Quote: redhotjalapeno1 "Briscoe - 5. Solid if unspectacular. Looked rather slow when returning kicks or trying to chime into the line, but didn't make any memorable mistakes and never stood a chance when the Aussies broke.
Briscoe - 5. Got no service and was hung out to dry by the defenders in field from him.
Smith - 3. Seriously...where was he?
Shenton - 7. Looked comfortable against Hodges and might have been more effective in attack if someone could have given him the ball abit more.
Hall - 6. Similar to Shenton. Wasn't overly stretched in defence but got very limited possession.
McGuire - 2. Dross. He was dreadful on both sides of the ball. For the record, he did nothing against France either, so why was Myler the one dropped for the Australia game?
Tomkins - 6. Considering his inexperience and his lack of a competant half-back partner, he showed a great deal of promise.
Morley - 5. Somewhat disappointing.
Roby - 6. Needs to pick and choose his moments when to pass and when to run more carefully. He seems to do it at random rather than playing what is in front of him. He caused them some problems but his service out of dummy half could have been better.
Graham - 6. Arguably more effective than Morley but failed to make an early impact.
Peacock - 5. Why was he named in the 2nd row? After being named in the 2nd row, why did he play as an extra prop? Either way, it didn't work and we seemed short of numbers out wider on the right.
Ellis - 7. Solid as a rock.
Sinfield - 5. Garbage in the 1st half (nervy, slow, out of position and made a number of mistakes) but was more influential in the 2nd half as England dominated territory and possession.
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Eastmond - 6. Impressive cameo appearance. I'm not sure it's wise for him to be playing centre at this level (and would prefer to see him in the halves or at full-back) but he looked alot more assured than Lee Smith.
Westwood - 6. Surprisingly one of our best performers and worked hard to do something about the disappointing situation that he was thrown into.
Burgess - 7. Made a great impact off the bench, providing some of the no-nonsense physical play that Morley, Peacock and Graham "should" have introduced from the beginning. A couple of knock-ons spoilt an otherwise good display.
Crabtree - 8. England's MOTM in my opinion. Was a handful every time he carried the ball, was relatively error-free and put some of the bigger names in the England pack to shame.'"
good post, though in fairness smith plaed better out on the wing and should be given some credit for that.
