TOM Lineham has expressed his delight at being one of six Warrington Wolves players on tour to Australia and Papua New Guinea with England Knights.

The flying winger, whose two semi-final tries against St Helens contributed hugely to The Wire reaching the Grand Final at Old Trafford, will land in Brisbane on Friday morning with clubmates Jack Hughes, Toby King, Harvey Livett, Joe Philbin and Dec Patton to begin preparation for two international clashes with Papua New Guinea.

They will be making use of Brisbane Broncos’ training facilities before heading over to PNG for the first battle with the Kumuls at Lae on Saturday, October 27, followed by the second meeting at Port Moresby on November 3.

“Each of the Warrington boys on tour has done really well this year,” said the 26-year-old former Hull FC flyer as he goes into his first taste of international rugby league at any level.

“With a new format at the club, everyone’s bought in and demonstrated really good attitude and come of age really.

“I think when you turn about 23 you start to go from a young player into more of a regular. I think the likes of Joe, Toby, Harvey and Dec have really kicked on in their roles and really made a name for themselves.

“Everybody’s really excited. The boys from Warrington are all good people and it’s a real positive going into a big environment like this where there’s a lot of people from a lot of different backgrounds integrating.

“I think all the Warrington lads will get on with everyone really well. I think it should be a really good camp.

“It’s a good opportunity to work with different coaches, play with different players.

“This is an opportunity to enjoy, while making sure it’s productive and that I come away a better player than I was before. I’ve just got to take the opportunity.”

Lineham was an addition to the Knights squad in the week leading up to the Grand Final.

“He (Paul Anderson, head coach) rang me last week and asked would I be interested. I said definitely, that would be something good to do,” said Lineham.

“I’ve never been to PNG before, never been to Australia actually. So it’s a chance to get to see another part of the world while working with new teammates, making some new friends and working with different coaches.

“Every coach you work with has different ideas and can help you. I want to take that on board and take advantage of it.

“Being with the squad in camp for three weeks on the other side of the world, I think it will be pretty intense.

“You’ve just got to embrace it and enjoy it. There’ll be competition for places, so there should be a healthy atmosphere and I’m looking forward to it.”