surely not as both senior and gleeson won't be available for selection this time around,although id expect if both were available next season that they could both easily oust yeaman though

Doesn't Ryan Atkins play that position too?

Think McBanana will put Atkins and Shenton over Yeamo.

And rightly so. They are good centres, playing for big clubs.

It would not surprise me to see Joel Tomkins at right centre, with Atkins at left centre.

Meh. Still don't rate Atkins. I suspect playing in that team to be making him appear to be better than he is.

I remain underwhelmed by English centres generally. It says a lot that Joel Tomkins might well be the best option.

Ryan Atkins and Joel Tomkins would be my picks for England this season. Whether they would/will trouble the Aussies and the Kiwis is another matter but if you denied places in the England set-up on that basis we'd struggle to compete in a seven-a-side tournament.

Ryan Atkins at Hull last Friday surely went a fair way in silencing any critics out there?

Atkins last week was outstanding. Comfortably the best British centre in Super League. Although as you say, whether or not that accolade is enough to do anything at all against Australia & New Zealand is another matter.

'Playing for bigger clubs' shouldnt really give you an automatic place!

So you put Ade Gardner in over Ryan Hall with him been at a 'bigger' club?

By what criteria are St Helens a bigger club than Leeds?

Not saying they aren't, just interested.

Atkins seems to have improved this season. I'm less convinced by Shenton in this position after his move to Saints, but would still have him ahead of a lot of the up and coming centres at the moment. J Tomkins would get my call alongside Atkins as he has the raw attributes in size, pace and power. If he carries on playing at centre I think he could be the next Senior...

As for the rest, I think Yeaman is a bit over-rated and doesn't have the attributes to be a top-class centre other than his one-on-one defence. Welham looks great going forward but like Charnley at Wigan doesn't tend to defend very well out wide. I'd put Watkins in the same bracket too.

By his criteria.

HTH.