There are certainly some flaws with the Aussies but two things immediately spring to mind ..

1) More often than not they get stronger as tournaments progress
2) I still don't think that the current English team will match the intensity of the Kiwis last night

I soooo want to be wrong though.

Here is the difference between Australia and England......


Wow, the left front tire on my Ferrari needs a little more air in it.

Wow, my Penny Farthing has lost its front wheel, and is one fire.

That, and spelling of course.

Plus, Ferrari's are driven by total cock heads whilst Farthings are admired in Museums as things of outstanding beauty.

Maybe in northern England.

It'll need more than air in it when it comes up against our English tanks.

Last nights game was honest, true honest rugby league. (Bar Paul Gallen who is an out and out thug and rarely took the ball up after trying to decapitate a NZ head).

It's how the game should be played, thunderous tackles every tackle from both sides.

Junior Sau and Inglis could easily be prop forwards, the size and speed of these two are amazing.

It will be embarrassing if England decide to play Tom Briscoe against Inglish/Sau.

The speed of the play the ball is lightyears ahead. That game was just pure quality, and every young English player should aspire to watch the two greatest test teams in the game.

England to win next week.

No more embarrassing than any of the other candidates.

And please don't say that Fox would be better. My sides couldn't take it.

right on all counts, there is no way England can defend that well for the full game like the Kiwi's

high intensity and a few flashes of skill which is nothing England can't match, as long as we can defend as a team. Peacock, Ellis and Morley can cope with both sides. Bit concerned about Westwood though, he's not international class. And our hookers are over-rated.

Right.... fair enough then

We could spring one hell of a suprise but to do that Peacock, Morley, Graham, Burgess and Ellis will have to get their heads together and promise each other they'll all have the games of their lives.

If those 5 really fire together and get Sinfield and the 2 halfs some room to move in you never know nut it's the longest of long shots with the outside backs we have in comparison to theirs.

Eastmond must start in place of Shenton for me.

Basically fcked then.

I'm sorry if sounds pessimistic but any English fan who thinks were gonna win must have had their head baptised in the pacific ocean.

Australia will steam-roll us, they play a totally different ball game, which is far superior and on last nights showing, they can scarily get better.