It was certainly clear cut from were I was sat. Peacock had no chance of stopping the try but went charging in with his knee's, with the only outcome being a possible injury. He can't even use fatigue as a factor because it was in the first 10 minutes. My point is 'those in glass houses & all that........'

Bateman deserves all he gets.
Every tackle in the first 20 minutes he has his head in the opponents face.
He milks the tackle wrapping his leg round the opponents body trying to get a penalty.
Flippin good player but i wish someone would lamp him.

I don't care if Zak doesn't play against Kiwis:
1) It gives him a full off season. This benefits us!
2) McNamara will play him out of position to accommodate little darling Sam anyway.
3) RL internationals are a load of guff anyway

Fully agree on 1 and 2. Although, in reality he has earned the 1 shirt and deserves to play there. Would spare McNamara a big decision though.

Agree with that. Unfortunately for both Brough & England/GB I don't think he's had very good coaches at the clubs he's been at. If he'd had a Tony Smith I think he'd have become a great player rather than a good one. Someone like Smith would massively improve his mentality like he did with Briers.

I do care if Hardaker doesn't play against the Kiwis but that doesn't mean we should take England into account when deciding if he plays in the semi and/or final.

If Hardaker's fit enough to play he should play. If he isn't then he shouldn't.