England take on Papua New Guinea in a blockbuster World Cup quarterfinal at DW Stadium in Wigan at 1.30am AEDT on Sunday.
Sam Tomkins will lead England from fullback, with George Williams and Jack Welsby set to feature in the halves and Dominic Young will be looking to chase Josh Addo-Carr’s lead in the try-scorer’s race from the wing.
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Victor Radley locks the scrum in an all-star back row with Elliott Whitehead and John Bateman.
Golden Boot winner Tommy Makinson is on the wing, with Souths prop Tom Burgess leading the charge up front.
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Souths winger Alex Johnston will be a key man for Papua New Guinea at fullback, while former Roosters half Lachlan Lam will run the ship at No.7.
Storm star Justin Olam and Nene MacDonald form a strong centre pairing, while Edwin Ipape will be crucial at dummyhalf.
It sets the scene for a mouth-watering clash with the winner to face either Tonga or Samoa in a semi-final.
TEAMS
England: 1. Sam Tomkins 2. Tom Makinson 3. Kallum Watkins 24. Kai Pearce-Paul 14. Dominic Young 6. Jack Welsby 7. George Williams 8. Thomas Burgess 9. Michael McIlorum 18. Chris Hill 11. Elliott Whitehead 12. John Bateman 13. Victor Radley 4. Herbie Farnworth 15. Morgan Knowles 16. Matty Lees 17. Mike Cooper 20. Mike McMeeken 21. Marc Sneyd
Papua New Guinea: 1. Alex Johnston 19. Jimmy Ngutlik 3. Nene Macdonald 4. Justin Olam 20. Rodrick Tai 6. Kyle Laybutt 7. Lachlan Lam 8. Wellington Albert 9. Edwin Ipape 10. Sylvester Namo 11. Nixon Putt 12. Rhyse Martin 13. Jacob Alick 15. Daniel Russell 16. Mckenzie Yei 22. Jeremiah Simbiken 23. Watson Boas 18. Keven Appo 24. Zev John
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