Jason White thinks he knows how Ireland will play

The experienced duo were chosen ahead of Alistair Kellock and Scott MacLeod, who performed heroically for Scotland during their victory over England.

Captain White said: "It was a big call for Frank Hadden to drop the two guys who played very well against England.

"But Nathan and Scott are great players and can put in a great performance."

Murray had missed the match against England because he was serving a three-week ban after being red-carded during Scotland's defeat by Wales on 12 February.

We've got some great attackers in the team Scotland captain Jason White

Hines was on the bench for the England game, having only just reversed his decision at the end of last season to withdraw from the international scene.

Scotland have confounded their critics by defeating France and England, while the defeat was suffered after playing much of the game against Wales a man down, largely based on a solid defence.

But White believes it is now time to open things up and allow the likes of Sean Lamont, Chris Paterson and Marcus Di Rollo to show their creative abilities.

"We've got some great attackers in the team and, on Saturday, it would be great to see the backs making breaks and the centres and the wingers scoring tries," he said.

"It has been said on a number of occasions that this team is capable of so much more, hopefully on Saturday we will get the chance to show that.

"We have got a rough idea of how Ireland are going to play.

"They are going to try to use their backs, because guys like Brian O'Driscoll and Gordon D'Arcy are key players for them, so it could be interesting.