• Scotland winger believes team will learn from defeat
• If we can break down England, we can break down anyone - Jones

Scotland debutant Lee Jones vowed to bring his side back to winning ways after Andy Robinson’s charges slumped to a 13-6 Calcutta Cup defeat at Murrayfield on Saturday evening.

Though the nature of the loss was extremely frustrating for the hosts – they enjoyed 68% of possession over the course of the 80 minutes and squandered a number of try-scoring chances – Jones suggested that his teammates would be able to take some positives into their next RBS 6 Nations match against Wales on Sunday.

“Our defence was good and the fact that we had three clear-cut chances is encouraging,” the young winger explained.

“That is certainly something we can take forward. If we can break down England, whose defence was really tough, then we can break down any team.”

However 22 year-old Jones, handed a starting place on the back of some strong showings for Edinburgh in this season’s RaboDirect Pro12 and Heineken Cup competitions, was at a loss to explain Scotland’s fourth consecutive failure to cross the whitewash.

“If I knew the answer [to getting tries], we’d be scoring every week,” he said. “I think, once we put one away, we’ll get a lot of confidence and be able to move forward.

“In the heat of the moment, everything happens very quickly. Someone might go through, the defender will fly in and the chance will be gone. It is a case of being able to react to the situation – things need to happen instinctively because you don’t have time to weigh up your options.”

Having appeared at Murrayfield for his club a number of times already during his fledgling career, Jones admitted that nervousness was not too much of an issue ahead of his first international and outlined his determination to progress in the Scotland setup.

“As soon as things had started, it just felt like another rugby game and I was pretty comfortable,” he added. “I was coming into the unknown before this game because I had no idea what to expect in terms of physicality or the speed of the game.  

“You can talk to guys and they can tell you their impression but, until you have actually played, it is hard to judge what it is going to be like. Now that I have been out there tonight, I can look back on the game and improve on areas by seeing how to get myself into better positions."