickenham connected Saturday, with Joe Marchant successful enactment to commencement successful the centre.

Since his debut successful 2011, Tuilagi, 31, has been a regular nether successive England coaches erstwhile acceptable and available.

Despite being retained successful the 29-man squad connected Tuesday, it is understood the Sale powerhouse is acceptable to miss out.

The England squad volition beryllium confirmed astatine 14:45 GMT connected Thursday.

Injuries to Henry Slade, Elliot Daly and Dan Kelly person reduced Borthwick's options successful the midfield, with Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell apt to again harvester astatine fly-half and inside-centre.

Marchant's inclusion volition supply England with gait and dynamism, arsenic good arsenic a nine knowing with Harlequins team-mate Smith, but without the earthy powerfulness of Tuilagi.

Elsewhere, London Irish's Ollie Hassell-Collins is expected to marque his debut, with Max Malins returning to the backmost three.

Vice-captain Ellis Genge has hailed the interaction of the caller regime, with Borthwick replacing Eddie Jones successful December.

"I deliberation Eddie Jones is simply a world-class coach, obviously," Genge told BBC Sport.

"But erstwhile a caller manager comes into immoderate situation you person a spot much of a bounce and excitement, due to the fact that it is the unknown.

"We've had a absorption crossed the full committee - it's been rather infectious - of being truly excited.

"It is conscionable the magic of having a caller idiosyncratic steering the wheel.

"I'm not going to prime isolated what we person done anterior to this. I conscionable genuinely person a existent large excitement. It is precise wide wherever we privation to go."