With the Leeds hat on good he gets time to let it heal and hopefully gets to start the season 100 percent.

Looking at the squad, I expect us to go with
1 Lomax
2 Hall
3 Watkins
4 Percival
5 McGilvary
6 Widdop
7 Gale
8 Graham
9 Hodgson
10 Hill
11 Whitehead
12 S Burgess
13 O’Loughlin

14 Roby
15 T Burgess
16 Walmsley
17 Mcmeeken

I disagree, imo Currie will play centre and the plan probably is to get him into starting form by around the quarter final stage, Ward being out probably allowed Heighington or Bateman into the squad

I'd put Ratchford at full back before Lomax. I reckon it'll be:

Ratchford
McGilvery
Watkins
Currie
Hall
Widdop
Gale
Graham
Hodgson
Sam Burgess
McMeekan
Whitehead
Todd Flanders

Hill
Walmsley
Tom Burgess
Heighington

I think this is something like what Bennett will go with. I don't think he will go with a hooker on the bench.

I'm glad Ward decided to pull out the squad. Need him nice + rested for next season.

I'd rather Leeds won a meat raffle than England win the World Cup.

Ridiculous attitude. Why comment on a World Cup thread.

Bateman will probably cover centre with only watkins and percival as only specialists centres, currie won't get a game imo and is lucky ward had to pull out.

How on earth Greg Eden hasn't got in is a joke. Ratchford can't lace his boots.

A comment about an England squad member pulling out of the England squad in an England squad thread isn't allowed?

Christ.

I'm sure it will have been the prospect of a meat raffle over a first England World Cup win in nigh on fifty years.

Mmmmmmmm meat raffle.

No doubt Currie is a very good player but it's a big ask to play in a World Cup after just a couple of Middle 8 fixtures after a year out.