Six Nations 2013: Mathieu Bastareaud back for

have recalled giant centre Mathieu Bastareaud and handed first starts to forwards Antoine Claassen and Sebastien Vahaamahina for Saturday's Six Nations game against Scotland.

Much-criticised fly-half Frederic Michalak retains the 10 shirt for bottom side .

Claassen, 28, came on as a replacement against both England and Ireland.

Twenty-one-year-old lock Vahaamahina made his debut from the bench in the win against Australia in November.

Toulon centre Bastareaud, 24, came on as a replacement in 's first game of the 2013 Six Nations - the 23-18 loss to Italy - to win his first cap for three years.

The 17-and-a-half stone centre started the next two games - defeats by Wales and England - before once again coming on as a replacement in the 13-13 draw with Ireland last weekend.

go into the game bottom of the table with one point and desperate to avoid a first Wooden Spoon since 1957.

Victories at home to Italy and Ireland mean Scotland are third and have already guaranteed they will not finish last, as they did in 2012.

: Huget; Clerc, Bastareaud, Fofana, Medard; Michalak, Parra; Domingo, Kayser, Mas, Vahaamahina, Maestri, Claassen, Dusautoir (capt), Picamoles.

Replacements: Guirado, Debaty, Ducalcon, Samson, Nyanga, Machenaud, Trinh-Duc, Fritz or Fickou.