England v Samoa - Sat 25 October, 4:00pm (local), Suncorp Stadium
England
1 Sam Tomkins2 Josh Charnley
3 Kallum Watkins
4 Michael Shenton
5 Ryan Hall
6 Gareth Widdop
7 Matty Smith
8 George Burgess
9 Josh Hodgson
10 James Graham (c)
11 Liam Farrell
12 Joel Tomkins
13 Joe Westerman
Interchange
14 Daryl Clark
15 Brett Ferres
16 Tom Burgess
17 Chris Hill
Coach: Steve McNamara
Samoa
1 Tim Simona2 Antonio Winterstein
3 Ricky Leutele
4 Joey Leilua
5 Daniel Vidot
6 Ben Roberts
7 Kyle Stanley
8 Sam Tagataese
9 Michael Sio
10 David Fa'alogo
11 Frank Pritchard
12 Leeson Ah Mau
13 Josh McGuire
Interchange
14 Pita Godinet
15 Jesse Sene-Lefao
16 Isaac Liu
17 Mose Masoe
Coach: Matt Parish
Both teams enter the game as named on Tuesday, with Toa Samoa's 18th man Dunamis Lui dropping off an extended bench. Canberra-bound Josh Hodgson takes the hooking role with Man of Steel recipient Daryl Clark on the bench. James Graham will captain the side with Shaun O'Loughlin missing the game against Samoa with a quad strain. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
Tim Simona will play at fullback, and Ricky Leutele is in for Tim Lafai. Kyle Stanley partners Ben Roberts in the halves, Josh McGuire locks the scrum with Sene-Lefao, Liu and Masoe named on the bench. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
Australia v New Zealand - Sat 25 Oct, 6.30pm (local), Suncorp Stadium
Australia
1 Greg Inglis2 Josh Mansour
3 Michael Jennings
4 Dylan Walker
5 Daniel Tupou
6 Daly Cherry-Evans
7 Cooper Cronk
8 Aaron Woods
9 Cameron Smith (c)
10 Sam Thaiday
11 Beau Scott
12 Ryan Hoffman
13 Greg Bird
Interchange
14 Robbie Farah
15 Aidan Guerra
16 Josh Papalii
17 Corey Parker
Coach: Tim Sheens
New Zealand
1 Peta Hiku2 Jason Nightingale
3 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
4 Dean Whare
19 Gerard Beale
6 Kieran Foran
7 Shaun Johnson
8 Jesse Bromwich
9 Thomas Leuluai
10 Adam Blair
11 Simon Mannering (c)
12 Kevin Proctor
13 Jason Taumalolo
Interchange
14 Lewis Brown
15 Greg Eastwood
16 Martin Taupau
17 Tohu Harris
Coach: Stephen Kearney
Kangaroos are 1-17 with Josh Mansour, Dylan Walker, Aaron Woods, Aidan Guerra all making their Test debuts. Boyd Cordner, David Klemmer and Sione Mata'utia all fall off the extended bench. Daly Cherry-Evans will parter Cooper Cronk in the halves, while Greg Inglis shifts to fullback. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
As expected, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak misses out on his Test debut due to a freak ankle injury suffered earlier in the week. His place is taken on the right wing by Gerard Beal in jumper no. 19. Jason Taumalolo will make his Kiwis debut. Lewis Brown has been included on the bench after a three-year absence from the side. Latest odds at Sportsbet.com.au.
