Wakefield v Catalans preview
Wakefield head coach Brian Smith has made two change to his 19-man squad to face Catalans Dragons on Sunday.
Scott Anderson makes a return to the side to replace Anthony Walker, while Ben Jones-Bishop has recovered from his injury in time to retake his place in the squad.
Jones-Bishop was set to feature in Wakefield's 34-16 loss to Warrington last week, but after pulling up injured in the warm-up, was forced out of the team shortly before kick-off.
The return of Jones-Bishop is a timely boost for the Wildcats, who only have one win to show for their four Super League outings so far this season, but Smith is confident he has the right mix of youth and experience in his team to improve their campaign.
"I am very happy with the group of guys we have been using," said Smith.
"With Ben Jones-Bishop back again this week we have got another couple of experienced players to add to the group that did pretty well for us last week at Warrington."
Life won't get easier for the Wildcats, who face a Catalans side eager to rid themselves of their reputation as under-performers away from home.
Following their home win over Leeds last week, Dragons coach Laurent Frayssinous said: "We want to be consistent and we want to perform well and play well at home as well as away from [the Stade Gilbert] Brutus."
"Next week will be our next test to see if we can get a win away from home."
Helping that cause is Dragons captain Rémi Casty, who is back after an eight-month lay-off. The skipper suffered a season-ending knee injury in July last year, and replaces Olivier Elima this week in the only change to the Catalans' 19-man squad.
Wakefield Wildcats: Scott Anderson, Chris Annakin, Matty Ashurst, Tinirau Arona, Joe Arundel, Anthony England, Liam Finn, Craig Hall, Stuart Howarth, Tom Johnstone, Ben Jones-Bishop, Reece Lyne, Jacob Miller, Jonny Molloy, Nick Scruton, Michael Sio, Mickael Simon, Anthony Tupou, Jason Walton.
Catalans Dragons: Tony Gigot, Jodie Broughton, Krisnan Inu, Vincent Duport, Pat Richards, Todd Carney, Richie Myler, Louis Anderson, Rémi Casty, Glenn Stewart, Justin Horo, Jason Baitieri, Dave Taylor, Julian Bousquet, Eloi Pelissier, Greg Mounis, Thomas Bosc, Alrix Da Costa, Willie Mason.
