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Briscoe
Hall
Eastmond
Shenton
Fox
McGuire
Tomkins
Graham
Roby
Peacock
Ellis
Westwood
O'Loughlin

Moore
Burgess (as prop)
Morley
Sinfield/Smith/Bridge/Myler

Carvell and Crabtree as backup for props

Sykes shouldn't get a look in

very happy for tomkins, eastmond and myler to be in the squad
bit dissapointed theres no tom briscoe
why on earth paul sykes and chris bridge are in i dont no
lee smith is no longer a rugby league player so dont understand why he's been chosen, dont get me wrong i'd have him in had he not gone to union, but i think this sends out the wrong signals.
i can totaly understand pryce being dropped his form as dipped in the second half of the season, but dissapointed for paul wellens who as been as rock solid as ever and is the best full back we have.

As solid as a rock....and about as fast as one.

Briscoe

Hall
Smith
Shenton
Fox

McGuire
Sinfield

Graham
Roby
Peacock
Ellis
Crabtree
Burgess

Moore
Eastmond
Morley
Carvell

Biggest issues are how the team will be set up in terms of half-backs etc. and the three-quarter line looks inexperienced at international level although it's a million times faster than last year's back line.

I do think the pack looks awesome though and I think the forwards can do some real damage - time will tell...

Crabtree in SR? Shouldn't a back rower be mobile ?

Burgess shouldn't be at Loose either, i'm sorry but he's a prop who can play in the back row, but his best position is prop.

Crabtree has played a bit of 2nd row at Hudds.

Burgess at loose would effectively be another prop as a "3rd middler".

Briscoe
Fox
Smith
Shenton
Hall
McGuire
Myler

Graham
Moore
Peacock
Ellis
Burgess
Sinfield

Roby
O'Loughlin
Morley
Crabtree

That's exactly how i'd use it.
In fact, stick Ellis and Lockers in the 2nd row and have basically 4 props and a tackling ball playing machine all working together. Pick halfbacks that can kick etc etc
I suppose if you did want Ellis in the centre stick westwood in who's the same as above.
No Wilkin, Sinfield etc etc this time please, the next player like that can be Westerman in a few years time who's bigger

Shaun Briscoe
Tom Briscoe
Michael Shenton
Tony Clubb
Ryan Hall
Sam Tomkins
Kyle Eastmond
Adrian Morley
James Roby
Gareth Carvell
Jamie Peacock
Gareth Ellis
Kevin Sinfield

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Sam Burgess
James Graham
Sean O'loughlin
Scott Moore

1) shaun briscoe
2) ryan hall
3) lee smith
4) michael shenton
5) kyle eastmond
6) danny mcguire
7) ritchie myler
adrian morley
9) james roby
10) jamie peacock
11) sam burgess
12) garreth ellis
13) sean o'loughlin

14) james graham
15) jon wilkin
16) ben westwood
17) sam tomkins

My Team now would be
Sam Burgess
Kevin Sinfield [GK]

James Roby
Gareth Carvell
Ben Westwood
Earl Crabtree

The trouble with English packs is their lack of speed,and has been for 50 years,they pick a pack of lumbering elephants expecting to bulldoze their way through the opposition,this doesn't work any more,take a look at the Aussie &Kiwi packs and you will notice that most of their forwards are quick enough to play in the backlines,

Australia will beat England by 25 points at least.
New Zealand will beat England by a similar margin

As for Australia v New Zealand????Would not put money on it just yet.