Underestimate perhaps?

[uEngland V Exiles Attendances[/u
2011: 14,174
2012: 11,083 (down by 21.81% on previous fixture)
2012: 7,865 (down by 29.04% on previous fixture)
2013: ???

Free shirts and other massive discounts included in order to encourage folk to attend this pointless, low-intensity and meaningless fixture, but for how much longer?

This 'meaningless friendly' is the only practice the England squad get prior to the world cup so I would say that whoever McNamara wants in his squad at the end of the year should play if at all possible as it is now too late to be experimenting.

The whole sport seems to be pointless and meaningless to you. Why do you bother?

Waste of time. Hopefully Wane pulls the lot out of them out of it as this game cost us massively last year!

Typical self centred attitude.
No wonder International RL is in the doldrums.

If that happens, hopefully not a single Wigan player will be selected to play for England in the World Cup. Thus preventing all of them from being given the priviledge of appearing for their Nation, in what will probably be the most high profile, most viewed, games of their careers (except Sam Tomkins of course).

Every change of coach for England and GB we hear them say "I'll pick on form"
Everyone gets excited and hopeful then within two matches its same old story, out of form players picked on club and rep and nothing to do with form

The day England genuinely pick in form players in their correct position we might have a fighting chance

Till then ill go to watch, I'll be hopeful as hell, I'll leave disappointed

Is this still about Danny Brough? He doesn't usually get picked because he isn't usually in form at the end of the season.

Perhaps the coaches know more about him than you?. Perhaps there's reasons why a 30 year old has only been selected once to play for England. And it's not because he's Scottish.

Instead of directing your anger at Kevin Sinfield & Steve McNamara, why not question why Brian Noble & Tony Smith didn't select him either. Or since moving to Huddersfield has he improved dramatically?

A game against the Exiles is not "international" RL.

No, but the World Cup games are. And as it's a World Cup year, surely all the contenders for their respective national sides would want to lay down a marker for selection?

If the Exiles pick the right team, it could be a cricket score.

The Hardaker selection has baffled me. He is not a centre! We have a perfectly good centre playing well in Ben Crooks, ok he is still raw but I would much rather him than playing Hardaker. Hardaker isn't playing particularly outstanding to warrant a shirt, never mind playing centre.

JJB shouldn't be anywhere near or Morley. I can understand him putting Roby in as he is our first choice hooker so McNamara will want him to get used to playing with the team again.

Also does anyone else think questions should be asked about McNamara had bridges seem to have been burnt with two players who would be in most people's starting line up?