thats good because the sum of its parts will be lucky not to come 4th

I was talking about Saints in reference to the post before mine

i also think they should bring back GREAT BRITAN....thats more than just a tradition in our game..used to look forward to watching the great britan teams yonks ago...for me it's dull now!

Who would Amor get picked ahead of? Burgess x 2, Graham are way ahead, Hill looks a better individual to me as well. Makinson could be in the squad, but would he be first choice ahead of anyone else?

In any event this to me is one of the problems with international RL - far too much club parochialism in play rather than just supporting the national team. You don't see the same sort of 'if X from my club isn't playing I'm not interested' in either RU or football. In fact I've never heard an RU or football fan say anything like that.

Yep. Like I said I want England to win & do well. However, I'm not as excited about it because they've ignored the players from the best team in Super League.

For starters, I reckon Makinson is a better winger than Charnley & Burgess. There I said it. He's scored more try's for starters. He's a fantastic, athletic, finisher and a very good all round player.

Better looking too, don't forget that.

You nuts probably more endowed as little Josh

He'd be ahead of Charnley and Hall for me on 2014 form. Makinson's defence and attack on Saturday night were outstanding. He was fearless and skilful and that's just what we need in a player in a big game. He outshone Charnley completely. He was just 2 points behind Robes for MoM. If he had been playing for Wigan or Leeds he would have been a shoo-in for the England team this year. McBanana can't separate form and talent from hype.

Not sure on Charnley, but Hall's actually given a good account of himself at international level. Given how few and far between our genuine international quality players are, I can certainly understand picking one of the few who's stood out previously.

Makinson missing out isn't too scandalous. Burgess looks like he's going to be the real deal.
However, its likely that chances will be few and far between for us at international level and if you've only got half a yard to squeeze in at the corner, we all know Makinson is your best bet to get the ball down.

Although slightly away from a saints perspective but how on earth has Joel Tomkins been put in that team without any place for Elliot Whitehead. Unbelievable decision

Agreed. I'd be furious if I was Whitehead, Tomkins has done precisely nothing to deserve his spot whilst Whitehead has been the best 2nd rower by some distance.