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 thingsIt might not be sexy and at times I would ensure it became brutal!

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If there are any tactics that might give us a slight chance to beat the Aussies, they are some of them.

We have State Of Origin.

We play Trans Tasman Tests.

Both our nations players compete in the most brutal 6 month sporting competition on the planet bar none.


You think you can bash these people out of a game?



Try it....

Its going on 40 years now.

Do you think maybe you have tried this before...and failed.



As I said, with what Aus and NZ test stars see on a weekly basis in the NRL, not to mention State Of Origin, you best, toughest and meanest game will be run of the mill stuff.

Not only will they out muscle you, they will then beat you with skill, ability, athleticism and of course, shear brilliance.

maybe and maybe not!

1 S. Briscoe
2 Fox
3 Bridge
4 Shenton
5 T. Briscoe
6 Tomkins
7 Myler

8 Morley
9 Moore
10 Crabtree
11 Ellis
12 Burgess
13 O'Loughlin

14 Higham
15 Westwood
16 McCarthy Scarsbrook
17 Carvell

18 Sykes
19 Ratchford
20 Clubb
21 Tickle
22 Harrison

no Peacock?

Leeds centre Keith Senior is prepared to answer a call from England coach Tony Smith for the Gillette Four Nations series

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Sam Tomkins and Sean O'Loughlin called up from Wigan.

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personally i think tony smith will find it hard not to recall keef senior and pair him with leeds wing partner ryan hall.....ideally i would'nt but like i said i don't think smith will be able resist.....also lee smith,thank good for that,it's cleared up a major worry for me,lee smith is the closest thing with have to a "australian-type" FB...


so...

1. lee smith
2. tony clubb (i think)
3. leon pryce
4. keith senior
5. ryan hall
6. danny mcguire
7. rob burrow/myler or eastmond
8. adrian morley
9. scott moore
10. jamie peacock
11. gareth ellis
12. sam burgess
13. Sean O'Loughlin

14. james roby
15. james graham
16. gareth carvell
17. LMS (defo against france,not sure against aus & NZ?)

Tony Clubb is a very good shout and I think he would do well at international level. He has a bit of dog about him and would'nt be overawed by the opposition.

he's a bloody big lad too...

No Graham or Peacock ?

You really rate Crabtree & Carvell over Graham ?