Scrum-half Care is under pressure to get the England backs moving against the Scots © Getty Images

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Tournaments/Tours: Six Nations

Teams: England | Scotland

Danny Care is confident England will produce "something special" in Saturday's Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland.

England manager Martin Johnson has handed his mis-firing backs a chance to redeem themselves at Murrayfield despite growing concerns over his side's lack of a cutting edge and their inability to create and score tries. But Care believes there is a performance brewing - and he is determined to repay that loyalty by unleashing the as-yet-unseen potential in England's back division.

"We have shown glimpses of how good we can be. We have just lacked a clinical edge in finishing off the tries," said the scrum-half. "We are working hard every day in training on that last finishing touch - and when it does click I think it will be something really special. Hopefully we can do that this weekend.

"It is great to have the confidence from the coaches to get a run in the team because we are never going to improve if we keep chopping and changing every game. Hopefully we can put in a strong performance and get a win."

Care holds a great deal of responsibility for injecting tempo into England's game after being given licence to play his natural style, not the shackled rugby he was forced to play last autumn. And the Harlequins No.9 is confident that with some quick ball - again, easier said than done against Scotland's back-row unit - he and funder-fire fly-half Jonny Wilkinson can combine to sharpen England's cutting edge.

"I think Jonny and I are improving every week. He is obviously the best 10 I have ever worked with. It is great to have him outside you," said Care. "Ireland were very good at getting over the ball and slowing it down. It is frustrating when you are playing against players like that because you want the ball on a plate and you have to dig for it a bit. This week we have worked a lot on our contact skills and our ruck drills and hopefully we can take that into the game and get some quick ball."

Care's own performances are driven by the increasing levels of competition for the scrum-half jersey, with the uncapped Ben Youngs being given his chance on the bench this week. Paul Hodgson would be in many people's starting England team while 20-year-old Youngs has impressed for Leicester all season and Johnson felt he could not be overlooked any longer.

"It is no easy ride and you know every time you put the shirt on that there are four or five other lads who want it off you and could come in and do a job," said Care. "You have always got that pressure on you to play well and perform well. It is really unfortunate for Paul Hodgson but Youngsy has been playing so well for Leicester that it is hard to keep ignoring him.

"I am sure he will play some part of the game on Saturday, earn his first cap and do really well. With someone like Youngsy snapping at your heels you know you have to perform."