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[Wendall]

Heres my team

1. Tomkins
2. Hall
3. Shenton
4. Briscoe (Bridge if fit)
5. Fox
6. McGuire
7. Eastmond
8. Morley (Cpt)
9. Sinfield
10. Graham
11. Ellis
12. Westwood
13. S O'Loughlin

14. Roby
15. Crabtree
16. J Tomkins
17. Widdop

[Scubby]

Heres my team

1. Tomkins
2. Hall
3. Shenton
4. Briscoe (Bridge if fit)
5. Fox
6. McGuire
7. Eastmond
8. Morley (Cpt)
9. Sinfield
10. Graham
11. Ellis
12. Westwood
13. S O'Loughlin

14. Roby
15. Crabtree
16. J Tomkins
17. Widdop

I always said that Sam Burgess was nothing

[AndyCapp]

That team will not make the Final.
Not sure who I would pick but unless you can score more than the opposition you rarely win.
The English team does not have the defense to keep Australia out or the attack in the backs to worry them.
The only hope would be a wet muddy day and pick 3 good tactical kickers that can play the game in the other teams half a drive through the forwards with an 80 minute effort.

It was noticeable that in last years 4 Nations in both games against Australia, England scored 2 out of 3 tries with Forwards.
Over two games Eng 32 v 72 Oz
So Oz score at more than double they concede.
In what was basically two games of two very different Halves, Oz largely dominating the first Half in the first game and the second Half in the second game I am not sure how England will do on hard fast tracks in the heat.

Hope its a competitive series.

[steef]

Widdop
Hall
Senior (still the best in the country for me)
Shenton
Briscoe
Tomkins
Eastmond
Morley
Sinfield
Graham
Burgess
Ellis
O'laughlin

Westwood
Roby
Fielden (if someone can stand on his foot early doors)
McGuire

[bendyas]

Widdop
Hall
Senior (still the best in the country for me)
Shenton
Briscoe
Tomkins
Eastmond
Morley
Sinfield
Graham
Burgess
Ellis
O'laughlin

Westwood
Roby
Fielden (if someone can stand on his foot early doors)
McGuire

Would be happy with that. Replace McGuire with another mobile forward though.

[Wendall]

I always said that Sam Burgess was nothing

Apologies, missed the Aussie wonder boy out!!

Westwood drops to bench, Tomkins misses out.

1. Tomkins
2. Hall
3. Shenton
4. Briscoe (Bridge if fit)
5. Fox
6. McGuire
7. Eastmond
8. Morley (Cpt)
9. Sinfield
10. Graham
11. Ellis
12. Burgess
13. S O'Loughlin

14. Roby
15. Crabtree
16. JWestwood
17. Widdop

[Finn]

Fielden (if someone can stand on his foot early doors)

19 minutes since this posting and no one has ripped into you - Fielden must be back!

[AndyCapp]

19 minutes since this posting and no one has ripped into you - Fielden must be back!

About as much chance as Willy playing for Oz surely.

[EastLondonMike]

1. widdop
2. hall
3. shenton
4. gleeson
5. briscoe
6. tomkins
7. eastmond
8. morley
9. roby
10. graham
11. ellis
12. burgess
13. pryce

14. westwood
15. lunt
16. crabtree
17. O'loughlin

[Scubby]

Widdop
Hall
Bridge
Pryce
Briscoe
Tomkins
Eastmond
Morley ©
Sinfield
Graham
Burgess
Ellis
Roby

Crabtree
Westwood
Myler
O'Loughlin

[dkw]

Was wondering if anyone thinks Warringtons Ben Harrison has any chance of a call up, he has looked very impressive every time ive seen him.

[1976PMJwires]

Widdop
Briscoe
Bridge (Gleeson if Bridge isn't fit)
Senior
Goulding
Tomkins
Eastmond
Morley ©
Sinfield
Graham
Burgess
Ellis
O'Loughlin


Westwood
J Tomkins
Roby
B Harrison

[Scubby]

The absence of Pryce from the 37-man squad was a real puzzler. Okay, he was struggling a couple of years ago but every opposition club (and many fans) appear to see him as the main danger man with ball in hand.

[Fully]

Widdop
Hall
Atkins
Bridge
Broughton/Cudjoe
Tomkins
Eastmond
Graham
Sinfield
Morley
Ellis
Westwood
Burgess

Bench: Lynch, Fielden, Roby, J Tomkins

[petero]

Tomkins

Hall
Senior
Shenton
Briscoe

McGuire
Eastmond

Morley
Lunt
Burgess
Tomkins
Ellis
O'Loughlin

Roby
Graham
Westwood
Sinfield.

I can't get beyond the fact that if Hall is to be played then the most proficient centre/wing pairing in S/L should be maintained, so Senior should be chosen. I also hope that Hall would have improved his tackling technique from the last 4 nations he played in!

McGuire has to get the nod with the form he is in presently, no matter what has occurred with him in the past and with Pryce ruled out, he is easily at the present time head and shoulders above all other stand offs in S/L.

Sinfield I choose reluctantly and only on the basis that he can take a position both in and out of the pack.

Tomkins has to be at FB. Like Slater he has a very special apptitude for that position and should not be denied the right to play there.
Widdop would be in the squad if Sinfield ( once again) did not measure up I would draft him into the line up.
The trouble I find with Sinfields inclusion is the fact that there are TOO many ball players in the squad and not enough runners, although the previous case made for Senior/Hall could likewise apply to Sinfield/McGuire, I would concede.

[MrPosh]

Mathers
Riley
Bridge
Atkins
Penny
Briers
Myler
Morley
Higham
Carvell
Westwood
Grix
Harrison

Clarke
Wood
Cooper
Blythe

[Wendall]

Mathers
Riley
Bridge
Atkins
Penny
Briers
Myler
Morley
Higham
Carvell
Westwood
Grix
Harrison

Clarke
Wood
Cooper
Blythe

Actually your pisstake shows that Wire could put out a fairly decent all England team, well done!!

[Dave T]

Mathers
Riley
Bridge
Atkins
Penny
Briers
Myler
Morley
Higham
Carvell
Westwood
Grix
Harrison

Clarke
Wood
Cooper
Blythe

Once again non-Wire fans turn a thread around so it is about Warrington, yet no doubt the Wire fans will get the stick.

[markleeds]

Would take Fielden, he could still do a job in the forwards, I think that he will hit some form in the later years of his career.

[AndyCapp]

Would take Fielden, he could still do a job in the forwards, I think that he will hit some form in the later years of his career.

Fielden v Watmough or Gallen round two.