ENGLAND UNCHANGED FOR AUSTRALIA CLASH

[josie andrews]

England will field the same team for the third successive week against Australia in Saturday's Gillette Four Nations double-header at Wembley.

Coach Steve McNamara has stuck with the side that beat France 32-18 in their warm-up match in Avignon and then routed Wales 42-4 in their opening match of the tournament at Leigh last Saturday.

It means Kevin Sinfield and Rangi Chase get the chance to continue their promising half-back partnership, with Gareth Widdop remaining on the bench.

Australia coach Tim Sheens makes two enforced changes to the side that beat New Zealand 26-12 in their opening match.

Centre Greg Inglis makes his return from a two-month injury absence as a straight replacement for Willie Tonga, who damaged a pectoral muscle against the Kiwis.

Inglis was always pencilled in for this match, with either Tonga or Chris Lawrence likely to make way.

"It probably saves me having to make a tough decision because both boys have been playing well," Sheens said.

Sheens will make a late decision from a six-man bench on a replacement for prop David Shillington, who has been ruled out with an ankle injury sustained in the controversial tackle by New Zealand hooker Issac Luke.

England: S Tomkins (Wigan); R Hall (Leeds), J Reed (Brisbane), K Yeaman (Hull), T Briscoe (Hull); K Sinfield (Leeds), R Chase (Castleford); J Graham (St Helens), J Roby (St Helens), J Peacock (Leeds, capt), G Ellis (Wests Tigers), B Westwood (Warrington), C Heighington (Wests Tigers).

Subs (from): G Widdop (Melbourne), A Morley (Warrington), J Jones-Buchanan (Leeds), J Wilkin (St Helens), G Carvell (Warrington), D McGuire (Leeds).

Australia: B Slater (Melbourne), A Uate (Newcastle), C Lawrence (Wests Tigers), G Inglis (South Sydney), D Boyd (St George Illawarra); D Lockyer (Brisbane, capt), J Thurston (North Queensland); P Gallen (Cronulla), C Smith (Melbourne), M Scott (North Queensland), L Lewis (Penrith), S Thaiday (Brisbane), A Watmough (Manly).

Interchange (from): C Cronk (Melbourne), K Galloway (Wests Tigers), C Parker (Brisbane), T Williams (Manly), B Scott (St George Illawarra), R Farrar (Wests Tigers)

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[old hooker]

Promising Chase and Sinfield?Widdop to 6,get rid Sinfield and Wilkin altogether.

[bourbon_rat]

Disappointed that I won't see a true contest betwixt Sam Tomkins & Billy Slater,as both are damaging in attack & defence !! Maybe in a Wold Club Challenge

FWIW - Chase & Sinfield are NOT a work in progress.They're a liabillity.