1. Shaul
2. Hall
3. Watkins
4. Percival
5. Broughton
6. Gale
7. Sneyd
8. Graham
9. Roby
10. G Burgess
11. Ellis
12. S. Burgess
13. Whitehead

PROPS:
Taylor
Walmsley
Hill
Watts

2ND ROWERS:
Ben Currie
Jack Hughes
Bateman
Greenwood
Westerman

BACKS:
Burgess
Solomona (if available)
Ratchford
Atkins
Jack Owens

OTHERS:
Cooper
Hodkinson
Houghton
Tomkins
O'Loughlin
Swift

Lomax
McGillvary
Watkins
Percival
Hall
Williams
Gale
Graham
Hodgson
Hill
Whitehead
Currie
S Burgess

G Burgess
Walmsley
Bateman
Clark

Rest of squad
Hardaker
Shaul
Widdop
Roby
T Burgess
Taylor
Hughes

Sam Tomkins is meant to be carrying an injury so I'd hope he'd be left out as its pointless trying to carry somebody. I'd go Lomax at fullback as I think his alround game is better suited at international level then Shaul or Hardaker.

I think the time has come for O'Loughlin to step away. He was fantastic against the Kiwis last year and that would be a fine swan song. He's missed a lot of games for us again and when he does play he looks more then his age.

The only other area that needs any thought IMO is which three you pick from Williams, Widdop, Gale and Sneyd. All four have solid claims! Williams has a piece of magic in him and I'd have to find a place for him. I think Gale warrants a call so it's between Widdop and Sneyd for the last spot. It's a tough call that one!

Lomax? When was the last time he played an international game? Why is it we don't give the form players e.g Shaul a chance now when they are in form?

No one is saying Shaul has not has a good season, he has and has been playing very well. What he doesn't have is the ability to act as a third half, he's a runner not a ball player. To break down the Australians and New Zealanders IMO we need a ball playing full back, Shaul is not that person.

One thing I am certain of is Bennett will have an idea of how he wants to play and will select players to fit that system rather than selecting players and then trying to make it work. If he wants a running full back then he'll probably select Shaul, if he wants a ball player then it's more likely Tomkins or Lomax (possibly even Ratchford).

1. Tomkins
2. McGillvary
3. Watkins
4. Currie
5. Hall
6. Widdop
7. Gale
8. S. Burgess
9. Hodgson
10. Graham
11. Whitehead
12. Farrell
13. O'Loughlin

14. Hill
15. Bateman
16. Roby or Clark (Happy with either)
17. Taylor

Rest of squad

Ratchford
Briscoe
Percivil
Williams
Sneyd
G. Burgess
Westwood

These pick your England team threads don't half make me laugh!

1. Shaul
2. McGillivray
3. Percival
4. Atkins
5. Solomona (seems Sky say he's eligible now, I thought it was next season

)
6. Hodkinson
7. Gale
8. Graham
9. Hodgson
10. G. Burgess
11. Currie
12. Bateman
13. S. Burgess

14. Clark
15. Whitehead
16. Hill
17. Taylor

Qualifying players who are good enough should get picked.

I'd be tempted to play Widdop at FB

Widdop
Hall
Watkins
Cudjoe
Mcgillvary
Williams
Gale
Hill
Hodgson
Graham
Whitehead
Bateman
Burgess

Roby
G Burgess
Taylor
Currie

Hodgson, Whitehead and Hill should be the first names on the team sheet for me. I'd probably go something like this.

1. Shaul
2. Hall (Manfredi is injured)
3. God knows, Cudjoe? as a wildcard this is where Hardaker has played for Penrith, but the selection wouldn't be on form.
4. Watkins (Lack of options)
5. Mcgilveray (sp?)
6. Widdop
7. Gale
8. Hill
9. Hodgson
10. Graham
11.Whitehead
12. S. Burgess (Would prefer to see him rest but won't happen).
13. O'Loughlin (he's the captain so will play).

14. Clark. (Roby and Houghton both good hookers, but Clark brings more from the bench).
15.Bateman (we always have a spell where we seem to flag, Bateman sent on with his enthusiastic play to counteract this).
16. G./T. Burgess/Mike Cooper. None have been excellent, I'd hope some would find form for England, but wouldn't play them over some of our other good choices at prop.
17. Scott Taylor.

Also in squad, Sneyd, Tom Johnstone, Alex Walmsley, Joe Greenwood, S. Tomkins, Jodie Broughton, literally any othe person who can play centre.

Purposefully not picked because of my own beliefs about eligibility, anyone with an Australian accent, Danny Brough, Ben Currie.

Half the players mentioned here would have drawn howls of derision a few months back

Saints fans still picking Roby at 9 is the best.

Basically it's a case of who has scored the most tries recently or had a few good games this season or who is flavour of the month,rather than the best players, you could do one of these every month and half the people will have forgotten who they picked a month ago.
It was only a couple of months back that half the team would have been Wakefield and Widnes players, led by Brown and Mellor for instance, yet none of these are "good enough" anymore

Tomkins
Hall
Currie
Watkins
Solomona (if true that he's eligible, otherwise probably McGillvary)
Hodkinson (if he's eligible, otherwise Sneyd)
Gale
Graham
Hodgson
Hill
S.Burgess
Whitehead
O'Loughlin

Roby
Taylor
G.Burgess
Bateman

Personally I wouldn't pick O'Loughlin but it's pointless pretending he isn't gonna be in the side. That leaves S.Burgess, Bateman, Whithead and Currie fighting for three spots in the back row and to be honest I'd quite like to pick all of them. I don't really like picking back rowers in the centres but with the real lack of any quality centres I think it could be the least bad option to go with Currie in there and at least you'd know you had a player who is definitely international class on the field (could easily go with Bateman in the centres instead like the NZ series).

The pack looks fantastic on paper though, fingers crossed it translates onto grass.

If he picks those two overseas players, particularly when we ha e some decent options on those positions I won't be attending any games.

I thought the farce of picking overseas players was over.

Spot on. I think you could make an argument for both Leeds wingers given both their finishing and their excellent work rate bringing the ball back.
Whilst Segeyaro has obviously had a big impact on Leeds, getting both Hall and Briscoe back fit has been a big boost for Leeds too.

Cooper has been as solid as ever this year. He's almost the last player you can blame for the Dragons being awful. Sadly Widdopp is one of the main reasons they can't score.

I bet they wouldn't.

Joel Moon could play for England on residency. Could be a good option at centre, a position where we are weak.

Tomkins
McGilvary
Cudjoe
Watkins
Widdop
Sneyd
Graham
Hodgson
Hill
Whitehead
S Burgess
O'Loughlin

Clark
G Burgess / Taylor
Walmsley
Currie

I wouldn't mind giving Denney Solomona a game if he was available.

Widdop at full-back is not a bad shout; I wouldn't want him in the halves.

Can't believe the claims for Hodkinson. Quite apart from the fact that he an Aussie,

, he is bang average anyway.

Agree, Hodkinson/Widdop would quite literally be my worst nightmare. Our only hope then would be to bore the Aussies into submission.

We'd probably convert all our goals between them, just not sure we'd score many tries for that opportunity.

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Tomkins over Shaul (even though I'm a Hull fan), due to his ability ball in hand. I'd probably have Ratchford in the squad too.

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Gutted for Manfredi, he'd have been my first pick. Hall & McGilvray probably. Johnstone or Briscoe in the squad.

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Watkins is pretty much a certainty. The second spot it anyone's guess. Maybe Percival or Atkins.

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Sneyd and Gale (Williams in the squad)
Who else is there? Matty Smith doesn't bring anything extra that these guys don't. Widdop - really not impressed with him.

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Hill and Graham are dead certs.
Probably need 5 or 6 in the squad, so the rest to come from; Taylor, George Burgess, Cooper, Walmsley, Watts, (Tom Burgess?).

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Some serious talent in this position. Hodgson and Roby will be in there.
A spot in the squad for either Houghton or Clark.

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All in the squad: Currie, Bateman, Whitehead, Sam Burgess

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O'Loughlin, Westerman in the squad? May be tempted to throw in JJB purely for sheer work rate down the middle to spell the other guys.

Tomkins
McGilvary
Watkins
Percival
Hall

Widdop
Gale

Graham
Hodgson
Hill
Whitehead
S Burgess
SOL

Westwood
Walmsley
G Burgess
T Burgess

In squad - Bateman, Currie, Waterman, Cooper, Roby, Shaul, Clark, Smith, Hardaker (cover all back line).

Westwood??