Rabbitohs enforcer Sam Burgess has been selected for England to take on Australia this Sunday in their Four Nations Test match at AAMI Park in Melbourne.

Burgess has been selected in the front row for this vital clash with the Kangaroos, with winning the only option for the men from the UK.

Burgess will team up with fellow NRL star Gareth Ellis, giving their team mates an insider’s look at the Australian squad which is looking for its second win of the tournament.

The England side is:

1) Sam Tomkins (Wigan)
2) Darrell Goulding (Wigan)
3) Leroy Cudjoe (Huddersfield)
4) Ryan Atkins (Warrington)
5) Tom Briscoe (Hull FC)
6) Sean O’Loughlin (Wigan)
7) Luke Robinson (Huddersfield)
8) Sam Burgess (Rabbitohs)
9) James Roby (St Helens)
10) James Graham (c) (St Helens)
11) Gareth Ellis (Tigers)
12) Joel Tomkins (Wigan)
13) Ben Westwood (Warrington)

Interchange:

14) Stuart Fielden (Wigan)
15) Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield)
16) Ben Harrison (Warrington)
17) Shaun Lunt (Huddersfield)

Coach – Steve McNamara