Bradford v St Helens: Teams
Bradford welcome Sam Burgess back into the fold for the visit of St Helens on Sunday.
Last Updated: 20/06/09 2:47pm
Bradford Bulls welcome Sam Burgess back into the fold for the visit of Super League leaders St Helens on Sunday.
The versatile forward is back from England duty, while centre Paul Sykes is expected to recover from a hamstring injury that forced him to miss last week's win at Warrington.
Steve Menzies looks set to revert to the second row as a result as the Bulls look to complete a double over their opponents.
Semi Tadulala (two), Burgess, Michael Worrincy (two) and Craig Kopczak scored the tries in the Bulls' shock 34-30 win at Knowlsey Road at the end of April and are all included in Steve McNamara's 19-man squad.
Bradford have climbed two places to 11th following a recent revival and influential forward Glenn Morrison knows a third successive win, something they have yet to achieve this year, will keep alive their top-eight hopes.
"We are only one win off getting into a play-off spot and we have a game in hand so this week, when we play Saints, and next week at Headingley will give us a good idea of how we are travelling," said Morrison.
"If we can put some good performances together and get some points then I think we will be travelling well. Come the end of the year, then anything can happen."
Strength
St Helens coach Mick Potter brings back Ade Gardner, who has missed the last month with a shoulder injury, meanwhile, with youngster Jonny Lomax making way.
James Roby and James Graham are also back from their stint with England in France, but prop Jason Cayless is a notable absentee.
Saints forward Chris Flannery believes the Bradford revival can be traced back to that remarkable win at Knowsley Road, where the visitors turned around a 30-16 deficit by scoring three tries in the last seven minutes, though.
"They embarrassed us at home," he said. "We thought we had the game won and took our foot off the pedal. It's definitely going to be a bit of a revenge mission.
"I think we may have even played them into form. They have gone on to win a few more so we're going to have to be at our best, especially at their place."
Bradford squad: Sykes, Langley, Sheriffe, Burgess, Morrison, Scruton, Menzies, Newton, Whitehead, Rinaldi, Halley, Nero, Lynch, Kopczak, Jeffries, Tadulala, Worrincy, Platt, Deacon.
St Helens squad: Wellens, Gardner, Gidley, Meli, Pryce, Long, Cunningham, Graham, Gilmour, Wilkin, Flannery, Roby, Hargreaves, Puletua, Clough, Eastmond, Dean, Fa'asavalu, Ashurst.