‘Long overdue’: England players finally follow in footsteps of giants | Aaron Bower

First series against Australia since 2003 starts on Saturday and there is no shortage of motivation for the home sideThe pantheon of players who have represented England and Great Britain in the past 22 years is a modern‑day who’s who of the game. Sam Burgess, James Graham, Sean O’Loughlin, James Roby … the list is long, storied and impressive.You could argue there is plenty dividing those players, not least their ferocious rivalries at club level in Super League. But the one thing they have in common is that they were never able to represent their country in the most intense series of them all, the Ashes. Since 2003 the concept has been on hiatus but, finally, on Saturday it returns in some style. Continue reading...

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