Quote: Hopie "Why is there such a lack of quality England players, particularly creative ones, and will we ever be able to turn the tide on this one?'"
There arguably isn't. We've seen some trash play for England/GB over the years. I can remember Paul Wellens playing on the wing for example.
There is a lot of talent around at the moment and arguably we're seeing more players heading for Australia than ever before which can't be a bad thing for the international team.
It's just a shame this year that there are so many injured. The likes of Welsby, Dodd, Lomax, Percival, Walmsley and Lees would be the backbone of the England team, but sadly only a couple of them are fit. I don't see a better combo out there in the halves than Lomax and Dodd, which is what England would have had if it were not for bad luck.