Oh dear.

Pack standing up, particularly in defence.

Roby poor - appeas rushed and error prone.

Backs just not up to this standard of rugby league.

Tompkins flat footed and has no one offering him any options.

Smith and Shenton garbage.

Boys against men.

New Zealand will be a repeat of this.

Tompkins off, Eastmond on.

When TS says he's picking on form then i can see how L.Smith is selected.
However he then contradicted himself by saying he was looking to the "future" so by that he shouldn't be in.
We then have to look at who is the best available and that again points to smithy being picked so i guess it's divided opinion.

I wonder if Smith is regretting his descision in signing for Wasps? No doubt we will see him back in League in a few years.

Many got that impression mate after the GF!!
I personally would of loved to see him stay in RL and especially at leeds, but he chose to go to wasps and good luck to him but like you i wouldn't be surprised to see him back in SL in the near future.

Only one team in SL in 2009 had two English qualified centres occupying the 3 and 4 squad numbers and one of those had retired from international selection and the other had signed for a rugby union outfit for the following three seasons.

Until the clubs can be forcible weened off their overseas addictment by the powers that be the 'local' International scene will struggle for enough options to challenge the might of Australia's production line in the NRL.

1. Shaun Briscoe
2. Tom Briscoe
3. Lee Smith
4. Michael Shenton
5. Ryan Hall
6. Danny McGuire
7. Sam Tomkins
8. James Graham
9. James Roby
10. Jamie Peacock
11. Gareth Ellis
12. Sam Burgess
13. Kevin Sinfield

14. Kyle Eastmond
15. Adrian Morley
16. Ben Westwood
17. Eorl Crabtree