Danny Cipriani says he is relishing the chance to start at full-back for England on Saturday.

The 20-year-old has replaced Iain Balshaw, who drops to the bench for the Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland, while in the forwards Bath hooker Lee Mears gets his chance in place of Bristol’s Mark Regan, who drops out of the 22 with George Chuter moving on to the bench.

Tom Croft also gets his first start after Cipriani’s Wasps colleague James Haskell failed to recover from the injury he sustained in England’s win over France.

Cipriani said: “Full-back is where I first started my trade at Wasps.

“I’d have played in the back row if I’d been asked to. I just want to get onto the field and now I’ve got that chance I want to make a good impression.

“I love running with the ball, and Brian (Ashton) doesn’t want anyone to go within themselves. I am really looking to having a go and making sure England keep moving forward.”

Cipriani becomes the ninth player to be fielded in the No.15 jersey by Ashton, following appearances there by Balshaw, Jason Robinson, Josh Lewsey, Olly Morgan, Mike Brown, Mark Cueto, Nick Abendanon and Mathew Tait

England: D Cipriani (Wasps); P Sackey (Wasps), J Noon (Newcastle), T Flood (Newcastle), L Vainikolo (Gloucester); J Wilkinson (Newcastle), R Wigglesworth (Sale Sharks); A Sheridan (Sale Sharks), L Mears (Bath), P Vickery (Wasps, capt), S Shaw (Wasps), S Borthwick (Bath), T Croft (Leicester), M Lipman (Bath), N Easter (Harlequins)

Replacements: G Chuter (Leicester), M Stevens (Bath), B Kay (Leicester), L Narraway (Gloucester), P Hodgson (London Irish), M Tait (Newcastle), I Balshaw (Gloucester).