Eddie Jones is set to throw Billy Vunipola straight into the furnace of the most anticipated Calcutta Cup clash this century after pictures of what appears to be England’s starting XV against Scotland were revealed on Tuesday.

The Saracens No 8 made his comeback from a knee injury against Newcastle Falcons on Sunday having been out since November and would be among four changes from the side that toiled to a 36-15 victory. Recalls also appear to be on the cards for scrum half Ben Youngs, outside centre Jonathan Joseph and wing Jack Nowell in place of Danny Care, Ben Te’o and Jonny May respectively as England seek to equal New Zealand’s world record of 18 consecutive victories.

Should Wales beat Ireland on Friday night then Jones’ team would also be able claim back to back Six Nations titles for the first time since 2001. Standing in their way will be a confident Scotland team with designs on ending a 34-year winless run at Twickenham as well as claiming their first Triple Crown since 1990.

A pair of whiteboards were pictured besides England training session at their Pennyhill Park base on Tuesday which showed lineups for two training matches of 13 v 15 and 10 v 12 players. The left-hand column on each board featured England’s strongest team, which included Vunipola, who has just returned from a knee injury, along with Youngs, Nowell and Joseph. They were also assigned white bibs which are generally used to indicate the starting XV.