England full-back Mike Brown is expected to be available for the Six Nations showdown with Scotland a week on Saturday as he enters the final stage of his recovery from concussion, Stuart Lancaster said yesterday.

Brown’s tenacity and watertight defence were missed in Sunday’s 19-9 defeat by Ireland after he suffered a double setback during the return to play protocols having been knocked out against Italy.

The 29-year-old will undertake full contact training today and is on course to be given the green light 24 hours later to face the winless Scots at Twickenham on March 14.