Lewis Ludlam has promised Scotland a "war" fuelled by hatred as England attempt to make amends for their passive opening to the Guinness Six Nations.
Eddie Jones' squad head to Murrayfield on Saturday with the aim of propelling themselves back into title contention after falling 24-17 to France on a pride-bruising afternoon in Paris.
Ludlam bristles at the perception that Celtic nations play with more passion than England and has placed Scotland on alert for what is coming at them.
Jones declared France would face "brutal physicality" and a "violent" gainline onslaught", but instead it was England who were outmuscled – just three months after being overwhelmed by South Africa in the World Cup final.
"It wasn't the result we wanted against France. The best teams don't roll over and take a performance like that. They come back fighting. That is something we are thinking about," Ludlam said.
"We're going to come out fighting. We're revved up. We want to be brutal. We don't want to give them an inch to breathe. We're coming for them."
England enter the Calcutta Cup clash as heavy favourites but they have only a 48 per cent win rate at Murrayfield, which was the setting for the start of their five-Test losing run in 2018 that placed Jones' future in doubt.
"I love being not necessarily the underdog but the team that everyone is rooting against," Ludlam said.
"That helps me definitely to get revved up for a game. People being against you has got a way of really revving you up.
"For my second cap away at Wales there were old ladies and kids giving you the finger going into the stadium.
"That gives you goosebumps and gives you something to say: 'We will shut you up with the rugby'.
"It's all fuel to the fire for me. It adds to my performance and the whole passion and story of it all. That definitely helps get me excited about the game."
There will be at least two changes to England's starting XV when Jones names his team on Thursday morning.
Charlie Ewels, a starter in Paris, has been dropped from the squad so George Kruis is likely to come into the second row to partner Maro Itoje.
Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out by a groin strain with Jonathan Joseph favourite to replace him.
