Utter nonsense. What is the point of putting a 35 year old in the squad unless, as I fear, he is actually in the running for the WC squad?

Gale, Hardaker and McMeeken.

Hardaker
McGillvary
Watkins
Percival
Hall
Widdop
Gale
Graham
Hodgson
Hill
Whitehead
S.Burgess
O'Loughlin

Williams
Taylor
Walmsley
McMeeken

That would be my 17. I would probably guess he would go with this other than maybe Tom Burgess in for one of Walmsley or Taylor. I think Heighington and McQueen will just be named as cover as it's pointless flying out someone like Stevie Ward if he's no intention of playing him. Just had to pick pretty much any NRL forwards who were eligible for England.

I'm assuming McQueen and Heighington are 19th and 20th man and thus just in there to cover for short notice injuries whilst they are based in aus, rather than flying over two guys we know won't play. Absolute joke if they actually make the side ahead of Farrell. Could we not give younger guys a chance in this one ahead of O'Loughlin (34) and Hall (32)? I'd have rather seen Farrell and J.Burgess/Johnstone get a go with a view to the future.

Will our players be carrying White flags?

Why pick any English players, when we could have a team of Australians? why stop at McQuuen?

Who's to blame for us not being able to produce 20 players that are capable of playing for their country?

See the post above yours and give your mouth a wipe.

Bloody joke.

How the eff did McGillvary get in there

You just moan about absolutely anything. McGillvary has always been good whenever he's played for England, he just so happens to play in a rubbish team. Not much he can do about that when he's a winger and not a half back.

it seems that its hard to shift those already in possession of an international shirt. on the same basis tom burgess will probably get in ahead of scott taylor which at the moment is just wrong

We should pick the strongest 17 players eligible to play, regardless of where they were born, just like every single other country does.