All three Burgess brothers have been named in England’s 19-man squad ahead of their crunch game against Australia on Monday morning AEDST.
Sam, Thomas and George have been three of the best performers for England so far in this tournament and they will need to be at their best if they are to give themselves an opportunity to beat Australia and qualify for the Four Nations Final.
The England 19-man squad, in alphabetical order, is:
John Bateman (Wigan)
Kevin Brown (Widnes)
George Burgess (Rabbitohs)
Sam Burgess (Rabbitohs)
Thomas Burgess (Rabbitohs)
Daryl Clark (Warrington)
Mike Cooper (Warrington)
Luke Gale (Castleford)
James Graham (Bulldogs)
Ryan Hall (Leeds)
Chris Hill (Warrington)
Josh Hodgson (Raiders)
Jonny Lomax (St Helens)
Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield)
Mark Percival (St Helens)
Kallum Watkins (Leeds)
Elliott Whitehead (Raiders)
Gareth Widdop (Dragons)
George Williams (Wigan)
Coach – Wayne Bennett
