Giants v Saints: Teams
Ade Gardner is recalled by St Helens for Sunday's trip to take on Huddersfield Giants at the Galpharm Stadium.
Last Updated: 02/03/12 5:09pm
Jacob Fairbank has been rested by Huddersfield Giants for Sunday's Stobart Super League match with St Helens.
The young forward has played in all four of the Giants' fixtures so far this season but is replaced by Adam Walker in the only change to the side that beat London Broncos in the capital last time out.
The Giants have won three of their first four games this season, the only blip coming in their most recent home fixture when they were beaten 32-22 by Warrington.
St Helens have recalled winger Ade Gardner, who will be vying with Francis Meli to take over from Jamie Foster.
Foster has been left out for the second time in three weeks and there is still no place for prop Josh Perry.
Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook and Chris Flannery have both shaken off upper body knocks to take their place in the squad.
Saints are aiming to bounce back from their home defeat to Catalans Dragons last week when they led 26-8 midway through the second half before going down 34-32 when the Frenchmen scored with the final play of the game.
Defence
Royce Simmons' side have conceded 70 points in their last two matches and the Australian coach admitted his side must tighten up.
"We know our defence hasn't been good though and we have got to fix that up," Simmons told the club's official website.
"We did not defend well at Hull KR and against Catalans we built up a pretty good lead against a really good side.
"We face another really good team this Sunday too. We can go out and play the best football we can and still get beaten. Huddersfield are a quick side and have a good kicking game too.
"We have let a few tries in from kicks and that is something else we have worked on all week."
Giants squad: Grix, Lawrence, Cudjoe, Gilmour, McGillvary, Brown, Brough, Crabtree, Robinson, Mason, Faiumu, Lunt, Patrick, Wardle, Chan, George, Murphy, Walker, Eden
Saints squad: Wellens, Gardner, Shenton, Soliola, Meli, Hohaia, Lomax, Roby, McCarthy-Scarsbrook, Puletua, Wilkin, Flannery, Laffranchi, Flanagan, Clough, Wheeler, Dixon, Gaskell, Makinson