I think England can exercise such dominance in the pack so as to render Australia's halfback combination impotent!

No one is talking about illegal tactics, just the old truism that halfbacks can't play behind a beaten pack.

If Australias a halfbacks can't play than the three-quarter line gets starved of quality possession and field position.

Maybe it will work or maybe it won't!

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

[urlhttp://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/09/10/06/RUGBYL_England_Nightlead.html[/url

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

[urlhttp://www.wiganwarriors.com/news_full.asp?newsid=5206[/url

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 ?

thats more like the team that'll turn out for the game against wales