FB: Sam Tomkins, Zak Hardaker

WG: Tom Briscoe, Ryan Hall, Tommy Makinson

CE: Kallum Watkins, Jack Reed, Michael Shenton



SO:Gareth Widdop

SH: Trent Hodkinson

SO/SH/LF: Kevin Sinfield,



LF: Shaun O'Loughlin

SR: Ben Westwood, Carl Ablett, Elliot Whitehead, Brett Ferres

PR: George Burgess, James Graham, Luke Burgess, Alex Walmsley, Eorl Crabtree

HK: James Roby, Darryl Clark,



UT: Rob Burrow



Standby Options: Chris Hill, Kyle Amory, Lee Mossop, Chris Heighington, Michael McIlorum, Leroy Cudjoe, Josh Charnley.

Craig Huby ahead of Crabtree, Hill, Mossop and Amor.

Whilst i agree with Widdop at stand off i would certainly have Kevin Brown as backup, been outstanding this season thus far and a much better option than having Sinfield operate there. He's great for Leeds but shouldn't be near the international arena.

Tomkins, Hardaker/Lomax

Hall, Briscoe, Makinson

Watkins, Reed, Shenton

Widdop, Hodgkinson, Sneyd

Graham (c) G Burgess, Hill, Walmsley, Taylor

Roby, Lunt/ Clark (oh the wonders of having competition!)

Whitehead, Ablett, Ferres, Westwood

O'Loughlin, Westerman

If Sinfield shouldn't be "near" the international arena, you'd have to pick from a squad of about 8 to play for England based on actual performances at that level.



One area that's starting to look a long way behind Aus/NZ is second row. Not an impressive cast at all.

Agree with 22 of the names but, I'd leave out Rob Burrow and Eorl Crabtree, and include Jonny Lomax and Kyle Amor

FB: Sam Tomkins, Zak Hardaker

WG: Ryan Hall, Tom Briscoe, Tommy Makinson

CN: Kallum Watkins, Michael Shenton, Jack Reed

SO: Gareth Widdop, Stefan Ratchford

SH: Kevin Sinfield, Luke Robinson

HK: James Roby, Rob Burrow

PR: George Burgess, James Graham, Luke Burgess, Chris Hill

SR: Carl Ablett, Brett Ferres, Sam Burgess, Ben Westwood

LF: Sean O'Loughlin

That's only 23

Slammin' Sam wlil be off to rugby union at year's end. He is not eligible!

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I'd go with:

Starting lineup of:



1. Hardaker

2. Briscoe

3. Watkins

4. Reed

5. Hall

6. Sinfield

7. Tomkins

8. Graham

9. Roby

10. Burgess. G

11. Ablett

12. Westwood

13. O'Loughlin



14. Widdop

15. Hill

16. Crabtree

17. Ferres



Rest of squad:

18. Lomax

19. Walmsley

20. Whitehead

21. Makinson

22. Lunt

23. Farrell

24. Amor

I don't know how Hill cant be in the 24 man squad. He has carried our pack on his own, especially with Westwood being injured and anyone else who seems to pack down as a prop suddenly turning into a Warren Stevens-esque type of player.