Australia and England name squads for Four Nations clash

Author: England RL and NRL.com
Timestamp: Sat 12 Nov 2016, 10:00 AM

Kangaroos coach Mal Meninga has confirmed his squad for the Four Nations match against England on Sunday.

After missing the victory over New Zealand, halfback Cooper Cronk, centre Josh Dugan and forward Tyson Frizell all return to the squad.

"The England team as always will be very strong and desperate at home so it will be great to welcome those players back," Meninga said.

Shannon Boyd has been named 18th man, however, remains a good shot at playing with Sam Thaiday battling injury.

Kangaroos squad to face England

1 Darius Boyd
2 Valentine Holmes
3 Greg Inglis
4 Josh Dugan
5 Blake Ferguson
6 Johnathan Thurston
7 Cooper Cronk
8 Matt Scott
9 Cameron Smith (c)
10 Aaron Woods
11 Boyd Cordner
12 Matt Gillett
13 Trent Merrin
14 David Klemmer
15 Michael Morgan
16 Tyson Frizell
17 Sam Thaiday
18 Shannon Boyd
19 Justin O'Neill

Wayne Bennett has included experienced forward James Graham in his 19-man squad to face Australia in the final group game of the Ladbrokes Four Nations at the London Stadium.

Graham, who missed the victory over Scotland due to a minor knee injury, is one of three changes to last week’s squad. Kevin Brown and Gareth Widdop also make a return.

Brown last featured for England against France in the 40-6 win in Avignon, a game in which he scored a try and provided the kick through to set Widdop up to touch down over the line. Widdop played in the first game of the Four Nations against New Zealand scoring eight points from the boot.

St Helens centre Mark Percival retains his place in squad as does Wigan half-back George Williams who was voted man of the match against Scotland for his performance and assisting with three tries on the night.