New Zealand 19 man squad:

Lance Hohaia, Jason Nightingale, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Junior Sa'u, Manu Vatuvei, Benji Marshall (captain), Nathan Fien, Greg Eastwood, Thomas Leuluai, Adam Blair, Simon Mannering, Bronson Harrison, Jeremy Smith.
Interchange: Issac Luke, Ben Matulino, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Frank Pritchard, Sika Manu, Sam Perrett.

Nine of the above played in the World Cup final.

Match OfficialsReferee Tony Archer (Australia)

Video Referee Steve Clark (Australia)

God help us after Archer screwed us at Energy Australia Stadium in the 2008 World Cup

Is it really on the BBC?

Quote: debaser "Is it really on the BBC?'" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vjs88 No doubt we will have the easily excitable Jonathon Davies screaming from the TV. Albeit with no Ryan Bailey to pish and moan about, shall we begin a sweepstake on his new target for unfounded vitriol? I'm going for the obvious; king dummy spitter, Graham.

Quote: debaser "Is it really on the BBC?'" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vjs88 No doubt we will have the easily excitable Jonathon Davies screaming from the TV. Albeit with no Ryan Bailey to pish and moan about, shall we begin a sweepstake on his new target for unfounded vitriol? I'm going for the obvious; king dummy spitter, Graham.

G1 Nz 44 England 6
G2 Aus 42 England 4
G3 PNG 16 England 28

Get in. I can watch in on normal tv. That's good.

To be honest Mick the fact that Shenton is even considered as an international centre shows why we find it so difficult to beat either NZ or the Kiwis in a series; he wouldn't get in the 'train on' squad of either of those sides. I think Gleason [ihas been[/i a far better player than Shenton is ever likely to be, though he has fallen a bit from the heights of yesteryear. To be truthful I think there's far more chance of Leon Pryce turning up at Odsal than there is of Shenton ever being an international quality centre.

Widdop
Briscoe
Shenton
Atkins
Hall
O'Loughlin (I have to agree with GB, Brown isn't good enough)
Tomkins
Graham
Robinson
Fielden
Burgess
Ellis
Harrison

Roby
Crabtree
Carvell
Westwood

Yes, hence why it's not in HD, because the BBC can't be @rsed with HD when it comes to RL. So far they've shown a whole ONE game in High Def, and yet have shown lower league football in it. (Whereas Sky show every Super League, International, NRL Final & Origin game in HD).

Sooner we get away from the BBC, the better IMO. It's just another example that they don't care enough to give the sport the proper respect.

Not great when you're used to watching in beautiful HD. The BBC's coverage is appalling.

As good as HD is, it doesn't get rid of Jonathan Davies squeaky, inaccurate spoutings.

Perhaps the picture will distract me from this..

Let's hope so.

Dave Woods is equally poor.

RL coverage is appalling in the UK. Scott Donald's recent assessment of Sky in particular upon his departure from the country was spot on.

Eddie is like the cringeworthy mate everyone seems to have who pretends to know about sport, tries to join in the conversation, reads the odd headline but inherently, knows nothing.

Stevo has become a parody of himself and his assessment of games is way off beam.

Phil Clarke lost his credibility with his "injury" comment along with him repeatedly drawing one off at anything or anyone Wigan-centric.