Tigers v Giants: Teams
High-flying Castleford are able to name the same 19 men who travelled to France ahead of last week's victory over Les Catalans.
Last Updated: 14/03/09 1:17pm
High-flying Castleford are able to name the same 19 men who travelled to France ahead of last week's victory over Les Catalans.
The two players left out of the match-day squad - Michael Wainwright and Nathan Massey - are again vying for a place in the line-up as Tigers bid for a fourth successive Super League victory for the first time since 2002.
Props Liam Higgins and Ryan Boyle remain sidelined, although the latter is poised to make his comeback for the reserves at the weekend.
"I've probably been surprised at how quickly our combinations have come together," said Tigers coach Terry Matterson.
"We've scored some really wonderful tries - they haven't been barge-overs or anything like that - and that's probably been the most pleasing thing.
"If anyone saw us against Huddersfield in our first trial game, there were a lot of alarm bells ringing from everyone outside the team.
"I knew that things would get better but I probably didn't think they'd get to know each other so quickly."
Huddersfield have made an inconsistent start to the season but are 100 percent on the road and Nathan Brown's side will be looking to follow up away wins at Les Catalans and Bradford.
But they need to hit back from a disappointing home defeat to Hull eight days ago, and must do so without Martin Aspinwall and Andy Raleigh, who were both injured in that match.
And in a further blow Eorl Crabtree has failed to overcome a hamstring injury while David Faiumu has also been scratched from the original 19.
It means Brown is set to recall Michael Lawrence and front row Darrell Griffin while young hookers Keal Carlile and Shaun Lunt will also make the short trip to the Jungle.
"They are scoring points for fun so we are going to have to be at our best defensively to stop them," assistant coach Paul Anderson told the club's website.
"They are a big offensive threat and we have to combat that and also make sure we challenge them when we have got the ball."
Castleford squad: Owen, Dixon, Shenton, Evans, Wainwright, Chase, Sherwin, Sargent, Hudson, Huby, Ferres, Westerman, Jones, Feather, Massey, Netherton, Faumuina, McGoldrick, Widders.
Huddersfield squad: B. Hodgson, D. Hodgson, Whaturia, Cudjoe, Lawrence, Brown, Robinson, Korkidas, Moore, Mason, Wild, Lolesi, D Griffin, Jackson, Kirmond, Larne, Walsh, Carlile, Lunt.