Quote dixie="dixie"I don't think you can class any player playing in SL as the best player in the world unfortunately.
Better than Slater? Someday hopefully but not now.
And it seems the Wigan fans are already getting out the excuses if Tomkins fails for England. Surely if he's that good he'll shine even in a losing cause. He's got plenty of years to succeed anyway and for England i hope he does.'"
Just watch the four nations from last season. Tomkins was trying to link up round the back, he was getting into the positions but the backs were just not up to it.
This year he has had service from probably the two most experience half backs in super league in Deacon and Finch. He also has Centres like Carmont and Wingers like Richards to link up with. He just doesn't have that playing for England.
If he is going to shine for England I think it will have to be some individual effort.
I don't think Edwards would have looked all that great in this England team under this coach. Schofield would have looked poor as well. Those two players played in some of the best GB sides but Tomkins will play in one of the worst.
If McNamara has some sense he will train and coach the players to give service to Tomkins, Roby and Briscoe. They are our biggest hope of breaking through the aussies IMO. We MUST play deep and get Tomkins into space from FB and then from the QPTB he creates Roby can cause havoc.
No doubt the blind rugby fans will blame Tomkins if he struggles to break down an aussie defence on his own though.