Quote pyeman="pyeman"I'd agree with most of that, but would play moore instead of diskin as he hasnt been as good as moore this season.'"
It was a finely balanced decision between Scott Moore and Matt Diskin, what swayed me toward Diskin was his quiet achievements in the shadow of Danny Buderus and his big game experience. Scott Moore started the season in exceptional form but then began to wane and actually lost his starting place at Huddersfield even before his antics in London with Mickey Rourke.
I've gone for three prop forwards on the bench because that's where we can win the games. By any stretch of the imagination we are not going to compete with Australia's three-quarter line and full-back.
Despite the delusional rantings of certain posters, England do have potentially the best pack of forwards in the world and that is where we can win games.
I would play such a ferocious forward game for the full 80 minutes that neither Australia or New Zealand would cope. Gaining such ascendancy in the pack will deny Australia's halfbacks the platform from which to utilise their three-quarter line.
What we must have then is a halfback pairing that contain a number of things:
A scrum-half who can boss the English pack and dictate play, who has the highest quality kicking game available and who does not need to be hidden out wide in the defensive line finally someone who will not be intimidated or daunted by the opposition.
Place the halfback next to a running stand-off who is used to playing alongside a dominant scrum-half.
Let our three-quarter line be defensively solid yet capable of taking advantage of the opportunities arise.
A solid full-back who returns the ball well and supports the ball carrier when breaks are made.
I'd send out my forwards warning them that should they submit to any tackle or begin to lose ferocity in defence they will be replaced.
It might not be sexy and at times I would ensure it became brutal!
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