England bring in Pollock after Tom Curry injury

Men’s Six Nations: England v Scotland

Date: Saturday 22 Feburary Kick-off: 16:45 GMT Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham

Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live with text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app

England have called up 20-year-old rising star Henry Pollock for a three-day training camp as Tom Curry recovers from an injury sustained in Saturday’s win over France.

Back row Pollock has enjoyed a breakthrough season with Northampton after playing a key role in England Under-20s’ World Cup triumph in the summer.

Curry and second row George Martin are continuing their rehabilitation alongside their international team-mates as they prepare for the Six Nations meeting with Scotland on 22 February.

Both Curry and Martin are expected to resume full training next week in the build-up to the Calcutta Cup contest.

Exeter wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who is in contention for the end of the tournament after opting against surgery on a shoulder dislocation, is also in camp on Thursday as he works towards his comeback.

Bath’s Ted Hill is providing back-row cover alongside Pollock in a 28-strong group that includes Alex Mitchell and Harry Randall as the only two scrum-halves.

Raffi Quirke and Jack van Poortvliet both suffered injury setbacks prior to the start of the Six Nations, while Ben Spencer has slipped down the pecking order.

England, who lost their opening-round fixture against Ireland before beating France last weekend, are attempting to end Scotland’s four-match winning streak in the fixture.

Scotland will come to Twickenham with injury doubts of their own. Star fly-half Finn Russell and wing Darcy Graham were forced off after clashing heads with each other in Scotland’s loss to Ireland, while captain Sione Tuipulotu has been ruled out for the entire campaign after tearing a pectoral muscle.

Forwards: Fin Baxter, Ollie Chessum, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Chandler Cunningham-South, Ben Curry, Theo Dan, Ben Earl, Ellis Genge, Jamie George, Joe Heyes, Ted Hill, Maro Itoje, Henry Pollock, Will Stuart, Tom Willis

Backs: Oscar Beard, Elliot Daly, George Ford, Tommy Freeman, Ollie Lawrence, Alex Mitchell, Harry Randall, Tom Roebuck, Henry Slade, Ollie Sleightholme, Fin Smith, Marcus Smith, Freddie Steward

Rehabilitation: Tom Curry, George Martin, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso