For the last 10 years or so we've seen quality players like Briers (when GB was active) and Paul Cooke be shunned and we've taken to the pitch with halves incapable of a decent kicking game and expected to compete against the Aussies.

Now we have a player like Rangi Chase who seems incapable of selecting the right option if a simple out of the back play presents itself.

Sinfield and Brough should be our halves and for once I see the spine of the team i.e. 1, 6, 7, 9 & 13 seem obvious: Tomkins, Sinfield, Brough, Roby, McIlorum & O'Loughlin.

There's enough depth in the front and second row as well as the wingers nowadays, through in Watkins and some other form centre and we might actually have a chance - especially as the World Cup will be knock-out football.

The day we genuinely pick a squad on form will be the day we win

well i hope mcnamara enjoyed watching brough tear the champions apart last night, we did


a leeds team containing the best player in the world (

) and 3 of the half backs who he deems better than brough.
he totally tore them a new one,kicked them to death,tackled like a demon, ( even though apparently his defence is crap!) and just ran them ragged.

Great game by Brough, lets see how he's going when the games really matter

Agreed. How did Sir Kev drag his side out of the battering a long with the other 8 England internationals...

When Danny Brough can lead his team from 5th in the table to win the SL title, twice, then lets start comparing.

As stated Brough is a great player and in his day can tear teams apart (when they are on the front foot that is) but to start claiming superiority after a rainy march night in headingley maybe a bit much. Sinfield had been there and fine it in the big games, Brough hasn't even been there, and in his one game for England he was outplayed.

You mean like every other england player was that day

and like Sinfield has been in every international he has played in at 6

Nobody has. He got knocked out halfway through the week 2 game at Cas and then broke his thumb in the week 3 game against Salford. It's good that we have a few good FBs around though when in previous years we have struggled to get 1.

...has won a Challenge cup, just thought I'd finish your sentence for you