Looks like Andy didn’t take my advice about the big wingers but otherwise the team is largely as expected.
Scotland Team to face Wales in Cardiff: Rory Lamont, Lee Jones, Nick De Luca, Sean Lamont, Max Evans, Greig Laidlaw, Chris Cusiter, Allan Jacobsen, Ross Ford (c), Geoff Cross, Richie Gray, Jim Hamilton, Al Strokosch, Ross Rennie, David Denton
Replacements: Scott Lawson, Ed Kalman, Alistair Kellock, John Barclay, Mike Blair, Duncan Weir, Stuart Hogg
I’m not saying I am clairvoyant or anything but aside from the centres and Evans I was pretty much accurate.
Will the midfield continue to be a creative downfall now we have Laidlaw to run the show? Can this team stand up to the pace, power and precision of Wales? We have pace, we have power and no small amount of game awareness. Precision has eluded us for years…
Wales Team: Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); Alex Cuthbert (Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), Jamie Roberts (Blues), George North (Scarlets), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Mike Phillips (Bayonne); Gethin Jenkins (Blues), Huw Bennett (Ospreys), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Ryan Jones (Ospreys), Ian Evans (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Newport Gwent Dragons), Sam Warburton (Blues, capt), Toby Faletau (Dragons).
Replacements: Ken Owens (Scarlets), Paul James (Ospreys), Lou Reed (Scarlets), Andy Powell (Sale Sharks), Lloyd Williams (Blues), James Hook (Perpignan), Scott Williams (Scarlets).