Steve Price surprised that Shaun Wane hasn’t selected an Aussie for the England squad? Oh well! Well done Mr Wane, we don’t need Heritage players. On Widdop, I think he needs to prove his fitness yet. I quite like the look of the initial squad and the Knights squad. Glad to see Griffin, McShane and Johnstone there, I think they all deserve a shot. Biggest surprise to me is Sarginson, I’ve never understood what he brings. Connors omission is a slight surprise but maybe Wane doesn’t like his attitude? Overall, I like it.

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Going from your reliable Wikipedia, Johnstone has made 84 appearances since 2016, Widdop has made 80 without adding internationals on there. One recovered from a dislocated shoulder while the other was an arguably more serious ACL injury (his 2nd one) but only Widdop has to prove his fitness?

The bigger issue for me isn't Widdop's fitness, it's that he's part of the most disappointing team so far this season.

I welcome not playing aussies in the england team. I'm quite keen that the england team having only english players, i know i'm just a bit old fashioned on that.