Former England captain James Graham will skipper Canterbury in 2015 with the star prop to be announced as Michael Ennis’ replacement at the NRL club’s season launch on Tuesday night.

Graham has cemented his spot as one of the competition’s premier forwards since arriving at the Bulldogs from St Helens at the start of the 2012 season.

The 29-year-old from Liverpool, who has played in two grand finals in three years, is widely respected around the club and will be assisted by fellow forwards Aiden Tolman and Frank Pritchard.