Brett Ferres is ready to retain his ‘super sub’ role after being named in an unchanged England 19-man squad for Saturday’s second Test against New Zealand at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

The Giants vice-captain came off the bench to score two tries in his nation’s 26-12 triumph over the Kiwis in last weekend’s opening international in Hull.

Victory in Saturday’s first-ever Rugby League match to be played at the home of the 2012 London Olympics will guarantee England a first series victory over southern hemisphere opposition since 2007 when Great Britain defeated New Zealand 3-0.

And after dominating the second half of last week’s KC Stadium clash, England chief Steve McNamara is expected to keep faith with the same 17 as they go in search of capital glory.

But that would mean Ferres’ Giants teammates Leroy Cudjoe – who is again named in the 19 but missed out on final selection – and Jermaine McGillvary look like they’ll be missing out once more.

England's Brett Ferres breaks away from the French defence to score his second try Rugby League International England v France 24/10/15 (Pic by John Rushworth)

“It’s been a quick turnaround from our victory less than a week ago, and it’s a pleasure to be representing our country in London in front of a near sell-out crowd,” said former Giants skipper McNamara.

“The team have recovered and trained well all week at our St George’s Park base. There’s a lot of hard work and improvement in front of us, and that had to start immediately after the game on Sunday. It’s a three-match series and we find ourselves 1-0 up, which is good, but at the same time there’s still a lot to be done.

“Aspects of our performance against New Zealand were good. We improved as the game wore on in certain areas. I do feel, though, that we left ourselves with too much to do at the start of the game. We need to put that right this weekend.

England celebrate Brett Ferres' try against New Zealand
England celebrate Brett Ferres' try against New Zealand

“We know what’s at stake on Saturday. We cannot afford to get carried away. We will concentrate on the processes and ensuring our preparation is right. If we execute our plans, then we will be very hard to beat.

“For the sport it is fantastic to be playing at the Olympic Stadium. We hope to do ourselves proud again and the venue is fitting for a match like this. The game has come a long way in the last few years and to be the first Rugby League team to play at this iconic stadium is huge for us.”

England 19-man squad: John Bateman (Wigan), Joe Burgess (Wigan), Tom Burgess (South Sydney), Mike Cooper (St George), Leroy Cudjoe (Giants), Liam Farrell (Wigan), Brett Ferres (Giants), James Graham (Canterbury),

Ryan Hall (Leeds), Zak Hardaker (Leeds), Chris Hill (Warrington), Josh Hodgson (Canberra), Sean O’Loughlin (Wigan), James Roby (St Helens), Kallum Watkins (Leeds), Ben Westwood (Warrington), Elliott Whitehead (Catalans), Gareth Widdop (St George), George Williams (Wigan).