England forward Matty Lees played against Australia despite suffering horror injury

ENGLAND and St Helens forward, Matty Lees, played against Australia in the First Ashes Test with a broken eye socket. Rugby league players are infamous for their toughness, but Lees, who suffered the injury after being accidentally elbowed by teammate Alex Walmsley in training, took to the starting line-up against Australia regardless of his iss

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