Has "Lockers" now beaten KC in the 'Going MIA when internationals come around' stakes yet ?

Hardly any point naming the sides by the looks of it. It sounds like McNamara is pretty much admitting we'll make changes and the Aussies have named a seven man bench with DCE down to start.

If those are the teams though and we've got no Lockers we're in trouble. That backrow isn't up to the task of facing guys like Bird and Parker.

Bird is a great player but Parker is distinctly average - Scott is more of a threat than Parker good job Luke Lewis is not included

Has Sheens not realised from last weekend he needs some props. Graham, Hill, Burgess and Burgess will have a field day.

Both Burgess brothers will need a massive improvement on last week if they are to have any kind of "field day"

Erm .......... you've left out Clark ......... and I assume by Houghton, you mean Hodgson.

The doubt over O’Loughlin is a bit of a blow as we could’ve used some steel in the back row.

Looks like Sheens is going for Parker at loose forward which means Woods and Thaiday in the front row which isn’t exactly frightening. Cherry Evans is a doubt and is defensively weak anyway. Picking an 18 year old on the wing seems like a gamble too. He’s looked promising for Newcastle but I don’t think he’s ready for Tests yet.

However England need to match the intensity of the Kiwis in defence if they’re going to get a win. Australia will be desperate.

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Parker isnt much to worry about. Woods and Thaiday at prop are not a patch on our front row. Also surprised that Dylan Walker is still in there, his confidence must be battered after last week. Charnley and Watkins need to get stuck into Matuatia and Walker from the start, make their lives a nightmare.

Clark needs to be there. With the advantage we have in the front row, the quick breaks Clark brings will be invaluable.
If SOL plays I'd drop Westerman and leave the reast as is.
I was surprised how good Farrell was and Tomkins did well enough. I could be swayed if the stats show Westerman made tons of tackles but he made some mistakes that imply he would be highlighted against a smarter team like Australia.

Westerman made a lot of tackles in the first half - think I saw he made 33??

He was played as a 3rd prop effectively, when all season he was in great form as a ball handling 13 - a role he wasn't given on Saturday