in my spare time i have put an alternate (some are in the current squad) team together and thought they could push saturdays side. It also shows we have a little depth. its not a bad 2nd side on paper (but alot of players havnt performed on 09) What do you think ?


1 S Briscoe; 1 Wellens
2 T Briscoe, 2 Gardner / bridge / fox
3 Smith, 3 senior
4 Shenton, 4 M Gleeson
5 Hall; 5 Pryce / raynor
6 McGuire, 6 Brough / myler
7 Tomkins; 7 burrow / long ( i know hes retired)
8 Morley, 8 carvel
9 Roby, 9 diskin / higham / moore
10 Graham, 10 jamie j b
11 Ellis, 11 tickle
12 Peacock (capt), 12 gilmore / langly
13 Sinfield. 13 purdham / o loughlin / wilkin


14 Burgess,
15 Crabtree,
16 Eastmond
17 Westwood.

even in that scenario Danny Brough had been playing for Scotland for over two years prior to the World Cup,

Don't also forget Michael Jennings is in the Kangaroos squad and he played for Tonga in last years World Cup also.

Alternate England Side

1 Wellens
2 Gardner
3 Gleeson
4 Senior
5 Raynor
6 Pryce
7 Burrow
8 McCarthy-Scarsbrook
9 Diskin
10 Harrison
11 Jones - Buchanan
12 Langley
13 Westerman

14 Fa’asavalu
15 Higham
16 Clough
17 Purdham

Alternate England Side

1 Blaymire
2 Owen
3 Gleeson
4 Senior
5 Raynor
6 Pryce
7 Burrow
8 McCarthy-Scarsbrook
9 Diskin
10 Prescott
11 Jones - Buchanan
12 Langley
13 Westerman

14 Mason
15 Lynch
16 Clough
17 Purdham

Still remember him chasing Mcguire down wasn't it?

My question would be. What has brisco done better.

1. Our goal line defence looks poorer with briscoe
2. He has added nothing going forward in attack seen so far
3. He never ever beats the first man running the ball back wellens always beats at least 1