Quote: William Eve "Wish I had a quid for every time someone uttered that tired and inaccurate mantra of [i'Our big lads can outmuscle theirs'[/i. I've yet to see it happen.
Hardaker isn't in the England squad and rightly so. He's played like a basket-case all season long and looked way out of his depth during his stint in the NRL.'"
I tend to agree, I reckon our pack, at best, can match there's, but I'm we last the dynamism they have particularly in the back row.
The halves aren't even worth discussing and our backs again I think can just about match their Oz counterparts, maybe winning the odd one on one if we can manufacture the opportunity, and if they are in form. Problem is most of them aren't.
Having said that, think we can beat the kiwis, who are mentally weak. Our chances against Oz are weaker, and will continue to be so until we solve the seemingly never ending problem of 6 and 7. Until then I feel even our best will end in a courageous defeat. But here's hoping I'm wrong.