Wigan Warriors' Adrian Lam names young 25-man squad to face Salford Red Devils
John Bateman will pull on a Wigan Warriors shirt for the first time since 2018 when he lines up against Salford Red Devils this afternoon.Despite being given the number 13 shirt this season, the England international has been named in second-row by head coach Adrian Lam, in what is a young 25-man squad.There’s no Bevan French, Jackson Hastings, Jai Field or Oliver Gildart, but Lam has given youngsters James McDonnell and Umyla Hanley chances to impress in the outside backs.Harry Smith starts in the halves, he’ll play alongside the veteran Thomas Leuluai, while Ethan Havard has been given the opportunity to start at loose-forward, despite Morgan Smithies being fit to play and in the squad.Zak Hardaker drops back to full-back, while Willie