Martin Johnson's men, who lost their unbeaten record in this year's competition to Ireland at Twickenham two weeks ago, surrendered the Calcutta Cup on Scottish soil in 2006 and 2008.

Yet Scotland will enter the game with little confidence after losing 16-12 to Italy at the Stadio Flaminio last time out to set them on course for their first Wooden Spoon since 2007.

An 18-9 defeat to France on the opening day, followed by a dramatic 31-24 defeat in Wales, means Andy Robinson's men must beat either England or Ireland to stand a chance of avoiding bottom spot.

To that end Robinson has re-called outside centre Nick De Luca for his first start since the 2008 victory over Canada, switched Max Evans out to the wing and benched Simon Danielli.

And the former Edinburgh coach, who took charge of England between 2004 and 2006, has called on his side to repeat their mo.

"I can communicate about the England players but it's still about going out and delivering," said Robinson.

"They have a very good forward pack and they have got pace.

"But if you get in their faces and you stop them from playing, you ask real questions of them.

"There is a buzz in the air but I've felt that for every game.

"It's [about] taking the opportunities that we create and stopping England scoring.

"The last two games that have been won here at Murrayfield, England haven't scored a try.

"It's going to be vital that we stop England getting any sort of momentum."

Martin Johnson's side swept aside Wales 30-17 in their opening encounter before edging out Italy 12-17 in Rome.

But the Red Rose Grand Slam ambitions ultimately came undone with a 20-16 home defeat to Ireland in round three and have not won at Murrayfield since 2004.

England were battered into submission by the boot of Chris Paterson in 2006 - his five penalties and Dan Parks' drop goal enough for an 18-12 home win.

Two years later Paterson slotted four kicks from four attempts as Scotland claimed their only scalp of the 2006 tournament with a 15-9 win.

Jonny Wilkinson was heavily criticised that day for missing two of his five kicks and struggling to re-discover his World Cup-winning form with Danny Cipriani replacing him for the following match against Ireland.

But despite the critics again calling for Johnson to again axe Wilkinson for Leicester's Toby Flood, the Toulon star has retained his fly-half shirt.

And the 30-year-old insists he has learnt the lessons of 2006 and is ready to repay Johnson's faith in his selection.

'The game a couple of years ago was a massive learning curve. It showed you can't expect to just plan a game on paper," said Wilkinson.

"We tried that against Scotland with conditions and the weather and you think you will have easy "outs" the whole time, but we didn't.

"They did a great job of smothering us, their defence is very strong, their commitment at the breakdown is enormous.

"We played a game that was stifled and we ended up losing - quite rightly so.

"That experience has done a world of good for me. The most painful lessons are often the most powerful and for me that is definitely the case.

"That was a big experience. It was a very frustrating game. I have learned it is all very well to know it on paper but I have got to put it into practice on the field."

Johnson has responded to the defeat to Ireland by replacing Bath-bound open-side flanker Lewis Moody with Wasps' Joe Worsley.

Lock Louis Deacon also enters the starting XV in place of the injured Simon Shaw, while Leicester Tigers scrum-half Ben Youngs is set to make his international debut from the bench.