I'm surrounded by great players and it's a great feeling to be involved in this set-up Sam Burgess

The Bradford revelation will make his international debut after coach Tony Smith named the 18-year-old in his starting XIII.

"I've been thrown in at an early age, it shows how much faith Tony Smith has got in me," said Burgess.

"I try not to feel pressure. It's more excitement for me than pressure."

Interview: Great Britain's Sam Burgess

Burgess won the man-of-the-match award in the Northern Union's 25-18 defeat to the All Golds in the Centenary International last week.

The mature performance in Warrington persuaded Smith that the former Dewsbury Moor junior has the temperament to flourish at the highest level.

Now he is set to become the youngest Briton to make his Test debut since Andy Farrell in 1993.

But Burgess's remarkable season has also been tinged with sadness.

His father, Mark, died in May aged 45 after battling with motor neurone disease.

"There have been ups and downs, good moments and bad moments," said Burgess, who had been his father's main carer.

"It has given me an extra bit of motivation to make my dad proud.

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"It's just a shame he can't be there to see it. I'm sure he's watching somewhere."

Burgess will join Bulls team-mate Terry Newton in the front row, with Warrington's Adrian Morley completing the triumvirate.

Meanwhile, the youngster expects to be the squad's busiest member off the pitch as the older players bark out orders.

"I'm the young one so if anything needs doing it's always the young boy," he said.

"I'm like their slave, but I don't mind. I'm surrounded by great players and it's a great feeling to be involved in this set-up."