Quote the fax in asia="the fax in asia"Uptonfax you make a very fair and valid question, and a reasonable one to ask, not all little guys have needed protection from the off, Rob Burrows for one. So a lot can come down to individual confidence, maybe he feels he is not quite ready for it.
Unless he comes out and publicly tells us we will have to wait for RM to make that decision.'"
I've read that he is desperate to play,so you can discount that angle.