Great Britain face old rivals Australia, the Czech Republic and the United States on Saturday, 1 July, when the Monster Energy Speedway World Cup gets underway
at King’s Lynn.

The Lions are captained by new British champion and Adrian Flux British SGP wild-card Craig Cook, with King’s Lynn icon Robert Lambert also selected. Former SGP star Chris Harris and British Championship runner-up Steve Worrall complete the GB quartet, with Adam Ellis named as reserve.

Australia’s World Championship leader Jason Doyle is selected despite riding through the agony of a broken foot to reach the Kjærgaard Danish SGP final in Horsens.

He is joined by 2012 world champion Chris Holder, his King’s Lynn team-mate Troy Batchelor and the in-form Nick Morris, with world under-21 champion Max Fricke named as No 5.

The Czech challenge is spearheaded by Mitas Czech SGP bronze medallist and national hero Vaclav Milik. He joins forces with Josef Franc, Matej Kus and Hynek Stichauer, with Eduard Krcmar the reserve.

USA boss Lance King selects a young side, led by skipper Ricky Wells. He teams up with Gino Manzares, Luke Becker, Dillon Ruml and reserve Broc Nicol.

After the heat at King's Lynn's Adrian Flux Arena the action moves to Vastervik in Sweden for event two on July 4, where the hosts face Denmark, Russia and qualification-round winners Latvia.

The Swedes are skippered by in-form Fredrik Lindgren, with his SGP rival Antonio Lindback joining him on the team sheet. Former world No 2 Andreas Jonsson and Linus Sundstrom complete the senior four, with Joel Kling named as No 5.

Danish champion Niels-Kristian Iversen skippers his side as they cross the border to tackle their neighbours, with GP Challenge qualifier Leon Madsen, Horsens wild-card Kenneth Bjerre and former world under-21 champion Michael Jepsen Jensen joining him. The Danes name Frederik Jakobsen as their under-21 pick.

Russian rocket Emil Sayfutdinov leads his country’s challenge along with Grigorii Laguta. Vadim Tarasenko and Andrei Kudriashov team up with them, with Gleb Chugunov their No 5.

The Latvians, who defeated France, Germany and Italy in Riga today to secure their spot in Vastervik, are led by Andzejs Lebedevs, who stormed to a maximum in the qualifier.

Rietumu Bank Latvian SGP wild-card Maksims Bogdanovs, Kasts Puodzuks and Jevgenijs Kostigovs also keep their places after impressing in the qualifier, but no under-21 rider is selected.

Defending champions Poland are seeded straight through to the Monster Energy SWC final in Leszno on July 8 as hosts.

They track all four of their FIM Speedway Grand Prix stars – world championship contender Patryk Dudek, world No 3 Bartosz Zmarzlik, Leszno home hero Piotr Pawlicki and Kjærgaard Danish SGP winner Maciej Janowski, who captains the team.

For the first time, team managers have the option to call on an under-21 reserve, who can replace any of the four seniors at any time for any reason. Leszno reserve Bartosz Smektala is Poland’s pick for the No 5 position.

The winners of events one and two join Poland in the Monster Energy SWC final, with the second and third-placed teams advancing to the race-off, also in Leszno, on July 7.

Tickets for the Monster Energy SWC rounds are still available online. For more details visit the Speedway World Cup website.