Sam Burgess to lead England in World Cup final as Sean O’Loughlin ruled out

• ‘I don’t see a lot changes for us,’ says stand-in captain before Saturday’s game• England seek to upset Australia and claim first win against them in 13 matchesThe message from the England camp was loud and clear in the hours before kick-off in Brisbane. “I don’t see a lot changes for us,” was the word from Sam Burgess, who will stand in as captain after it emerged Sean O’Loughlin would miss England’s first World Cup final in 22 years because of a quad injury.From a positional sense, Burgess is right and very little changes at the Brisbane Stadium; he switches to loose-forward to fill the role vacated by O’Loughlin, while Ben Currie will move from the bench to start in the second row. Jonny Lomax takes Currie’s spot among the interchanges, so this is hardly a reshuffle of epic proportions for Wayne Bennett to contend with. Related: The second Australian out to upset Kangaroos in World Cup final | John Davidson Related: England aim to end 45 years of hurt in Rugby League World Cup final Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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