how can anyone pick westwood over ferres? have you not watched the last two games

people moan that the coach doesn't pick on form, seems the fans are no better

Unsure on 4th prop. Tom burgess has poor ball retention which may cost us. Mossop was largely anonymous against Aus.

Socio is not working as sub for me either. Start him and have burrow maybe on the bench.

Only other query I have is who is benched and dropped when sam Burgess, Westwood, ferres, ablett and oloughlin are all available. Nice problem to have

1. Tomkins
2. Charnley
3. Watkins
4. Cudjoe
5. Hall
6. Sinfield
7. Smith
8. Graham
9. Roby
10. G. Burgess
11. Ferres
12. S. Burgess
13. O'Loughlin

14. Hill
15. Crabtree
16. Ablett
17. Burrow

1. Tomkins
2. Briscoe
3. Watkins
4. Cudjoe
5. Hall
6. Widdop
7. Sinfield
8. Graham
9. Roby
10. G. Burgess
11. Ferres
12. S. Burgess
13. O'Loughlin

14. Hill
15. Crabtree
16. Westwood
17. Burrow

Well, yes, except Crabtree isn't in the squad. He must be sat in the commentary box wondering how Mossop and Tom Burgess got picked ahead of him.

In reality I'd go with your team except Ablett for Crabtree as utility on the bench, and Sam Burgess moving more central to prop when Westwood comes on. It's sad that McNamara seems to have picked a squad where there are only three props that can be trusted at this level. A more persuasive coach might have tempted JP to have one last dig.

JP agreed to come out of retirement but McNamara refused to let him miss the South Africa camp so that he could go on a holiday that had originally been booked as a last family holiday with his ill father. Obviously his father died but they still wanted to go in his honour but McNamara said no.