All the commentators have done is put the game down. It's been a decent game IMO and although England have begun to run away with it, Wales deserve a lot of credit for the way they've played.

Comments like "He'll go down as the first Australian to score for England" aren't needed at all, especially by someone who is meant to be Pro-RL.

Why, is he not the first Australian to score for England?

I'm not sure, do you think the RU commentators undermined the International game when Hape played saying he's the first RL international to score for England? Or Cricket commentators say when Strauss was made captain that he's the first South African to captain England?

Who's brainwave was it to interview two and a half Aussies on BBC?

How is Widdop half Aus?

Are you really surprised? I'm surprised they didn't interview Tyson Frizell as well for Wales.

Nor is Reed but the accent is there.

Sorry, I took your comments literally.

They aren't going to say that because Tony Greig, Allan Lamb and Kevin Pietersen were all South Africans who captained England before Strauss did.

People moan about Eddie and Stevo telling us how good our game is and when its the opposite on the beeb people stoll moan. RL fans in this country are a major reason why it wil never grow out of the heartlands.

I was using potential examples, if you wanted to be technical you could have jumped on the RU comment too.

So is the idea that we pick these Australians and New Zealanders but then never let them in front of a microphone, or mention them? We undermined international competition when we selected them.

Oh, and neither was Hape the first RL international to score for England. You could probably choose any number who got there before him (back in the days when England RU used to score tries)

Like I said above, I wasn't picking people who I knew (or even thought) were the first, just contemporary examples.

Commentators shouldn't mention, or sarcastically make reference to, them being Australian, no. It makes the game a joke and casual fans, who wouldn't know why he was allowed to be picked, think the International game a joke. I

Mentioning it sarcastically (and that's open to interpretation) is not what makes the international game a joke. You're right to think that casual fans might think its at best, a bit odd, and at worst a sorry state of affairs - and that's because it is.

Still, you gotta hold out some hope McNamara knows what he's doing and we won't have any idea about that until this time next week. They're yet to come up against quality opposition but there's enough lads in that side who should be straining for a crack at the big two.