No that's the squad, hence Tomkins, Charnley etc being in already.

2008 WC Squad -
Peacock (Leeds, capt), Wellens (St Helens), Smith (Leeds), Gardner (St Helens), Calderwood (Hull), Gleeson (Warrington), Senior (Leeds), Sykes (Bradford), Purdham (Harlequins), Pryce (St Helens), McGuire, Burrow (both Leeds), Roby (St Helens), Higham, Morley (both Warrington), Graham, Fa'asavalu (both St Helens), Ellis (Leeds), Hock (Wigan), Westwood (Warrington), Jones-Buchanan (Leeds), Langley (Bradford), Wilkin (St Helens), Sinfield (Leeds)

If you start to count Briscoe as a Leeds player then you have to discount Ellis from 2008 as he had signed for Wests.

A terrible shame, Julie would have done a good job. She isn't tainted with past failure and doesn't play for leeds.

Yep got to agree with that Bill.
Julie would make a fine hooker and probably better than MM.

It's a big "if" with Hock though. But it's a gamble I'd have taken too.

The only 2 people I would have maybe had in that squad over what's already there are Myler and Lunt. Apart from that I'm happy. It's much stronger than 5 years ago anyway.

Teddies flying all over the shop on the giants forum

Bet the Aussies aren't "gambling" on anybody

Lunt and Ratchford should be in for me.

2013 team by plenty to be honest.

ENGLANDSam Tomkins
Ade Gardner v Josh Charnley
Martin Gleeson v Leroy Cudjoe
Keith Senior v Kallum Watkins
Lee Smith v Ryan Hall
Leon Pryce v Kevin Sinfield
Rob Burrow v Rangi Chase
Jamie Peacock v Lee Mossop
James Roby v James Roby
James Graham v James Graham
Gareth Hock v Ben Westwood
Gareth Ellis v Carl Ablett
Kevin Sinfield v Sam Burgess/Sean O'Loughlin

Danny McGuire v Gareth Widdop
Maurie Fa'asavalu v George Burgess
Adrian Morley v Tom Burgess
Jon Wilkin v Gareth Hock/Liam Farrell

Blimey, no pleasing some people is ther? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/24362723 Most mums have no sons in the world cup squad.

Blimey, no pleasing some people is ther? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-league/24362723 Most mums have no sons in the world cup squad.

I'd probably have had Crabtree instead of a Burgess brother or Mossop, Higham for either MM or possibly Burrow(if he is playing at hooker) and Goulding in somewhere. Other than that can't really complain.

I like Crabtree, but I have suspicions about him when the chips are down in big games. Haven't seen any NRL so don't know about the Burgess brothers, but I think Mossop's a terrific player so I wouldn't be leaving him out. Him and Hill wouyld have been the first SL props on my timesheet.

McIlorum is, I think, an0other of those gambles. He'll be aggressive in defence and spiky in attack. He comes with a risk of brain implosion, but again, we have to take risks.

Goulding probably lost out because McNamara has gone for 2 out-and-out centres and the cover comes from the versatility of players like Hardaker, Widdop and Ablett. Again, bit of a risk, but meh. 24 man squad means cover will inevitably be thin in some positions.