Chris Heighington is looking forward to making his family proud when he pulls on an England jersey for the first time on Friday. The Wests Tigers forward has quickly settled in to the England squad, relishing the opportunity to work alongside the likes of Jamie Peacock and Adrian Morley. The Wolves skipper, who will start on the bench in Avignon, is keen for the team to put in a good performance as they build towards the Four Nations.

France v England

AvignonFriday October 21, kick off 8.45pm (local time)

England team (professional club and community club in brackets):

1 Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Pats)

2 Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos, Oulton Raiders)

3 Jack Reed (Brisbane Broncos, South Logan Magpies)

4 Kirk Yeaman (Hull FC, Myton Warriors)

5 Tom Briscoe (Hull FC, Featherstone Lions)

6 Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos, Waterhead)

7 Rangi Chase (Castleford Tigers, Dannevirke Tigers)

8 Jamie Peacock © (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley)

9 James Roby (St Helens, Blackbrook)

10 James Graham (St Helens, Blackbrook)

11 Gareth Ellis (Wests Tigers, Lock Lane)

12 Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves, Normanton)

13 Chris Heighington (Wests Tigers, Umina Bunnies)

14 Gareth Widdop (Melbourne Storm, King Cross)

15 Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves, Eccles)

16 Jamie Jones-Buchanan (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley)

17 Jon Wilkin (St Helens, East Hull)