England could have as many as six Wigan men playing on their home ground when they look to book their place in the World Cup semi-finals at the DW Stadium on Saturday night.
Sam Tomkins, Sean O'Loughlin, Michael McIlorum and Liam Farrell, who were in the team that beat Fiji in England's final group game in Hull last Saturday, are joined by Warriors club-mates Josh Charnley and Lee Mossop in Steve McNamara's 19-man squad for the quarter-final against France.
McIlorum, whose appearance at the KC Stadium was his first of the tournament, could miss out on final selection, however, with St Helens hooker James Roby recalled after being rested for the Fiji game.
With Rob Burrow, who can provide cover at half-back as well as hooker, having recovered from a head knock, McIlorum looks likely to be one of the two players omitted when McNamara finalises his line-up.
Charnley, Super League's leading tryscorer for the last two seasons, is certain to win his fourth cap after being recalled at the expense of Tom Briscoe in the only other change made by McNamara to the side that completed back-to-back wins in the tournament.
Coach Richard Agar welcomes back skipper Olivier Elima and has called up winger Damien Cardace and centre Younes Khattabi for the first time in the tournament. Scrum-half William Barthau is ready to go back into World Cup battle for France after emerging intact from his torrid time against Samoa.
England squad: G Burgess (South Sydney), S Burgess (South Sydney), R Burrow (Leeds), J Charnley (Wigan), R Chase (Castleford), L Cudjoe (Huddersfield), L Farrell (Wigan), B Ferres (Huddersfield), J Graham (Canterbury Bulldogs), R Hall (Leeds), C Hill (Warrington), M McIlorum (Wigan), L Mossop (Wigan), S O'Loughlin (Wigan), J Roby (St Helens), K Sinfield (Leeds, capt), S Tomkins (Wigan), K Watkins (Leeds), B Westwood (Warrington).
France's 19-man squad (Catalan Dragons unless stated): J-P Baile, W Barthau, K Bentley (Toulouse), T Bosc, D Cardace, R Casty, V Duport, O Elima (capt), M Escare, J Fakir, T Gigot (Avignon), C Greenshields (North Queensland), Y Khattabi, A Maria, G Mounis, E Pelissier, S Raguin, M Simon, C Stacul (Lezignan).
