Briscoe has to play FB, what he lacks in attack he makes up fo by being in teh right spot to pick up kicks and as a last line of defence (which we will need big time!).



Eastmond looked good but hard to say what his best position is.



On that performace were fricked whoever we pick!

Can anyone who has suggested dropping Tom Briscoe say why they would do so? What has he done wrong in the two games he's played?

smith

briscoe

eastmond

ellis

hall

mcguire

tomkins

FGB

roby

Peacock

morley

burgess

sinfield



crabtree

wilkin

westwood

myler

But that thing with Senior, thats was an attention seeking idiot feeling left out and realising that when he isn't playing football he isn't important.





As Smith said, Senior took the time to tell the media about wanting to possibly play, then didn't tell the English management or the coach.





Glad he left him out. I think Smith is a completely different issue.

I'd have Ellis in the for a few reasons.



He likes running wide anyway, he'll provide size out there which is needed (I think some people here don't realize how big Hodges and Inglis actually are), he will provide experience....





I'd rather see him having a few problems out wide then seeing one of these kids being destroyed.



Keep in mind, Greg Inglis has the ability to slaughter the best in the game.

No way Smith should be playing. As soon as he announced he was leaving teh game he should have been dropped from rep honours. An England cap should be reserved for those who care about RL!

Defiantly.



I don't think he is that good a player to be honest, and I think he'll be back in League in a few years time anyway.

I think that's basically down to a lack of depth in English Centres and probably Englands first choice Centre Ryan Atkins being ruled out through injury...

But as has been noted earlier by a Wakey fan, Atkins was totally outplayed by Senior when they came up against each other in SL this year. Likewise Shenton. When Cas had their most embarassing performance of the season (over 60 points conceded at Sheddingly) a lot of the points came as a result of Senior running over the top of Shenton.



People have been decrying Senior and Gleeson at centre for the last few years but the fact is we still don't have anyone close to 'em for the test berths.



I'd give Ellis a place there against the Aussies cos he's the only one who will match up defensively to what is an awesome Aussie threequarter line and lets face it, on last nights showing we won't be losing anything in attack by playing a forward there!



Eastmond is possibly the only player England have got that could provide the 'X' factor so he's got to be in somewhere. Playing him at centre or fullback would be a risk defensively but it's a case of play it safe and try and keep the score to a respectable level (a policy Gt Britain followed for too long against the Aussies ie. playing forwards in the halves for their defensive abilities) or take a risk and see what happens....

Theres Super League teams with better backlines than ours too.

Briscoe

Hall

Ellis

Shenton

Smith

Tomkins

Myler

Peacock

McGuire

Graham

Burgess

Morley

Sinfield



Roby

Carvell

Westwood

Eastmond

I've not picked a team, and if I did I'd leave Briscoe in now. It's a sad reflection (generally, not talking about specific players now) though that you have to be poor to be dropped, rather than good to retain your place.