Live Commentary: England 38-18 Scotland - as it happened

England got their Six Nations campaign off to a winning start on Saturday with a 38-18 victory over old rivals Scotland at Twickenham.

An early Sean Maitland try temporarily gave the visitors the lead, but further scores from Chris Ashton, Billy Twelvetrees, Geoff Parling and Danny Care saw England retain the Calcutta Cup.

Stuart Lancaster's side travel to Ireland next weekend, while Scotland welcome Italy to Murrayfield.

Read Sports Mole's minute-by-minute report below to find out how the match went down.

5.46pmAnyway, that's all from me for today. Don't forget that you can follow live text coverage of tomorrow's clash between Italy and France tomorrow. That one is due to start at 3pm. Thanks for joining us and we hope to see you again soon!

5.44pmEngland put the icing on the cake with the final play as Danny Care fights his way under the posts to score England's fourth try of the afternoon. There was an early scare for the hosts through Sean Maitland's try, but Stuart Lancaster's side have been far superior today as the scoreline reflects.

5.43pmFULL TIME: ENGLAND 38-18 SCOTLAND

80 minCONVERSION! ENGLAND 38-18 SCOTLAND (FARRELL)

80 minTRY! ENGLAND 36-18 SCOTLAND (CARE)

78 minOh, England have fluffed it there. The edge toward the Scottish try line, but the visiting defence fight fire with fire and the hosts are penalised for holding on to the ball. To both teams' credit, they're still givign everything out there even though it's the final moments of the match.

76 minJust under five minutes to go until full time and Scotland have been buoyed by their score.

74 min Scotland make the change now as Henry Pyrgos replaces Greig Laidlaw.

72 minWhat a wonderful try from Stuart Hogg! He picks the ball up deep in his own half before chipping the ball upfield. It's an old-fashioned foot race with Toby Flood, but it's the Scot who has the legs to touch down. Great stuff.

71 minCONVERSION! ENGLAND 31-18 SCOTLAND (LAIDLAW)

70 minTRY! ENGLAND 31-16 SCOTLAND (HOGG)

68 minScotland's Matt Scott gets a talking to from the referee for his high tackle on Brad Barritt. Meanwhile, Billy Twelvetrees comes off for Toby Flood.

65 minREPLACEMENT: Joe Launchbury is the latest England player to be withdrawn as Courtney Laws enters the action.

63 minFrom nowhere Scotland enjoy some possession inside the England 22, only for some poor handling to deny them a try-scoring opportunity.

60 minEngland come within inches of extending their lead through Mike Brown. A sudden burst of pace from the Harlequins man almost gets him to the try line, but the Scotland defence just do enough to deny him. It's all England now.

58 minREPLACEMENTS: England make two changes as Danny Care and Mako Vunipola come on for Ben Youngs and Joe Marler.

57 minWorld Cup winner Ben Cohen on Twitter: "Great pass by Farrell. Good try. Come on England!!!"

56 minScotland weren't bale to hold on for long as Geoff Parling scores his first try for England. It all came from a botched Scottish lineout, allowing England to switch the play out to the left. Parling was there waiting and he had all the space in the world to touch down.

55 minCONVERSION MISSED! ENGLAND 31-11 SCOTLAND

54 minTRY! ENGLAND 31-11 SCOTLAND (PARLING)

53 minREPLACEMENT: That's Toby Youngs's last contribution for the day as well as he comes off for Dylan Hartley.

52 minSome confusion here as England think that they have scored again through Launchbury. However, Toby Youngs has been penalised for a high tackle and Scotland live to fight another day.

51 minChance of a third try for England there, but Farrell has no one outside of him and Scotland buy themselves some time.

49 minREPLACEMENT: It's Scotland's turn to switch their lineup now as the injured Dougie Hall is replaced by Ross Ford.

46 minREPLACEMENT: England make a change as James Haskell comes on for the hobbling Ben Morgan.

44 minWe've already had a debut try toda from Scotland's Sean Maitland, but now we have another thanks to Billy Twelvetrees. England have started the second half ferociously and it was Twelvetrees who bundled over the line to increase the home side's advantage.

43 minCONVERSION! ENGLAND 26-11 SCOTLAND (FARRELL)

42 minTRY! ENGLAND 24-11 SCOTLAND (TWELVETREES)

40 minScotland get us underway in this second half...

4.57pmHere's Scotland's Sean Maitland celebrating his try with his teammates...

4.56pmHere come the players for the second half...

4.55pmThe Six Nations got off to an explosive start earlier today as Ireland recorded a thrilling 30-22 win over Wales in Cardiff.

4.50pmThere can be little argument that England deserve to be in front, but the Scots have certainly played their part. The visitors stunned Twickenham with their early try, only for the home side to grow in confidence.

4.47pmScotland have the final say of an entertaining first half as Laidlaw's penalty reduced England's lead to eight points at the break.

4.46pmHALF TIME: ENGLAND 19-11 SCOTLAND

40 minPENALTY! ENGLAND 19-11 SCOTLAND (LAIDLAW)

39 minIt's a fair way out, but Farrell has no problem kicking his fifth kick from five this afternoon.

38 minPENALTY! ENGLAND 19-8 SCOTLAND (FARRELL)

37 minOn aspect of play that Scotland will be pleased with is their kicking. They've dug themselves out of a few holes this afternoon with the boot.

35 minFive minutes left to play in this opening half and England are starting to take control. However, Scotland are still threatening on the break.

32 minIt's not a spectacular try from Ashton but they all count. Launchbury goes close with a slippery run, but Ashton is there to pick up the pieces. The officials had to look at it again before they gave it and England now have an eight-point lead.

31 minCONVERSION! ENGLAND 16-8 SCOTLAND (FARRELL)

30 minTRY! ENGLAND 14-8 SCOTLAND (ASHTON)

29 minFormer Wales international Shane Williams on his country's defeat to Ireland earlier today: "A confidence lacking Wales team in first half but got to say proud of their pride in 2nd half! Keep the faith guys. Lets back our boys?"

27 minREPLACEMENT: Alasdair Strokosch is off for the hosts through injury and it's David Denton on in his place.

25 minIt's a similar case for England now as some good work is undone when they fail to release the ball. The hosts moved the ball quickly from right to left there, but it comes to nothing.

20 minJust as England get their noses in front, a Laidlaw penalty reduced the deficit to a single point for Scotland. Expect plenty of twists and turns in this one.

20 minPENALTY! ENGLAND 9-8 SCOTLAND (LAIDLAW)

19 minIt's three kicks from three for Farrell as another penalty puts England further ahead. That Scotland try seems to have given them a wake-up call.

18 minPENALTY! ENGLAND 9-5 SCOTLAND (FARRELL)

17 minApologies for some technical problems there. If you're wondering how Scotland scored their try it was thanks to some quick passing out on the right side which allowed debutant Sean Maitland to go over.

15 minA fairly routine kick from Farrell puts England back in front following Maitland's try.

14 minPENALTY! ENGLAND 6-5 SCOTLAND (FARRELL)

3 minThe hosts get off to a great start with Farrell kicking over a penalty. England have started well here and they earned that opportunity thanks to a marauding run from the big number eight Morgan.

2 minPENALTY! ENGLAND 3-0 SCOTLAND (FARRELL)

Live Commentary: England 38-18 Scotland - as it happened

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