Tickle is a big lad mate, I saw hull play in the flesh on Sunday for the first time in a couple of years and was surprised how big he is. I think only Andy Lynch and Sam Moa looked bigger than him in Hulls team. He's definitely bigger than JJB and I don't think I'd be surprised if he was bigger than Ablett and Hock too. I'd be the first to admit I haven't seen much of JJB or Ablett for a while but I don't think tickle would look out of place at international level. I hope he gets a chance.

That's the problem with these sort of threads picking a team, some have club bias, some it's purely you don't see enough of a player to really appreciate them. Don't mind o loughlin but don't see him as much as a Wigan fan and probably don't appreciate what he offers as much. All teams have them. As the poster above illustrates the "w@nkfest Leeds fans have over ablett. If he watched him week in week out he would appreciate the work he does more.

This is exactly it. I dislike how some fans get outraged when one of their players who is in good form doesn't get selected in a potential team. Luckily the England selectors have a much more balanced view and get to see nearly all the players week in week out. You can't select everyone so you're obviously going to pick the players in your team who have been standouts as you don't have the luxury of seeing everyone.

Lomax can certainly do it. Don't forget he won YPOTY last year from half back. Don't mistake his team's loss of direction for a lacking in individual ability. He was injured for the internationals last year but I think he'd have made as good as if not better fist of it than Chase did.

I like Brown and I think he got some undue criticism last time he had a run at international honours.

Patrick looks mustard this year. He's caught my eye in the past but seems to be hitting some great form. What are your thoughts on Crabtree? You've got some injuries in the forwards but are still top, is Eorl's form as a starting prop impressing you? I like him at international level, the Aussies seem a little wary of what to do with him.

I base my thoughts on Lomax down to the fact he was uttery outplayed by Grix at standoff, that and his teams kak attack this season.

Patrick gets better and better, simple as that.

Crabtree lost some form last season, along with all the Giants players really, but this season he has come into his own, leading from the front, playing for 70+ minutes and loving it. He is also blessed with good pace, good hands and a smart brain, knowing when to be the decoy and knowing when to hit it up. He should be one of the first names on the sheet IMO.

The present England selection is worse than using a poll from this forum.

Tomkins
Hall
Reed
Watkins
Charnley
Chase
Brough
Mossop
Roby
Graham
Ellis
Burgess
O'Loughlin

Burrow
Patrick
Westwood
Morley

Mossop also has (and has had for a while now) been getting rave reveiws from his speccies and is making and average of over 8 yards per carry. So prop is going to be a very competetive position for us.

Going back to Lomax, his form will return when the debarcle of a season is put back on track. He's a very capable player and will be a international regular sooner or later. I'm sure of it.

Tomkins

Hall
Watkins
Cudjoe
Charnely

Sinfield
Brough

Morley
Robinson
Graham
Ellis
Burgess
Roby

Burrow
O'Loughlin
Mossop
Crabtree

Tomkins

Hall
Cudjoe
Watkins
Charnley

Sinfield
Brough

Crabtree
Robinson
Graham
Burgess
Ellis
Roby

Burrow
O'Loughlin
Patrick
Mossop

As a Giants fan and on current form i'd most certainly have Luke George, Leroy Cudjoe, Danny Brough, Luke Robinson and Larne Patrick with Greg Eden and Eorl Crabtree sniffing around too ( on their current form) but the problem with these threads is not everyone sees all the other players all the time so probably dont understand why fans of a certian club name certain players.

Hall & Charnley > George
Reed & Watkins > Cudjoe (who doesn't pass the ball nearly enough)
Brough will get in
Roby & Burrow > Robinson
Patrick should be in
Crabtree isn't playing too well according to another Hudds fan in this thread
Eden has Tomkins and Widdop to get past.