Barley Mow

That would be my choice, but don't feel any need to change the poll for me.

Neither of the options get a vote from me at this point. I'd wait to see what happens in the next two tests before deciding his future.

I'd assumed it would be easier for such people to make arrangements at shorter notice. I could be wrong, and yes, it would be better for everyone.

I think it's reasonable to expect the schedule to have been announced before now.

I've no idea. Whenever I've been to cricket world cup matches (never women), the schedule has been known well in advance.

It's less than a year until the competition begins. If it is too early to say, it shouldn't be. I can't think of another sport where the schedule of a world cup wouldn't be public by this stage. They obviously don't value fans visiting from countries outside of the Pacific region and wanting to plan ahead.

Unless you were going to bring him on for the hooker then move Lewis to 9 to allow Smith to play scrum-half. But that does seem a bit convoluted.

Or on the bench and kicking when he's on the field.

I don't think we know how many teams will be in the Championship play-offs next year do we? 6? 8? 10?

I'd noticed last weekend they weren't showing fixtures or results for the Pacific internationals either.

I agree that it's generally seen that way, but interestingly there is a long history of lions being used as national symbols in Scotland and Wales as well: Arms of Scotland The arms used by the House of Aberffraw as Princes of Wales (including Llywelyn ap Gruffudd) and later by Owain Glyndŵr as a symbol of Welsh nationhood. Later adopted by the heirs to the British throne as Princes of Wales and still used by them. Both in use between the late 1100s and today.

I tried to access my tickets for Headingley yesterday and can't yet.

Less than a month since this thread was started - is it me or are the same old topics coming round more and more quickly?!? It's almost as though we're circling a plughole and getting closer to going down the drain

I've always enjoy watching rugby at Odsal. My only real complaints are the red muck that coats the lower terraces from the stock car track and the size of the field which doesn't make for great games - for me they just need to solve the issues that the stock cars create. Of course it isn't a modern stadium, but to me that adds to it's attraction.