I thought he may have given it one last tour but its probably a wise choice and gives England a chance to build the team around widdop as the main half back.

I would probably go for Roby as captain would also be a good choice.o'loughlin,as good a player as he is, is too injury prone and i can't really see him going on at international much beyond this winter being 30 himself.

How long do people see kev going on for? Looking at much the international retirement aided JP could he go on another 3/4 seasons? I think so but it all depends on his appetite to do so having already acheived everything he can at club level and then some.

About time he was effing awful

Roby might not be a bad shout.

Good player doesn't shout captin to me but I may be wrong (usually am) there are better options IMO

At least we can look forward to watching england winning the next 3 worlds cups due to the 100's of world class english player's he has been keeping out of the team......according to non leeds fans

Most over rated player since his brother in law.

Sinfield has achieved everything in the game will be an all time great of the game. O loughlin won't

If Tomkins plays in the halves and Hardaker at FB, then have Zak as captain just for the outrage it would cause from fans from other clubs

If SOL does get awarded captaincy then one word springs to mind: sentimental.

From what I’ve seen on sky, the Wigan captain has had some really bad games this season and only a good run in the play offs I would make him an outside shot to be England captain. He’s also very injury prone and like Sinfield has been unlucky that he’s playing in a period where we’ve been spoilt for leaders. James Graham on the other hand should be at the peak of his career right now and I hear nothing but good reports from the NRL. He was awesome at Saints and has been great at international level so now is his time.

A bit of a long shot for consideration: Michael Shenton. He was sensational during the 2009 Four Nations and England only started to get battered in the final after he went off injured. This year is he showing some great form as Castleford Captain. He should definitely be back in the England team but still a mostly non/long shot for England captain.

You’re right!

There’s also the 3-0 series whitewash of New Zealand in 2007 and an International origin series win in 2013.I’m sure I’m not the only one on these boards who’s so obsessed with the lack of success against Australia over the years that I forget other victories. My bad.

Not seen any NRL this year (first time in a long time) was going to ask how he was getting on

Shaun Johnson will be gutted at the news.

Why?

Agree it's good news for Leeds and GB...sorry...England.