2013 team by plenty to be honest.

ENGLAND:
Paul Wellens v Sam 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

I bet they're not. And why would they? They're the best team in the world. We, on the other hand, are going to have to take some chances if we're going to have a chance. On paper there's no squad that could have been picked that would have frightened the Aussies.

I would also have gone for Lunt. I'd probably have Burrow as back up "hooker" though. Not because I think he's better on current form than other options, but because he offers a different threat as an impact sub to anyone else we can pick. Whether it's a threat that can still work at Test level I have my doubts, but again, we're in a position of having to take some risks.

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.

Quote El Diablo="El Diablo"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. '" Leaving the mother's disappointment aside, Luke is by some distance the least dynamic of the four brothers. Not that convincing as a starting option and adds much less impact from the bench compared to his younger twin siblings. On this one I think McNamara has got it just about right.

Quote El Diablo="El Diablo"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. '" Leaving the mother's disappointment aside, Luke is by some distance the least dynamic of the four brothers. Not that convincing as a starting option and adds much less impact from the bench compared to his younger twin siblings. On this one I think McNamara has got it just about right.

Were none of you lot watching the game on Friday then?

Not think that Matty Smith deserves a place?

In the Dream Team, Lance Todd winner, MoM on Friday. I'd say he was a big game player and certainly the best of a poor bunch. Not exactly have Cronk and Thurston quaking in their boots but worth a place surely?

Yes I was.

No, not really.

Would be a safe and steady option. You can read my points on gambling above. Offers little that Sinfield doesn't. The second half back has to be some sort of threat with the ball in his hands. In my opinion, of course. Myler would have been the man I see as most unfortunate to miss out.

Apart from dropping Chase theres no need for another half. But I think Mcbannana would go for Sinfield and Chase in the halves with Widdop on the bench.

I think Mossop has been poor this season (although he did have a good game on Friday night). I think that MM and Roby are too similar and Higham can offer something different that Roby and MM dont. With Goulding and Charnley partnership at Wigan I think that the sum of the whole is greater than the parts which it wouldn't be with Watkins or Cudjoe as Charnleys centre partner.

I thought one of the few positives from the meaningless Autumn internationals last year was that the opposed training sessions seemed to show that Wtkins and Charnley understood one another pretty well. If everyone's fit then only an insane person would select Goulding ahead of either Watkins or Cudjoe.

Roby and Higham are just the same type of player, only Roby is miles better.

Roby and MM are nothing of the sort alike. MM is not a runner in the slightest, he is a defender, wheras Roby excels more at running.