Experienced centre Scarratt won 119 caps over a 17-year career while Dow was one of the team’s most dangerous attacking threats.
What changes have been made to the coaching team?
Scarratt has taken up a specialist coaching and mentoring role with the RFU this season, supporting player development and helping nurture the next generation. For the Six Nations, she will also take charge of England’s attack and backs.
Scarratt is being supported in her role by former Australia head coach Jo Yapp, who is acting in a consultancy role until the end of the season before beginning a new post as the RFU’s head of women’s pathway.
Lou Meadows, who in 2023 was appointed as England’s attack coach under Mitchell, has left her post, but former England captain Sarah Hunter (defence) and Louis Deacon (forwards) remain in their roles.
Which new faces can we expect?
With a number of key personnel missing, this will be a transitional Six Nations for England, who will be bidding for an eighth consecutive title.
Dow has left a huge hole on one Red Roses wing, where Bristol youngster Millie David could get a look-in. Blessed with raw pace, David has trained with the senior squad over the past two seasons and has been tipped as Dow’s successor.
Jones and Tatyana Heard will be the obvious centre pairing, but Sarah Parry, who has excelled in both centre positions for Harlequins this season, could offer more depth in the midfield. Parry has previously been named in multiple Red Roses training squads.