goal kicker = danny brough. simple!

Who would you consider deadwood may I ask?

lomax = not better than brough and not better than widdop yet

evans = not ready yet

wellham = what ive seen of him he is defensively poor! Shenton and Joel Tomkins are better options.

and not sure of the cas centres

out of that list maybe foster will be pushing for a place

Even if we all disagree and bicker about who's better than who, at least now there are three or four options in the positions we normally look weak in.

I'd forgotten all about McGuire too! Sometimes I think a player who plays non-stop gets jaded so ironically an injury lets his body get a proper rest. I think McGuire will come back with a bang.

Pryce if he ever gets fit is still a strong option. Its a bit of a myth that he played badly in an England shirt

Ah, the annual "England look stronger than they have for a while" thread is here

Arundel (Shentons replacement) had been playing really well this season and is a good goal kicker. Might be a bit early for him though.

first game of his i saw was ok, last night was much better

contributed well in attack and defence ....

I'd put Pryce on my England bench every single time we play, can cover all the backs positions if there's an injury and is big enough to play in the back row along with playing his best position at 6.

He actually looks like a proper standoff, he can pass, can kick and and can side step. Best prospect for an Englaish half I have seen in many a year and under Bellamy he is only going to get better.

But in an international game surely the best option is to go with 2 front row replacements, a mobile backrower and a utility hooker who can possibly cover the halves. Unfortunately Pryce hits none of these criteria so unless you fancy taking on the aussies with an 80 minute hooker or a forward down against a team thats played with 10 interchanges all season, it just wouldnt work imho. but then again thats what the coaches radio is for. (or listening to local competition results if youre sean long)