Australia’s Head Coach Kevin Walters has named the Kangaroos team to play England in the Third Test of the Ashes series at AMT Headingley Stadium this Saturday.
Experienced forward and Kangaroos tour captain Isaah Yeo returns to the side in the only change from the second Test team that beat England 14-4 in front of more than 52,000 fans at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool.
Yeo has been passed fit after undergoing the NRL’s concussion protocols following the first Test win.
Lindsay Smith, who came into the team for the second Test, will now move to the extended squad for the final match of the series.
Walters is backing the playing group that has won the opening two Tests against a determined England outfit.
“We’ve had to work exceptionally hard in challenging conditions to win the opening two Tests, and while we’d like to reward the extended squad for their outstanding efforts on tour, we just feel that the players who have got the job done deserve to play in Leeds,” Walters said.
“The playing group has had a few days off to freshen up and now it’s back to work – we’ve trained well today and we’ve still got the captain’s run to get our ourselves where we need to be for what is a very important Test match for both sides.”
The?squad?is as follows:
Reece Walsh
2. Mark Nawaqanitawase
3. Kotoni Staggs
4. Gehamat Shibasaki
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. Cameron Munster
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Patrick Carrigan
9. Harry Grant
10. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui
11. Angus Crichton
12. Hudson Young
13. Isaah Yeo (c)
14. Tom Dearden
15. Lindsay Collins
16. Reuben Cotter
17. Keaon Koloamatangi
18. Bradman Best
19. Lindsay Smith
20. Mitchell Moses?
