England v Wales exact scoreline predicted as our experts say what will happen in crunch Six Nations clash

It's almost time for the talking to stop as England and Wales prepare for the latest chapter in their great rugby rivalry.

The build-up has been fraught with turbulence. Injuries have depleted ranks on either side of the Severn and results have been a mixed bag.

But as the cliche goes, form goes out of the window in games like this.

England are red-hot favourites, but Wales have overcome the odds to triumph at Twickenham before.

Can they do it again? Here are the views of our rugby experts...

Well, England lost to Scotland and Wales beat the Scots, so it’s a done deal, isn’t it?

QED, it’s going to be a Welsh win!

Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work like that in sport.

For one thing, England are a very different animal at Twickenham. They seldom lose at home and, of course, Wales haven’t won a Six Nations match there for a decade.

Losing Manu Tuilagi is clearly a blow to Eddie Jones, who had been waxing lyrical about what the Sale centre would bring in terms of his power and ability to consistently cross the gain-line.

But with Alex Dombrandt, Harry Randall and Marcus Smith at 8, 9, 10, there is real attacking threat, while you can expect the hosts to come flying out of the blocks with Jones promising a fast start.

The return of skipper Courtney Lawes will add further physicality to a strong-looking pack and they have quality finishers in the likes of Youngs, Marler, George, Simmonds and Ford.

While it’s great to see Faletau back, Wales look a bit limited and prosaic in attack and you just sense England will have too much for them overall on home soil.

Welsh victories at Twickenham have become something of a rarity.

I've seen twice as many British prime ministers as I have witnessed Welsh victories at HQ. Which one I'm