Oh you are so funny

Anyway we'll see how Briscoe gets on today against Australia , but good luck to him and the rest of the team.

The only connection Offiah & Fox have is Academy winning Films

Martin got his nickname after the classic Chariots of Fire, whilst Fox is modelled on a character played by Tom Hanks who likened life to a box of choclates

Raynor is a similar style player to Robinson, fwiw i can see young Ainscough from Wigan playing for england from next year and he very much reminds me of Robinson.

Will be interesting in a year or two to maybe see a three quarter line up that is:
1. Briscoe
2. Ainscough
3. Briscoe
4. Shenton
5. Hall
6. Tomkins
7. Myler/Eastmond

Especially once they are all experienced it looks pretty exciting to me.

Edited for accuracy

I don't disagree. His poor form happened after the Cas away game when all the team where given some time off during the 2 week break during the CC semis and considering Fox is a confidence player, I think he needs to think long and hard about how he spends his time off next year should he be given a break mid-season next year.

Anyway back to my original point, even in poor form, he's still capable of producing a magic try because confidence can return to a player just as quick as it goes.

So can Kevin Penny.

Now who is being silly.

Who also made the SL Dream Team.

WTF do i know

Clearly not alot. The weak links have been Smith and McGuires very poor defence. Tom has done feck all wrong.

not watching the same game? they have all been poor down that side!

So what has Lee Smith and McGuire done to help Briscoe in the first half? All they've done is leave Tom to defend on his own outwide clearly leaving him exposed against the best player in the world. Smiths positioning has been woeful. The sad thing is Brisoces been blamed for it by been taken off.

Whilst we're all bitching about Tom Briscoe v Peter Fox, let's not forget Shaun Briscoe. Doing a fine, solid job at FB, and well overdue his chance. Well played.

sadly both briscoes have been left exposed by poor tackling n posistioning by the other backs in the 1st half

You.

Penny can score exactly the same type of tries that Zod is saying Fox can score.

Nonsense to suggest Tom Briscoe let us down in the first half. He was left exposed to Aussies coming through in numbers. Good game by Shaun too.

Shaun had a decent game I thought. Tom did nothing wrong he was just let down by the poeple inside him, McGuire and Smith had shockers in defence.

Good call.

And his replacement wasn't?

Really? Do you believe Tom was to blame for those first half tries?

I can guarantee that they would all have been Fox's fault if he had been playing.

Give over this is England not local rivalry!

Think Lee Smith has got away with murder this afternoon.

no one could blame either of the briscoes for trys concede today.any winger would have been exposed with the shocking inside cover by smith etc.,n shaun was left 2/3 on 1 to often.
id sooner see t briscoe at centre than smith,who been rara bound shouldnt be there anyway

Come off it, you know the rules on here: never pass up an opportunity to score cross-city points. Its the law.



Lee Smith looked fine on the wing, I expect him to keep both T.Briscoe and Fox out of next weeks side.