Bradford Bulls' young forward Lee Radford has been called up for England's international with Wales at Wrexham tonight.

He was added to the party yesterday by coach David Waite who also summoned Daryl Cardiss (Halifax) to join a squad which lost the Bulls duo of Stuart Fielden and Paul Deacon through injury.

Radford's promotion is a reward for the progress he has made this season and Bulls media manager Stuart Duffy said: "We are all delighted for him.

"Our coach Brian Noble believes it is a well-deserved selection."

Bulls already have Paul Anderson, Brian McDermott, Jamie Peacock and Leon Pryce in the squad.

Wales coach Andy Kelly is also having to reshuffle due to injuries.

His biggest casualty is Leeds stand-off Iestyn Harris who is to undergo exploratory surgery on his injured wrist tomorrow.

Another notable absentee for Wales is centre Kris Tassell, who scored a hat-trick of tries in a 38-6 victory over Cook Islands at the Racecourse Ground in October.

Bulls full back Michael Withers is the latest player to be linked with a top Australian club.

South Sydney are said to want to sign him for their return to the NRL but Withers has a further year of his contract to run at Bradford and Duffy said: "He is staying here."