Bradford Bulls forward Jamie Peacock sees tomorrow's World Club Challenge as an opportunity for Great Britain to get even with world champions Australia.
Peacock, who played in all three Tests in Britain's 2-1 Ashes Series defeat in November, says the Bulls are viewing their clash with Australian champions Newcastle Knights as the unofficial fourth Test.
The Bulls will have six members of the deciding third Test team on duty at the McAlpine Stadium, while Newcastle have three players from the victorious Kangaroos side, including Andrew Johns, who was presented with the Golden Boot - for the world's best player - yesterday tea-time.
"It's like the fourth Test," said Peacock. "There are six current Great Britain Test players in our team and there would have been more in their team had it not been for injuries.
St Helens' win over Brisbane Broncos last year helped the game massively and we're flying the flag for Great Britain. It's Super League against the NRL."
Peacock has been pin-pointed by Newcastle captain Johns as one of the Bulls' dangermen and he will be looking to make a similar impact to his Test debut at the same McAlpine Stadium three months ago when his try after just 86 seconds put Britain on their way to a shock 20-12 win.
"I've real good memories of the McAlpine," he said. "I hope I can start like that again.
"This is a massive game. You have to win 30 games and the Grand Final just to play in this, so not many come along in your career."
The Bulls' biggest threat is expected to come from their awesome forwards, who are all past or present internationals, but Peacock acknowledges that the Super League champions have still to come to terms with the loss of gifted play-maker Henry Paul, who piled up 457 points for the club last season.
"We will miss Henry, at least for the first couple of months, because he's been such a big part of the team," said Peacock.
"You can't not miss a world-class player like that. But we'll get over it. No team is one player."
Skipper Robbie Paul is expected to take over at stand-off, while Leon Pryce and new signing Brandon Costin also provide competition for the crucial pivotal role, and Paul Deacon has already assumed the goal-kicking responsibility.
Much responsibility will fall on the shoulders of Deacon, who was Great Britain's scrum half in the deciding third Test at Wigan and will once again go face to face with Johns, the outstanding player of the Ashes series.
"We have to stop their pack going forward before Johns gets the ball," said Peacock.
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