Saints v Bulls: Teams

St Helens coach Mick Potter has included Kyle Eastmond in his 19-man squad for Friday's Super League clash with Bradford.

The England scrum-half has played in just one of his club's last 10 games due to an ankle injury.

However Eastmond could be set to provide a timely boost to both club and country by making his comeback at the GPW Recruitment Stadium.

Saints will be eager to get back to winning ways having seen their hopes of a trip to Wembley dashed last weekend when they were beaten 32-28 in a thrilling Carnegie Challenge Cup semi-final by Leeds Rhinos.

Meanwhile, England coach Steve McNamara will be delighted to see the 20-year-old back in action ahead of end-of-season Four Nations series.

Pryce out

Potter, who will take charge of the Bulls at the end of the season, is also able to call upon Andy Dixon, who has recovered from rib cartilage damage.

However Leon Pryce is ruled out with a neck injury picked up in training last Friday. The stand-off will be out for at least three weeks with the problem.

Paul Clough is also sidelined for the hosts, a shoulder injury ruling the forward out for around four weeks.

Bradford could be boosted by three players returning to action as they look to end their club-record run of 11 straight losses.

Brett Kearney, Nick Scruton and Jason Crookes are all able to be selected by caretaker coach Lee St Hilaire in his 19-man squad.

Centre Chris Nero, who recently announced he will be joining Salford next year, misses the away game with a thigh injury.

Steve Crossley is another absentee for the Bulls, who still have a slim chance of making the play-offs, after picking up an ankle problem in training.

St Helens squad: Wellens, Gardner, Gidley, Meli, Eastmond, Cunningham, Graham, Puletua, Wilkin, Flannery, Roby, Hargreaves, Moore, Ashurst, Dixon, Lomax, Emmitt, Magennis, Foster.

Bradford squad: Sykes, Scruton, Sheriffe, Kopczak, Kearney, Lynch, Menzies, Reardon, Godwin, L'Estrange, Halley, Crookes, Platt, Olbison, Hall, Langley, Worrincy, Whitehead, Finigan.