England face Six Nations injury crisis as stand-in captain Courtney Lawes and lock Jonny Hill ruled out of Scotland game

ENGLAND will be without stand-in skipper Courtney Lawes and lock Jonny Hill for Saturday’s Six Nations opener with Scotland at Murrayfield.

Boss Eddie Jones will have to find another captain for the Calcutta Cup clash.

GettyCourtney Lawes is yet to clear concussion protocol[/caption]

PAJonny Hill hasn’t played since January 8[/caption]

The Aussie was already rocked by the news last week that original skipper Owen Farrell had been ruled out due to a setback with his ankle injury.

Lawes, 32, has joined Farrell on the list of absentees after suffering a concussion while playing against Ulster for Northampton on January 16.

The flanker has not yet cleared concussion protocols.

Tom Curry or Luke Cowan-Dickie could now take the armband.

Hill, meanwhile, misses out due to a stress fracture of his leg – having last played on January 8.

In addition to Farrell, Jonny May and Anthony Watson have also been ruled out of the entire competition.

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In more positive news for Jones, Manu Tuilagi and Sam Underhill could return from physical issues of their own this weekend.

Tuilagi, 30, is expected to be back from a hamstring issue, while Underhill is believed to be past a concussion issue of his own.

Jones is expected to announce is line-up on Thursday morning.

RexEddie Jones will name his side on Thursday morning[/caption]