At the expense of who?

Is Sinfield injured?

1. Widdop
2. Goulding
3. Shenton
4. Atkins
5. Briscoe
6. S. Tomkins
7. K. Brown
8. Graham
9. Roby
10. Morley
11. Burgess
12. Ellis
13. O'Loughlin

14. Lunt
15. Fielden
16. Crabtree
17. J. Tomkins

i seriously dont get the hype of Widdop. it seems because he is with a club in the NRL people think he should be englands number 1 IMO he hasnt played enough games and isnt proven at the top level.

Thats the team for me there

Tony Clubb in ahead of Martin Gleeson

the mind boggles

Couldn't agree more. Fully deserved after his efforts this year.

Yes. Achilles needs surgery.

Thought Gleeson may have made the squad! Think its to early for Farrell.
As for Hookers not sure if they could have try tempt McIlorum to switch alligence may have been a usefull addition!

No regular goalkicker?

but who else can we put at full back? Tomkins is the only other alternative, but we're down to bare bones at 6, Widdop might not have much first team experience, but he's the best option at 1 we have right now in these circumstances, he'll do fine at FB for England

With the state of the halves, I'd be amazed if Sam played at FB.

Sam wont play full-back. Although it is interesting to note that Widdop is readying to step into stand-off at the Storm next year if my memory serves correctly. Perhaps some alternating between the two?

1. Widdop
2. Briscoe
3. Shenton
4. Atkins
5. Hall
6. Brown
7. S. Tomkins
8. Morley
9. Roby
10. Graham
11. Ellis
12. Burgess
13. O'Loughlin

14. Westwood
15. J. Tomkins
16. Fielden
17. Lunt

I think Sinfield is out with a severely bruised ego !!!!
well that as well as needing an op on his achilles

Westwood kicks and I think Widdop can kick although I may have made that up.

He can and he is quite good too.

No Gleeson is a pathetic decision, but its not the only one.

As for a goalkicker, as if that is going to matter.

What did u excpect from Mcnamara how the hell he is in the England job i will never know.

Is he the Mike Bassett of RL Coaches. No one wanted it.

1 - Widdop
2 - Briscoe
3 - Atkins
4 - Shenton
5 - Hall
6 - Brown
7 - Tomkins
8 - Graham
9 - Roby
10 - Morley (c)
11 - Ellis
12 - J.Tomkins
13 - O'Loughlin

14 - Fielden
15 - Burgess
16 - Robinson
17 - Griffin

My bench is impact, I rate Westwood put against the Aussies we need more than a grunt workhorse second row we need ones who are capable of going the full length and scoring tries.

i know we dont have alot of choice but how is someone who has played 3 first grade games all year the automatic pick id rather have sam at fb and play someone else in the halves people are assuming because he plays in the NRL he is class but he isnt proven and isnt tested we need a strong fb and 2 excellent wingers against the aussies i guess i just dont get fuss about him hope he proves me wrong

Who would you put in the halves then? Widdop is much less of a gamble at FB than anybody else we could replace Sam with in the halves.

well if the team is picked on form and merit as it should be id have sam fb with robinson and brown in the halves i just dont see why widdop who has played 3 senior games all year should be given a start

Robinson and Brown in the halves is just simply not good enough. We need quality players and ive seen enough of them two to know they wont get us anywhere against the Aussies imo. Widdop has the potential to be quality and thats why he is getting a chance imo.