Sam & Sean Selected for England

Sam Tomkins will make his England debut on Saturday whilst Sean O'Loughlin has been selected to start at Centre in the match in Bridgend.

Hull teenager Tom Briscoe will also make his England debut in the Gillette Fusion international against Wales.

Stand off Tomkins, Super League's young player of the year, joins Richie Myler at half back - while Tony Clubb, Stefan Ratchford and Ben Harrison are the players omitted from Smith's original 20-man squad.

Full-back Shaun Briscoe and prop Eorl Crabtree will sit out Saturday's game, along with the contingent from Leeds and St Helens, to nurse injuries sustained in the later stages of the domestic season.

"There were a few tough calls, but I'm very excited by the squad," said Smith.

"The game on Saturday is primarily there to give the guys going through to the Gillette Four Nations an opportunity to get a game under their belt and get some combinations going.

"They will all feel the benefit of the experience, especially the younger players.

"People like Tom Briscoe won't be going through to the Four Nations squad. But it's important that we give people like him a taster, just like we gave Richie Myler a taster a year ago.

"The young guys who were involved against Wales last year have all kicked on, and we hope everyone else has too."

There are seven survivors from the team that beat Wales 74-0 at Doncaster a year ago.

In Briscoe's absence, Paul Sykes will play full-back - while Wigan captain Sean O'Loughlin, a specialist loose forward or stand-off, displays his versatility by being chosen at centre.

The side includes Warrington prop Garreth Carvell, who played for Wales in the 2000 World Cup but has now switched his allegiance. He has since represented Great Britain, but this will be his first appearance in an England shirt.

Wales (from): M Barron (Gateshead), A Bateman (Crusaders), A Blackwood (Crusaders), N Budworth (Crusaders), G Davies (Crusaders), R Divorty (Featherstone), G Dudson (Crusaders), B Flower (Crusaders), R Griffiths (Warrington), J James (Crusaders), E Kear (Crusaders), C Kopzcak (Bradford), L Mills (Crusaders), C Roets (Bridgend), I Watson (Leigh), I Webster (Central Comets), L White (Crusaders), L Williams (Crusaders), R Williams (Warrington).

England: P Sykes (Bradford); P Fox (Hull KR), S O'Loughlin (Wigan), M Shenton (Castleford), T Briscoe (Hull); S Tomkins (Wigan), R Myler (Salford); A Morley (Warrington, capt), S Moore (Huddersfield), G Carvell (Warrington), G Ellis (Wests Tigers), B Westwood (Warrington), S Burgess (Bradford).
Subs: L McCarthy-Scarsbrook (Harlequins), M Higham (Warrington), D Tickle (Hull), C Bridge (Warrington).