I'd go, if i had free reign

1. Tomkins
2. Foster
3. Bridge
4. Yeamen
5. Hall
6. Brown
7. Brough
8. Morley
9. Sinfield
10. Graham
11. Peacock
12. Westwood
13. O'Loughlin

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

Roby at interchange, Sinfields distribution at hooker impressed me last time and it means having a lot of 5th tackle options and a team full of goal kickers. Foster, Sinfield, Brough, Tomkins and to a lesser extent Bridge and Westwood.

Peacock named as captin

Really? I think we have quite a few hookers who can step up. Robinson and Lunt at the Giants and McIlorum at Wigan probably at the front of the queue plus a host of young hookers coming through (Milner and Clark at Cas and McShane at Leeds to name a few)

Hooker probably England’s strongest position for talent

Sticking your fingers in your ears and going 'nerr nerrr i read league expreeesssss' doesn't make your right. Stop patting yourself on the back and just admit, Kevin Brown played gash for England.

Apart from the goal kicking (and you state that Sinfield and Brough can kick goals) what do you think Foster brings to the England team that Tom Briscoe doesn’t. For me, Briscoe is the most dangerous outside back England have had since Jason Robinson

I'm no Saints fan so i'll admit i'm limited on what i've seen but he seems dependable with the added option of being a fantastic goal kicker. They are both a little lightweight but we don't seem to do the big wingers as much as our Antip friends.

I’m not sure I would describe Briscoe as lightweight – he may not have the size of Ryan Hall but he is considerably harder to bring down and probably faster too. For me, Briscoe is one of the first names on the team sheet but I guess this is all about opinions

Briscoe looks like our finest winger by some distance to me.

Briscoe is a quality player a must for me.

Oh dear. Do you get off on that thick teenager level of insult? Next time you play a game of rugby why not try out your mickey mouse insults when giving someone some verbals...I am sure they will be deeply moved.



You are clearly incapable of working out the differences in the way K Brown was expected to play under mac and under Nathan Brown.

So you cling to your toe curling 'insults'.

He's not even proved to be as good as Keith Senior or Brian Carney yet nevermind Jason Robinson. I like the kid, I think he'll go far but he's proven nothing as test player as yet.

Tom is good but nothing compared to robinson,I understand the liking for the kid but as above,He needs to prove he is in the same calibure as robo first before you state anything mate.

bookies make exiles slight favourites...england are +2

Worth a Dabble!!

Exiles will win by 12

I know Briscoe is not as good as Robinson – that’s why I said he is the most dangerous outside back England have had [usince[/u Jason Robinson. Now, if I had said he was the most dangerous outside back England have had since Des Drummond then I would be saying he was better than Robinson wouldn’t I

I think England will win comfortably tbh

With a free reign to pick everyone right at this point in time:

Tomkins
Briscoe
Yeaman
Tomkins
McGilvery
Widdop
Brough
Peacock
Roby
Graham
Ellis
Burgess
O'loughlin

Westwood
Mossop
Hock (before anyone asks, I have faith)
Morley

That’s a strong team. I would probably look to have a bit more attacking threat in the centres (Bridge?) and I think we need at least one option on the bench to cover the half backs/hooker so I would have Robinson in the subs at the expense of one of the big forwards

tomkins at centre?

are you having a laugh?

ahead of bridge.... madness

Same old garbage picked as usual.

A very weak team, Admission £5 with burger and beer included i suppose.

Obviously you don't watch him play regularly.

I'd have Bridge, Shenton, Lawrence, Gleeson and maybe Atkins and Welham at centre before Joel Tomkins. Infact add Kallum Watkins to that list. He's a talented second rower and deserves a place on the bench just for that. Ahead of Hock who hasn't played for 2 years

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Either way our squad isn,t strong enough against top international teams,Proven in the past,

Ohh enough of that im just going to watch the game and enjoy it.