Sarries quartet start for England (From Enfield Independent)

Saracens' Alex Goode, Owen Farrell, Chris Ashton and Brad Barritt start for England's opener against Scotland

10:13am Thursday 31st January 2013 in Sport By Tom Allnutt

Four Saracens players will start for England's Six Nations opener against Scotland on Saturday.

Owen Farrell is named at fly-half while Alex Goode has recovered from a shoulder injury and starts at full-back.

Chris Ashton keeps his spot on the wing and Brad Barritt completes the Sarries quartet at outside centre.

Mako Vunipola and David Strettle are also both named among the substitutes.

England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: “We are happy to stick with the team that did so well against New Zealand, especially in light of the fact that they have all been in good form for their clubs since then.

“There were some very tight calls, with some  experienced players coming back into contention, and I am sure the bench will have a significant impact on the game.

"We can't wait to get back to Twickenham and hopefully experience the same atmosphere as the autumn when the crowd was superb. It means a lot to the players to have such support in the ground and watching on television."

Kick off at Twickenham on Saturday is 4pm.

England line-up:

15. Alex Goode (Saracens, 6 caps)
14. Chris Ashton (Saracens, 29 caps)
13. Brad Barritt (Saracens, 11 caps)
12. Billy Twelvetrees (Gloucester Rugby, uncapped)
11. Mike Brown (Harlequins, 11 caps)
10. Owen Farrell (Saracens, 12 caps)
9. Ben Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 28 caps)
1. Joe Marler (Harlequins, 5 caps)
2. Tom Youngs (Leicester Tigers, 4 caps)
3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers, 35 caps)
4. Joe Launchbury (London Wasps, 4 caps)
5. Geoff Parling (Leicester Tigers, 12 caps)
6. Tom Wood (Northampton Saints, 13 caps)
7. Chris Robshaw (Harlequins, capt, 12 caps)
8. Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby, 9 caps)

Replacements

16. Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints, 42 caps)
17. David Wilson (Bath Rugby, 22 caps)
18. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, 4 caps)
19. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, 15 caps)
20. James Haskell (London Wasps, 45 caps)
21. Danny Care (Harlequins, 37 caps)
22. Toby Flood (Leicester Tigers, 53 caps)
23. David Strettle (Saracens, 12 caps)