No nerves expected as Cudjoe prepares for his debut

The 22-year-old Huddersfield Giants player will be one of three debutants in a new-look England side after being chosen by coach Steve McNamara as the man to replace the injured Michael Shenton.

"This is the day I've dreamed about since I was a kid," he said. "I really feel for Shenny.

"It was a terrible blow to be injured like that when he was in such good form and I hope I can play as well on Sunday. I'm a pretty laid-back person and I intend to approach this match likes it's just another game.

"I never have pre-match nerves and I don't think I will this weekend."

Cudjoe was a surprise selection in England's tour party but he proved to be the man for the big occasion with his club this year, twice scoring match-winning tries in the Super League play-offs that took the Giants to within 80 minutes of a maiden Grand Final appearance.

Those took his try tally for the season to 22, putting him seventh in the Super League list, while he missed just 12 tackles all year.

"He's a great professional player and his conduct has been great," said McNamara. "He's applied himself well throughout the whole of the Super League and has been one of Huddersfield's star performers.

"He's a young player with a tremendous amount of talent."

The elevation of Cudjoe is one of 11 changes for the must-win Four Nations game at AAMI Park, where Shaun Lunt and Ben Harrison are also due to make their debuts off the bench.

Just six players occupy the positions they held in last Saturday's 24-10 defeat by New Zealand as England look to stay alive in the tournament.

McNamara has axed Melbourne full-back Gareth Widdop, who is denied the chance to play for his country on his home ground, stand-off Kevin Brown and prop Darrell Griffin.

In a series of positional switches, Sam Tomkins moves from scrum-half to full-back, his Wigan team-mate Sean O'Loughlin goes from loose forward to stand-off and South Sydney's Sam Burgess moves from the second row to prop.

Luke Robinson gets his first full cap at scrum-half while his Huddersfield team-mate Eorl Crabtree earns a recall to the bench.

Australia captain Darren Lockyer believes England's decision to switch Tomkins makes him a bigger threat than ever.

Lockyer, who went up against a 20-year-old Tomkins in last year's Four Nations final, paid the Wigan youngster the ultimate compliment by comparing him to Billy Slater, the Kangaroos full-back who was the winner of the 2008 Golden Boot.

"He's young but he did a lot of good things in the game at Wigan and then in the final last year," said stand-off Lockyer.

"We watched the game he played against the Kiwis and he's more of a dangerous prospect at full-back because he's now allowed to go and play footie without worrying too much about the organisation of the team.

"He just pops up wherever he wants to, which makes it difficult. He's a bit like Billy Slater for us. He's good on his feet and can break the field, which makes him very hard to contain."

Kangaroos coach Tim Sheens, who has named the same team that beat Papua New Guinea 42-0 last week, admitted he knew very little about the new faces in the England team.

"We've done some research on the whole England squad but seeing them play and seeing them on paper are two different things," said Sheens.

"We'll be doing our best to have a look at that if we can but you can sometimes over-prepare by worrying about the opposition."