Yes I am, and it's also good to be back with all my French mates and be in France . It is always great to play for your country - as a player it is one of the best things you can do.

Do you think the squad has had enough time together to prepare for Friday's game?

I arrived on Monday morning in Toulouse , and we all got together as a squad for lunch and had our first formal training session in the afternoon. We've been doing two sessions every day as well as some video work. Most of the players know each other pretty well so hopefully this will be enough time to prepare

How important do you think this game will be as an indication of France's prospects for the World Cup later this year?

I think it will be a really good test to play a top class team. It will give us an idea of where we are at the moment. It's the last game before the World Cup for us so it's important that we perform well. We are more interested in our performance and carrying out our game plan than the score.

Catalans Dragons are flying high in Super League, do you think that will give the French side a boost?

Definitely. I think there are some players at Catalans in great form like Thomas Bosc and Sébastien Raguin, and Jamal Fakir has come back well from his injury. We have got some experience as well and I think we have the potential to cause some worry for the English.

Do you think the city of Toulouse will embrace the game?

Toulouse is playing in the final of the French Rugby Union Championships in Paris the day after our game so we might lose out on some spectators there. But Toulouse's council have really got behind the game and have put together some good campaigns to promote it. I think it will be a good advertisement for the city as well and may help to promote Toulouse in their bid for a Super League license.

I have played here before quite a few times and there have been some great historic games here for France. Three years ago we played Australia in Toulouse and performed well, then played the Kiwis and nearly beat them. We have some good memories here.

France v England is live on Sky Sports on Friday 27 June from 7.30pm. Harlequins' Super League game at Wigan is also being shown live simultaneously via the red button.