Yeah I wasn’t convinced by Milner’s inclusion and given his limited minutes I’m not sure we’ll see him back in an England shirt unless significant injuries happen.

As for McShane he must just deem him behind Hodgson, Clark and Roby and thus not worth taking a look at going forward. Don’t necessarily agree as the squad balance we were left with this week suggested we should have had either another hooker or prop in it rather than a 4th centre in Percival/Lyne.....given that Ratchford could and did fill in there today then it was always pretty certain that at least one of those wouldn’t be needed. Whereas one hooker goes down in Clark and it left you a bit bare.

Bentham's first involvement in the series was a shocker. Pension him off, for goodness sake.

Makinson's try was fine and it would have changed everything and lifted the crowd, created an atmosphere.

Instead we were subjected to that bloody Mexican wave again.

Wrt the first no try (personally agree with the obstruction call) still can’t be sure Makinson grounded it clearly as we never saw a slow motion. At normal speed tough to be certain and a slow motion replay could’ve shown a no try.

Makinson put the ball down on the sideline anyway , so try would not have been given

a bit of credit to new zealand as well. their kicking game was outstanding and they played some really nice stuff. the nikorima try was a thing of beauty (in its simplicity). he's really developing as a player over the last 2 seasons

Makinson had ball$ed it up by touching down on the line in any case. And while the obstruction decision was ridiculous, it was no more ridiculous than any of a dozen or more just like it every season.

New Zealand showed that they have great strength in depth. No Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (whose presence in the earlier games would have won NZ the series with his defence as well as his attack), no Isaac Luke (admirably replaced by Brandon Smith), and for game 3 no Jordan Rapana (ably replaced by Jermayne Isaako) .

New Zealand is a powerful force in rugby league, which will become even more powerful if it can get s second club into the NRL. At that point England will cease beating New Zealand.

They should put a New Zealand team in superleague. Imagine Wellington, New York, Toronto, Toulouse, Catalans, Shanghai, Vladivostok , Sarajevo , Dublin and Johannesburg making up a 10 team superleague.

Johnstone would have scored it

Please. Can someone read this entire post and explain how it isn't the work of a Troll?
All you've done is post a series of statements that are shown to be untrue by the fact that England won a series 2-1 against a nation that a few weeks showed that your beloved kangaroos are no longer the #1 team.
As an Australian, the level of Butt hurt you must be feeling now might just equal the bitterness of the ARL who daren't play GB next year as it might psychologically damage the 'roos who are in their infancy without their stars of the past.

And mods. This isn't me calling someone a troll because I disagree with it........it's because he's bat crazy and trying to wind up posters with his stupid opinions that are not backed up by fact......

Undoubtedly. And I can't wait to see him in the Johannesburg colours.

Imagine Johnstone of Johannesburg facing off against Makinson of Vladivostock at the magic weekend in Lahore!

I am! I am!