Scotland coach Frank Hadden announced his team to face France today, and while the inclusion of both Evans brothers is a step in the right direction and should appease the multitude of fans, bloggers and pundits calling for their inclusion, there are still a few worries. It seems to be a little of what we asked for, and a little bit of what the French call I don't know what, to borrow from Dr Evil.

Jason White continues in the second row despite a fairly lacklustre performance against Wales and a shortage of match fitness. A genuine, in form second row in Ally Kellock is once again ignored. The scrum is also a bit underdone with Alisdair Dickinson cementing his position in the front row but Moray Low could prove a useful replacement from the bench. It does mean the pack will be lacking the bulk that the injured Hines and Murray offer and I wouldn't be surprised if Scotland steer away from the set piece - which may play into France's freewheeling hands. Big Al Strokosch also comes into the back row to add a bit of steel to the defence. If he and Barclay can police the breakdown mercilessly as they did in Argentina, then perhaps a repeat of Martyn Williams' free reign to monkey about in that area can be avoided.

In the backs, there are of course the in-form Evans boys who will give the Toulouse players in the French team a little dose of the fear, especially if they can prolong their lucky streak. We all hope their fearlessness translates to the bigger stage. But then there is Ulster's Simon Danielli, who seems a strange choice for Hadden to slip in ahead of the versatile and multi-purpose Paterson or even Sean Lamont. Another "good trainer", perhaps? Ben Cairns is unlucky to lose his spot at 13 - I would have liked to see an Evans on each wing, but I suppose that would be playing people out of position and we don't like that, do we Frank?

All in all it's a tricky one. We at least have some players in to add a bit of zing to the attack - provided Godman is allowed to sit flat and Evans gets more ball than Cairns did. The pack hasn't really been shored up and is going to have to put in a hell of a performance against a French team that have been instructed to toughen up. Last week it was the tactics and performance that let Scotland down. This week they have a slightly better selection but we still don't know what the tactics will be. They get the same benefit of the doubt this week too - but another inept performance from decent players will only increase calls for Hadden to allez.

Rory Baldwin is the Editor of Scottish Rugby Blog.