JAMES Roby and James Graham will both start for England in Friday's international against France in Avignon.

Jon Wilkin has also been named on the bench in a team selected by coach Steve McNamara that includes Castleford's New Zealand-born Rangi Chase, who qualifies through residency, and Australia-based duo Jack Reed and Chris Heighington.

Chase, who has played stand-off this year, will switch to scrum-half and line up alongside Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield, who has played stand-off this year for the Super League champions.

Brisbane Broncos' Reed, who was born in Yorkshire, will be at right centre while Wests Tigers forward Heighington, who qualifies through his Durham-born father, is in the second row alongside his club-mate Gareth Ellis.

The match is a warm-up for England's opening Four Nations clash with Wales in Leigh on Saturday week.

England's team to play France: S Tomkins (Wigan); R Hall (Leeds), J Reed (Brisbane), K Yeaman (Hull), T Briscoe (Hull); K Sinfield (Leeds), R Chase (Castleford); J Peacock (Leeds, capt), J Roby (St Helens), J Graham (St Helens), G Ellis (Wests Tigers), B Westwood (Warrington), C Heighington (Wests Tigers).

Subs: G Widdop (Melbourne), A Morley (Warrington), J Jones-Buchanan (Leeds), J Wilkin (St Helens).