Sorry, but I just can't get up for supporting ''England'' with as much enthusiasm as I would have for Great Britain. To me, England is just a make shift, amateur setup and although the home nations being split serves a purpose, I think it really spoils the British Rugby League international scene.



Don't get me wrong, I hope we win and will be paying money to go watching them, but to be honest I'm probably more looking forward to seeing Australia's top players opposed to watching my own country's team.

I'm just glad that there's some RL to watch !!

Yep, me too.

Like ABP I'm more looking forward to watching Australia's and New Zealand's best than England.



Plus I'd feel more inclined to support it were it Great Britain who were playing.

Just to watch the likes of Inglis,thurston and slater in the flesh is all i'm going for.

I have put kind of because I am looking forward to some RL but I think I am looking forward to watching the best players in action.



Greg Inglis, Thurston, Slater, Folau..... cannot wait.



I am pretty sure on the day the crowd will be fired up. But it would feel bigger is it was GB and I think with it being on the BBC more people would watch if it was Britain.

I was, until I saw the four nations team we where putting out.



I'm now looking forward to Smith getting sacked as coach of the National Side. The world cup was a real chance for English RL to jump into the news with a win agianst a decent side. Most people will support their country in any world cup if they are doing well. I wanted League to repeat Unions success in 2003. Remember the Mania?? Imagine that but for RL!!!



Tony Smith's narrow minded team selection ruined it, not because he favoured a team but instead a style of play, that failed miserably and brought no back-ups.



Now he favours a team, because he is their coach. The sooner he is gone the better, LTS, stick it in your sig?

I think that pretty well sums it up.

I was really excited about watching England in the 4 nations until Mr. Nepotism picked his "strongest" team.

I'm excited about watching this England team tbh probably more so then any other England or GB team for a good while because it's got a fresh look to it and some really exciting youngsters in it.



I don't expect us to win it by any means but we may sneek the final and if we do that'll be a great lesson for superb young players like Briscoe, Myler, Eastmond, Burgess, Moore and hopefully Tomkins(if selected).

After Tony Smith's team choices I'm looking forward to the Aussie v New Zealand game more than any thing they always produce the best rugby your ever likely to see but my heart isn't in England at the moment we won't perform with the squad he has picked and the way hes gone about things.

Not excited at all. It's a terrible team. We've veteran players and young players but not much in between and i was asking on the VT board why is our talent pool so pathetically weak.



I was arguing that Tom Briscoe and Richard Myler shouldn't be anywhere near the test squad, never mind playing.

The apathy that has crept into the enjoyment i have had for rugby league over my life has been compounded by this England team selection.



I will not be watching the game tonight but will be looking forward to watching 2 teams packed with quality passionate players tomorrow and very much looking forward to it.

Agree with Bilko,



The England forwards are good quality and they have now to turn up and play, something they didn't do in the World Cup.

The threequarters are awful, hardly any would get into an NRL first team. Myler hasn't played and Tom Briscoe is just back after a long lay off.

A wrong selection policy on the halves too. McGuire a right choice as a senior player but to have three inexperinced players is plainly wrong.

Tomkins and Eastmond should be there but we should also have an experinced scrum half. If not Burrow then Brough could do a very good job behind that massive English pack.



Tony Smith is not up to the job and he proved that in the World Cup. He should have been sacked after the final whistle in the lost semi.