Chris Cusiter Scotland scrum-half

Scotland's excellent form in the Six Nations has prompted many of you to send in questions for Chris Cusiter, our BBC Sport pundit inside the Scotland camp.

Here are a selection of some of them, with more answers to come as each week of the RBS Six Nations progresses.

Q: After the two great victories Scotland have had, do you believe we can win the Six Nations?
Allan Todd, Birmingham

I think we can. Obviously we have a massive game against Ireland, but if we can win that then we'll be one of only two teams possibly on three wins. So we'll definitely be in the mix.

Q: Now we've proved we can compete with and beat the best at Murrayfield, what extra ingredients do you think can help us to start winning away from home?
Jim Gilchrist, Slovenia

Thousands of travelling Scots for a start. The crowd really make a difference at Murrayfield. But it's the same game when you're away and we just have to get to the level of performance we know we're capable of. If we show the necessary strength of character, we've got a good chance.

Q: How much of the display against England can be put down to the work of Alan Tait as defensive coach?
John Boyle, Letchworth

Normally you'd think defence would account for 50% of your game, but against England it was more like 80 or 90%. Alan Tait has done a great job - I know him from working with him at the Borders - and he concentrates on making people good defenders rather than focusing on a strict system. We've also got a good defensive record at the Borders and Alan has to take a lot of credit.

Q: Previously fitness seemed to be a bit of a problem, losing games as the stamina waned. What has been done to remedy this?
Davy Corrigan, Melbourne

We do lots of fitness work obviously and we keep ourselves in good condition generally. The pro teams all have fitness coaches as well, but it's really about getting the balance right between training hard and allowing time for recovery. I'd definitely say Scotland are one of fittest teams in the championship, which is important as it's often in the last 20 minutes that games are won and lost.

Q: Where's your favourite place to play other than Murrayfield?
Sara Barker, Paris

The Millennium Stadium is fantastic - one of the best stadiums in the world, as is the Stade de France. I also played in the Telstra Dome in Melbourne with the roof closed and that was pretty amazing.

Q: If you hadn't become a rugby player, what do you think you would have chosen as a career alternative?
Lucy Russell, London

I studied law at university and got my degree, but I think it's highly unlikely I'd have gone down that route. I think it was in my last year of club rugby, when I was about 20 and I'd started training with the Borders, that I thought I had a chance of making it, and so everything else was put on the back-burner, and that's where it's stayed.