CAPTAIN Dan Braid starts his first game Sale Sharks since the opening day of the season against Wasps on Saturday afternoon at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Skipper Braid makes his first start since injuring his ankle in the opening game against Bath.

He came on as a second half replacement against Clermont last week and is keen to get more game time under his belt.

Joe Ford starts his first game of the season at fly half and Nick Macleod is named among the replacements for the first time this term.

Sharks: Luke McLean, Phil MacKenzie, Andrew Forsyth, Sammy Tuitupou, Charlie Ingall, Joe Ford, Will Cliff, Alberto de Marchi, Marc Jones, Ross Harrison, Andrei Ostrikov, Josh Beaumont, Mark Easter, Dan Braid Captain, Viliami Fihaki

Replacements: Shalva Mamukashvili, Eifion Lewis Roberts, James Flynn, Jonathan Mills, Andrew Hughes, Nathan Fowles, Nick Macleod, Sam James.

Tickets are available for Saturday's LV cup game against Wasps at the AJ Bell Stadium, kick off 2pm. Tickets can be booked by phoning 08444-994-994. They can also be booked online at eticketing.co.uk/salesharksrugby.

Tomorrow's game is included in the season ticket package.