Australia’s selectors broke with tradition by naming St Helens centre Jamie Lyon in their Tri-Nations squad.

Australia have made three changes, all of them enforced through injury and illness, for tomorrow’s Gillette Tri-Nations match with Great Britain at the City of Manchester Stadium.

New South Wales clinched the 2003 State of Origin series with a 27-4 demolition of Queensland in the second game in Sydney today.

A late-night altercation with a teammate could have cost Australian rugby league Andrew Johns the chance of captaining his national team.