SHAUN WANE has announced his 24-man England squad – and there were a number of raised eyebrows at some omissions ahead of the Ashes series with Australia which begins later this month.

Here are five players unlucky to miss out on a place in that squad.

Jake Connor – Leeds Rhinos

Perhaps the most glaring omission was that of Leeds Rhinos’ Jake Connor. The reigning Super League Man of Steel was omitted from Wane’s squad despite Connor being crowned the top flight’s most influential player in 2025. Having taken on the number seven role at Headingley, the maverick has excelled under head coach Brad Arthur for the majority of the season, making his snub all the more bizarre. Wane said that there was an “obsession” over the 30-year-old’s omission , but that’s only because he was surel

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