Quote William Eve="William Eve"Did the Aussies force us to switch to a summer season in order to accommodate Sky? Hence why proper tours can no longer be scheduled and why we are reduced to squeezing a few internationals in at the end of the domestic seasons as a mere afterthought?
Did the Aussies force us into ditching the GB brand and replacing it with England, to the detriment of the development of other home nations like Wales, Ireland and Scotland and the termination of the successful Ashes Series concept?
Are the Aussies responsible for us being next to useless as a competitive international RL force against them for the past 45 years? Hence the growth of Origin as their modern-day pinnacle?
Go and develop some historical perspective and quit blaming the Aussies for everything that's rotten with the state of RL in this country, just because it fits snugly with your blinkered pro-SL agenda.'"
A nice distortion of history there, but I expect nothing less from you.
If you think the Aussies would be coming over and playing a full tour you're more deluded than I thought. Quite why you think it makes a difference to the Aussies when our season is I have no idea.
As for GB, well of course the Aussies wouldn't play a GB tour down under a year or so ago would they. GB were up for it, why weren't the Aussies?
We changed to England to get the Sport England money. Aside from a name change it hasn't affected the other nations in the slightest, unless you're now in favour of farcical "heritage" and "residency" rules now?
The Aussies are, as you well know, responsible for the continued plundering of Pacific Island nations talent and more through State of Origin the diminishing of the international game. Lest you forget Australia are not the top RL nation. Even Cameron Smith thinks the Aussies have neglected the international game in favour of the domestic game and State of Origin.
