Reece Walsh has won the race for the No.1 jersey with Mitch Moses left out of the Kangaroos’ side for the first Ashes Test and Tom Dearden on the interchange.

The second week of the Pacific Championships is here and once again a host of stacked teams face off, with Samoa solving their injury headache.

Jonah Pezet was the hottest halfback on the market, until a shock contract move was revealed on Tuesday.

The Storm are still very much in the running to hold onto promising halfback Jonah Pezet even though there are reportedly three other clubs vying for his services.

Samoa have been hit with an injury crisis ahead of their second Pacific Championships clash, with Jazz Tevaga and Ata Mariota unavailable and Jaydn Su’A in doubt to face Tonga.

It has been 22 years since the last Ashes Tour and the anticipation in England for Australia’s long-awaited arrival is matched by an intense desire to beat the star-studded...