Hull KR’s Grand Remaining-winning trio Mikey Lewis, Jez Litten and Joe Burgess have all been named in England’s ultimate 24-man squad for the autumn Ashes Take a look at sequence towards Australia however there isn’t a place for Tremendous League’s Man of Metal winner Jake Connor.
Litten’s solely earlier cap arrived towards France in 2023, whereas Burgess, who scored two tries in Hull KR’s overcome Wigan on Saturday, returns to the England set-up after a 10-year absence.
However Connor, who was additionally omitted from the squad get-together in June, has been unable to persuade head coach Shaun Wane he deserves a spot amid fierce competitors within the halves.
Wane’s stellar choices in these berths embrace captain George Williams, Wigan’s Harry Smith and Lewis, who gained the Rob Burrow Award for man of the match with a glowing efficiency at Previous Trafford.
Australia face England at Wembley on 25 October, at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium on 1 November and at AMT Headingley on 8 November. All three matches are 14:30 kick-offs and might be dwell on BBC One.
“There have been some powerful selections to be made given the standard we’ve got throughout each Tremendous League and the NRL and that is by no means straightforward, however I’m assured that the 24 chosen will give us the perfect likelihood of successful this sequence,” Wane stated.
England squad: John Bateman (North Queensland Cowboys), AJ Brimson (Gold Coast Titans), Joe Burgess (Hull KR), Daryl Clark (St Helens), Herbie Farnworth (Dolphins), Ethan Havard (Wigan Warriors), Morgan Knowles (St Helens), Matty Lees (St Helens), Mikey Lewis (Hull KR), Jez Litten (Hull KR), Mike McMeeken (Wakefield Trinity), Harry Newman (Leeds Rhinos), Mikolaj Oledzki (Leeds Rhinos), Tom Johnstone (Wakefield Trinity), Kai Pearce-Paul (Newcastle Knights), Harry Smith (Wigan Warriors), Morgan Smithies (Canberra Raiders), Owen Trout (Leigh Leopards), Alex Walmsley (St Helens), Jake Wardle (Wigan Warriors), Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos), Jack Welsby (St Helens), George Williams (Warrington Wolves), Dom Younger (Newcastle Knights)
