Quote: sanjunien "did we actually watch the same match ?
the aussies were well organised,efficient and stronger man for man in every position - as Carney said,the level of SL must improve in order to provide the competitiveness for places in the England team to have any chance of competing with clearly superior opposition
Saying that,I thought Jack Reed was great for the future of England RL and the English Man of the Series for me - on the down side,if Chase was MOS last season then the SL is truly in dire straits...'"
How long have you been watching internationals? They rely much more on individuals these days, like Thurston. Go back a few years and their team fluidity was a wonder to behold. In football terms they used to play like Brazil 1970, now more like current Brazil - they can still win and have their moments but are nowhere near the team they were.