Newcastle Falcons centre Jamie Noon has spoken of the Calcutta Cup challenge that awaits him at Murrayfield on Saturday as England take on Scotland in the Six Nations.

"We know it's going to be a battle up there," said Noon, who makes his third England start of the Championship.

"It's a massive game for them and they will put us under a lot of pressure, especially early on.

"If you look at all the games you could argue that Scotland are probably the form side and playing the best rugby.

"They put Wales under a lot of pressure even without Scott Murray. They were very good at ball retention and at the breakdown, so we'll have to be sharp in defence, while in attack we need to hold on to the ball and try to break the line wherever possible."

His international team-mate Julian White has promised a typically no-holds-barred performance on his return.

White, back in England's starting XV for the first time in over a year, has a chequered disciplinary history and was banned for eight weeks last October after being sent off for fighting Newcastle's Andy Perry.

It was the fourth red card of his career but the Leicester prop knows he cannot guarantee he will be able to forever change his ways.

''I'm not the first person to be sent off and I won't be the last and sometimes when you are a competitive person these things happen,'' he said.

''I let the club down, the supporters and it reflects badly on your family. I was disappointed. But you can't just say: 'I'll never do it again'.

''Ideally you won't, but it was a spur of the moment thing.

''People took the moral high ground and said it shouldn't happen and I totally agree - but until you have been playing and put in that position you can't make judgements.

''Years ago perhaps people would have turned a blind eye. Now there are a lot more cameras and you can't get away with these things.

''I don't let my disciplinary record hang over me. It bothered me once but I am 32 now and only have a few years left and I want to enjoy my rugby."

England coach Andy Robinson feels he has improved in the loose, though White is not so sure.

''I wouldn't say I am playing any different now than I ever have done,'' said White.

''Robbo is looking to play a style of rugby and at that time I didn't fit into it. It was not a matter of getting too down.

''I am 32, you can't worry too much about changing your style.

''You have to play to your strengths. Of course you want to be involved with England as much as possible, but at the end of the day you are who you are."

Robinson said: ''Like all props he's not interested in the glory. He would rather be at the front of the maul, pushing and driving. He will be doing all the grunt work that sometimes goes unnoticed but is invaluable.''

* Saturday's game will be shown live on the big screen at Kingston Park, with kick-off at 5.30pm.

* Newcastle Falcons prop David Wilson starts at tight head for England Under-21s against their Scottish counterparts in Falkirk tomorrow (kick-off 7.30pm).

The Falcons, meanwhile, have been boosted by England's decision to release fly half Toby Flood from the squad as he continues his comeback from knee trouble, making him available for the Falcons' match against Leicester Tigers the same evening.

England coach Jim Mallinder said: "We decided that, after a month out, the best thing for Toby was to get as much game time as possible and that meant playing for his club this weekend.