Main man Andy Lynch refuses to get carried away by all his recent plaudits, insisting: I'm just concentrating on St Helens.

The red-hot prop has earned rave reviews in Super League XI and won a deserved call-up to the Great Britain international squad earlier this month.

He impressed during his first season at Bulls after joining from Castleford but has taken his game to a whole new level in 2006, proving one of the most dynamic front-rowers in the competition.

Lynch is widely tipped to make the Lions squad for the Tri-Nations tournament Down Under later this year but he is not looking that far ahead.

"It's good to be in there it's everyone's dream to play for Great Britain but it doesn't really mean a lot now," he said.

"There's still half a season to go and I've got to concentrate on playing well for Bradford.

"We'll see what happens in October but I'm only bothered about St Helens tomorrow and the Challenge Cup."

Lynch could face the biggest test of his credentials so far this season when he comes up against three hardened front rowers Kiwi Test ace Jason Cayless, former Great Britain man Paul Anderson and Nick Fozzard at Knowsley Road.

There is also a new kid on the block in-form 20-year-old James Graham, who, like uncapped Lynch, has been picked in the Lions training squad, rivalling the Bradford player for a seat on the plane.

"Graham's a quality player," he said. "He's only a young lad but he's going really well and every week he seems to be improving. "It looks like he's got a massive future in the game.

"Saints have got four good props but we can't just concentrate on them. Look everywhere else Sculthorpe, Long, Lyon they have dangermen right across the field.

"You have to be on your game and stop them. It's a simple game if you do things right."

Lynch and his Bulls team-mates were over-powered the last time the sides met, back in round six of Super League, when Saints finished victors and ended the champions' 18-match unbeaten run.

"Things started to go wrong that night when we fell away from our game plan," recalls the 26-year-old.

"Saints got a roll on and got the win. Now we need to put it right. It's a massive match for us.

"It was a long-term goal to win the Challenge Cup but we've got to take it round by round and Saints are our next target."

Such simplicity and single-mindedness are just two of the traits that have helped set Lynch apart from the rest this year.

He has worked on all aspects of his game and his fitness levels have grown markedly.

"That's down to Martin Clawson, who's been doing all my conditioning," said the England international.

"He's such a good coach and you can see why he's in demand from a load of Super League clubs."