Danny Houghton & Daryl Clark are both better hookers.

23 man squad:

Backs:
Tomkins, Hall, Reed, Atkins, Charnley, Briscoe, Hardaker

Halves:
Chase, Dobson, Brough

Hookers:
Roby, Houghton, Clark

Forwards:
Hill, Graham, S. Burgess, L. Burgess, Mossop, Manu, Ellis, Westwood, O'Loughlin, Crabtree

Tomkins
Hall
Reed
Atkins
Charnley
Chase
Dobson
Graham
Roby
S. Burgess
Ellis
Westwood
O'Loughlin

L. Burgess
Houghton
Crabtree
Manu

could be a dark horse if he has a great year at saints but alex walmsley he is a great talent give it 18 months him and chris hill will be english props with larne patrick and mossop

I'd throw Chris Green into that dark horse bracket too, maybe not next year but certainly in the future. Peter Gentle thinks very highly of him and he knows a thing or two about what makes an international player.

Mossop
Watts
Taylor
Green
Patrick
Hill

Along with the current young stars such as the Burgess brothers, LMS will be the forwards for the future of England RL.

1. Hardaker
2. Briscoe
3. Watkins
4. Reed
5. Hall
6. Tomkins
7. Brough

8. Graham
9. Roby
10. S. Burgess
11. Hock
12. Westwood
13. Ellis

14. Burrow
15. Hill
16. Manu
17. Mossop

1st Line-up:-
1. Sam Tomkins
2. Josh Charnley
3. Ryan Atkins
4. Kallum Watkins
5. Ryan Hall
6. Kevin Sinfield
7. Danny Brough
8. James Graham
9. James Roby
10. Sam Burgess
11. Gareth Ellis
12. Ben Westwood
13. Sean O'Loughlin
Bench:-
14. Rob Burrow
15. Eorl Crabtree
16. Gareth Hock
17. Lee Mossop

2nd Line-up:-
1. Zak Hardaker
2. Tom Briscoe
3. Michael Shenton
4. Darrell Goudling
5. Ben Jones-Bishop
6. Danny McGuire
7. Jonny Lomax
8. Gareth Carvell
9. Danny Houghton
10. Craig Huby
11. Elliot Whitehead
12. Danny Tickle
13. Jon Wilkin
Bench:-
14. Daryl Clark
15. Larne Patrick
16. Chris Hill
17. Kyle Amor

Team of young wildcard's:-
1. Greg Eden
2. Kieran Dixon
3. Josh Jones
4. Ben Crooks
5. Tom Makinson
6. Gareth O'Brien
7. Joe Mellor
8. Nathan Massey
9. Adam Milner
10. Scott Taylor
11. Chris Green
12. John Bateman
13. Stevie Ward
Bench:-
14. Paul McShane
15. Jonathan Walker
16. Tom Burgess
17. Liam Farrell

This is the frustrating thing, we have some top quality players and i genuinely believe we have a squad capable of winning the WC. A forward pack of Graham Roby Burgess Hock & Westwood is frightening! Our back line is also looking exciting, Briscoe, Broughton, Charnley, Hall, Tomkins, Watkins.

The problem we've got is Mcnamara keeps picking players who have proved time & again they aren't good enough at international level, yet still keep getting picked because of what they have achieved in the past AT CLUB LEVEL.

Mcnamara has to forget the likes of Mcguire, Sinfield,, JJB & Wilkin. Their achievements at club level has been excellent. But they have never done it at international, what makes him think they are going to do it at 30+. They're not good enough. I would rather have a John Bateman or Stevie Ward than Wilkin or JJB.

1. Tomkins
2. Charnley
3. Reed
4. Atkins
5. Hall
6. Widdop
7. Brough
8. Graham
9. Roby
10. Burgess
11. Ellis
12. Westwood
13. O'Loughlin

14. Crabtree
15. Hill/Mossop
16. Hock
17. Burrow

18. Ratchford
19. Briscoe
20. Watkins
21. Chase
22. Hill/Mossop
23. Carvell

Tomkins
Charnley
Reed
Atkins
Hall
Widdop
Brough
Graham
Roby
Burgess
Hock
Ellis
O'Loughlin

Mossop
Hill
Westwood
L. Burgess/LMS/Patrick/Taylor

For once, I do actually think we have decent strength in depth apart from full back and the halves. Lomax hasn't kicked on to be the international 7 everyone was hoping, Chase could fit in there but his off the cuff style nullifies Tomkins' threat from the back IMO. Sinfield is never an international 6 (although McNamara will pick him there). Players like Myler and Smith need to improve and become more consistent and rounded to be considered.

1. Hardaker
2. Charnley
3. Watkins
4. Reed
5. Hall
6. Tomkins
7. Brough
8. Graham
9. Roby (c)
10. S. Burgess
11. Ellis
12. Westwood
13. O'Loughlin

14. Crabtree
15. Hock
16. Burrow
17. Manu

We need experience in the side but you could argue that Graham Roby and Burgess provide that now having been there for a number of years.

Tomkins
Charnley/Briscoe
Watkins
Reed
Hall
Widdop
Brough
Graham
Roby
S Burgess
Ellis
Westwood
O'Loughlin capt

Subs from:

Hock
Hill
Mossop
Luke Burgess
Charnley/Briscoe
Houghton/McIlorum
Crabtree
Chase/Matty Smith (been excellent so far for Wigan)
Hardaker
Farrell

1. S Tomkins
2. Charnley
3. Watkins
4. Reed
5. Hall
6. Widdop
7. Lomax
8. S Burgess
9. Roby
10. Graham
11. Westwood
12. Hock
13. Ellis

14. Burrow
15. Hill
16. Crabtree
17. Manu

18. Hardaker
19. Mossop
20. Atkins
21. O'Loughlin
22. L Burgess
23. Brough

Depending on how he performs next season, I can see Jack Hughes pushing for a place. Cant remember him having a bad game this season, and he's got a lot of potential.

This is the reason we have the Knights. Unless he's a Chris Hill style revelation on the SL stage, let him gain international experience with other youngsters who also have plenty of potential. Can you honestly see him ahead of a fit Ellis, Westwood, Hock & Manu (if he's English next year) for example?

Spot on. He's a prospect, but he's behind our own Hock, O'Loughlin and Farrell for back row spots at our club, never mind the country.