George North is fit for Wales’s visit to Murrayfield on Saturday, although Shaun Edwards is sure the team would not make the same defensive match-costing mistake again in the Lions wing’s absence.

A dead-leg forced North to withdraw a few hours before the game against England, which Wales went on to lose courtesy of an Elliott Daly try with fours minutes to go. However, the 24-year-old has recovered to face Scotland.

"George has trained today and is raring to go,” Edwards, the defence coach, said. “We are definitely healthier than we were in the England week. We are selecting from a position of strength.”

North is considered a shoo-in for when Rob Howley, the stand-in head coach, announces his side on Thursday and that will be a relief to all those who criticised his replacement.

Alex Cuthbert came under fire for his performance, with most of the flak focusing on his part in Daly’s score. But Edwards explained that the biggest defensive error in the England counter-attack was not made by Cuthbert.