Sono passati 22 anni dall’ultima volta dell’Inghilterra in finale di Rugby League World Cup. Era il 28 ottobre 1995 e capitanava i Lions Denis Betts, ora assistente allenatore.
Di seguito, le formazioni scelte dai coach Wayne Bennett e Mal Meninga, così come riportate da RLWC.
Australia v England, Saturday 2 December, Brisbane Stadium, 7pm EAST (8pm AEDT)
Match officials: Referee – Gerard Sutton; touch judges – Chris Kendall and Chris Butler; video referee: Ben Thaler
AUSTRALIA
1 Billy SLATER
2 Dane GAGAI
3 Will CHAMBERS
4 Josh DUGAN
5 Valentine HOLMES
6 Michael MORGAN
7 Cooper CRONK
8 Aaron WOODS
9 Cameron SMITH (c)
10 David KLEMMER
11 Boyd CORDNER
12 Matt GILLETT
13 Josh MCGUIRE
14 Wade GRAHAM
15 Jordan MCLEAN
16 Reagan CAMPBELL-GILLARD
17 Tyson FRIZELL
18 Felise KAUFUSI
19 Tom TRBOJEVIC
20 Cameron MUNSTER
21 Ben HUNT
ENGLAND
1 Gareth WIDDOP
2 Jermaine MCGILLVARY
3 Kallum WATKINS
4 John BATEMAN
5 Ryan HALL
6 Kevin BROWN
7 Luke GALE
8 Chris HILL
9 James ROBY
10 James GRAHAM
11 Sam BURGESS
12 Elliott WHITEHEAD
13 Sean O’LOUGHLIN (c)
14 Alex WALMSLEY
15 Thomas BURGESS
16 Ben CURRIE
17 Chris HEIGHINGTON
18 Jonny LOMAX
19 Scott TAYLOR
20 George WILLIAMS
21 Mark PERCIVAL