STEFAN Ratchford and Chris Hill have been named in England’s starting team for their World Cup warm-up match against Affiliated States.
Ratchford will line up at full-back for this morning’s game at Perth’s nib Stadium, with Hill lining up in the front row alongside James Graham.
The duo’s Wolves teammates Ben Currie and Kevin Brown have been named on the interchange bench by head coach Wayne Bennett.
The game kicks off at 11.45am UK time.
England: Stefan Ratchford; Jermaine McGillvary, John Bateman, Kallum Watkins, Ryan Hall; Gareth Widdop, Luke Gale; Chris Hill, Josh Hodgson, James Graham, Elliot Whitehead, Sam Burgess, Sean O’Loughlin. Subs: Ben Currie, Mark Percival, George Williams, Tom Burgess, Chris Heighington, James Roby, Alex Walmsley, Scott Taylor, Mike McMeeken, Kevin Brown.
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