International duo Tom Croft and Michele Rizzo return to the Leicester Tigers starting line-up for Saturday's Anglo-Welsh Cup fixture against Northampton Saints at Welford Road.Croft is back to fitness after a back problem which has restricted his appearances this season, while prop Rizzo is in the first-team squad for the first time this season after his recovery from knee and calf injuries.George Catchpole and Fraser Balmain also return to the starting line-up after an injury absence as Tigers defend their unbeaten start in the tournament.Mathew Tait captains the team in the absence of Tom Youngs for the derby against Saints, with Owen Williams returning to the fly-half berth.A young bench includes Ireland Under-20s prop Ben Betts for the first time as well as academy graduates Riccardo Brugnara, Joe Maksymiw, Will Owen and Ben White who have all gained senior experience on loan outside the Aviva Premiership this season.Saturday’s game is heading towards a 25,000 sell-out at Welford Road with only a limited number of tickets still available. Book in person at the ticket office, phone 0116 319 8888 (option 2) or book online on the club website by clicking here 15 Mathew Tait (c)14 Tom Brady13 Jack Roberts12 Matt Smith11 George Catchpole10 Owen Williams9 Jono Kitto1 Michele Rizzo2 Harry Thacker3 Fraser Balmain5 Dom Barrow6 Tom Croft7 Will Evans8 Luke Hamilton16 George McGuigan17 Riccardo Brugnara18 Ben Betts19 Joe Maksymiw20 Will Owen21 Ben White22 George Worth 23 Charlie Thacker15 Ahsee Tuala, 14 Ken Pisi, 13 Nafi Tuitavake, 12 Harry Mallinder, 11 Juan Pablo Estelles, 10 Sam Olver, 9 Tom Kessell; 1 Ethan Waller, 2 Charlie Clare , 3 Kieran Brookes, 4 David Ribbans, 5 Christian Day (c), 6 Jamie Gibson, 7 Ben Nutley, 8 Sam Dickinson16 James Fish, 17 Alex Waller, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Michael Paterson, 20 Lewis Ludlam, 21 Lee Dickson, 22 Rory Hutchinson, 23 James Wilson