Gareth Widdop and Jake Connor absent from England’s “prospective Ashes candidates”

Gareth Widdop has been left out of a 31-man list of players invited to a gathering with new England head coach Shaun Wane later this month. Warrington's marquee halfback, a mainstay in the England side for almost a decade, is the notable absentee from a list of "prospective Ashes candidates" named ahead of this year's Ashes Test series. He is