Parks, who has won 61 caps since making his debut in 2004

Parks, who has won 61 caps since making his debut in 2004, said: "I had a long run there for a while and was on the bench for the last couple of games in the Six Nations which was obviously disappointing.

Parks initially was absent from Robinson's early squads, but forced an international return and began 11 successive Tests before being omitted midway through the Six Nations as Scotland attempted to utilise Jackson's more expansive game.

Long feted for his tactical kicking game, Parks believes continual improvements with the ball in hand will benefit his chances and on Saturday he will seek to release a back division comprising Graeme Morrison, Nick De Luca, Simon Danielli, Max Evans and Rory Lamont.