No Wakefield players in England World Cup squad after surgeries

England head coach Brian McDermott has named a 23-man Rugby League World Cup squad with no players from newly crowned Super League champions Wakefield. McDermott said Tom Johnstone, Jake Trueman, Mike McMeeken and Caleb Hamlin-Uele were unavailable for selection to undergo post-season surgeries. England open against Tonga in Perth on 17 October.