SAINTS will start today’s friendly against Castleford with a half back pairing of Danny Richardson and Theo Fages.

Youngster Richardson will have a shot in the absence of Matty Smith, who was seen going into the ground today on crutches after an operation on his leg earlier this week.

This is Saints’ last hit-out of pre-season.

Saints: Lomax; Makinson, Fleming, Percival, Swift; Richardson, Fages; Douglas, Roby, Walmsley, Greenwood, Peyroux, Wilkin. Subs: Amor, Walker, Thompson, Lee, Knowles, Ashworth, Grace, Cunningham.

Castleford: Hardaker; Minikin, Webster, Shenton, Eden; Chase, Gale; Lynch, McShane, Springer, Sene-Lefao, McMeeken, Massey. Subs: Millington, Million, Moors, Cook, Monaghan, Gill.