The squad is: Paul Wellens, Ade Gardner, Matt Gidley, Willie Talau, Francis Meli, Leon Pryce, Sean Long, Nick Fozzard, Keiron Cunningham, Lee Gilmour, Jon Wilkin, Paul Sculthorpe, James Roby, Chris Flannery, James Graham, Bryn Hargreaves, Paul Clough, Maurie Fa'asavalu, and Kyle Eastmond.

Injury-wise the only major doubt in the list of players named is powerhouse forward Fa'asavalu who has not trained since picking up a hamstring injury in the semi-final victory over Leeds, but coach Daniel Anderson is giving him chance of proving his fitness in the next few days – even though his chances of making a full recovery are already rated at less than 50 per cent.

In his own mind, Anderson has already pencilled-in 15 or 16 members of his squad but is not expected to reveal his full hand until the 11th-hour.

Saints go into the final hoping to extend their unbeaten league a cup run to 21 games and are red-hot favourites to lift the coveted trophy for the third successive year.

"We will be physically and mentally prepared and hungry for success, "insisted Australian head coach, who added: "We will go into the game in a confident but far from cocky manner."

Team skipper Keiron Cunningham, who will be seeking his seventh Challenge Cup winners' medal, said:" I don't think there is anything to compare with a Wembley Final and I'm just as excited as I was first time round in 1996."

But like his team-mates he is expecting the Airlie Birds – currently languishing second from the bottom of the Super League table - to prove much stern opposition than Huddersfield Giants in 2006 and Catalans Dragons 12 months ago.

Cunningham said "I don't think their present form will have any bearing on Saturday 's game.

"Hull have all their eggs in one basket – and that basket is Wembley."

Club captain Paul Sculthorpe, who will be hoping to ring down curtain on a glittering career at the club with victory at Wembley and Grand Final glory at Old Trafford after an injury-jinxed coupe of years, said:" I played the full 80 minutes at Huddersfield on Sunday and came through unscathed."

The former double Man of Steel missed last year's final on its return to Wembley through injury but doesn't want to sit it out 12 months on.

Scully said: "It was both tough and difficult watching from the stands but hopefully I will get the nod from Daniel and I will give it my best shots."