DCE beats Cleary to Kangaroos World Cup job

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Daly Cherry-Evans volition get the archetypal ace arsenic Australian halfback astatine the Rugby League World Cupafter the Manly skipper was handed the honour alternatively of Nathan Cleary.

While James Tedesco has taken implicit the Kangaroos captaincy from Cherry-Evans, the Queensland State of Origin seasoned volition play astatine halfback successful Australia's opening World Cup clash with Fiji connected Sunday greeting (AEDT).

No Panthers players selected successful the 24-man Kangaroos squad volition diagnostic successful the archetypal game, with Australian manager Mal Meninga opting to springiness NRL expansive last heroes Cleary, Isaah Yeo and Liam Martin other clip off.

Meninga afforded the aforesaid luxury to Raegan Campbell-Gillard, who represented Parramatta successful the expansive final.

Cleary says he's relishing the scrap for the Australian halfback job.

"(Meninga) said he's conscionable going to springiness america adjacent accidental and it's up to america to gain the jersey," Cleary told 9News.

"That's the close mode to bash it, peculiarly with the pinnacle of the game, the Australian No.7 jersey.

"It's going to beryllium hard-fought. I deliberation it's steadfast competition. I'm gladsome it's there.

"I'm looking guardant to being alongside Chez (Cherry-Evans), and being capable to larn disconnected him and each these different large players."

The Kangaroos person shaken up their jersey strategy for the World Cup, opting against the accepted method of allocating numbers based connected positions.

Tedesco received the No.1 due to the fact that he's captain, but the remainder volition deterioration numbers based connected however agelong they've represented Australia for.

The numbers of the 13 debutants were decided by alphabetic order, meaning Yeo volition propulsion connected the No.24.

Australian squad for World Cup opener

1. James Tedesco (c)

9. Josh Addo-Carr

8. Latrell Mitchell

4. Valentine Holmes

23. Murray Taulagi*

7. Cameron Munster

2. Daly Cherry-Evans

18. Tino Fa'asuamaleaui*

3. Ben Hunt

5. Jake Trbojevic

17. Angus Crichton*

22. Jeremiah Nanai*

11. Cameron Murray (vc)

Interchange

20. Harry Grant*

16. Reuben Cotter*

13. Pat Carrigan*

10. Jack Wighton

18^th antheral | Matt Burton (12)

19^th antheral | Campbell Graham (19)

*Denotes Kangaroos debutant

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