Wigan Warriors great tips St Helens star for England captaincy
Former Wigan great Denis Betts has tipped St Helens star Jonny Lomax as a potential England captain ahead of this year’s World Cup.Betts represented England and Great Britain with distinction during his playing career and served as Wayne Bennett’s assistant at the last World Cup in Australia.Current national team boss Shaun Wane is weighing up his options as skipper following the retirement of legends James Graham and Sean O’Loughlin.Wane recently described O’Loughlin as “irreplaceable” as England captain and listed the likes of Sam Tomkins, John Bateman and Lomax as possible successors, while former England boss Steve McNamara has touted Canberra hooker Josh Hodgson as a possible skipper.Betts, currently serving as Newcastle Thunder’s