Wane took most of the blame and rightly so, every man and his dog could see our right hand defence was weak and under pressure he should have made adjustments. Too many experienced leadership players having an off day and not creating anything.

Biggest problem was our distribution from No 9 position didn't really send the ball out wide or towards a deeper second phase, that just cut down the time and space for our half backs. Wane had Radley at 9 and Knowles at 13 and it looked better but Wane removed that in the last 10 mins when we needed more.........bad call that.

Wane out 100%

mcclorum being in the squad was bad enough. He has never been international class.
Didn't help England lost a few players to injury. Not to mention Roby not being convinced to play, which I'm led to believe he would have done.

Wane has to go for that performance against a team England should have won. Disgraceful

Not sure there is an adequate replacement though? Brian Mcdermott maybe.

Just read an article about how gutted Leeming was for not playing for England which just makes my blood boil even more that Wane picked that waste of space Mcllorumicon_sad.gif

Leeming had a great season, no idea why he was off the list.

Because he cant tackle and would get absolutely mullered at international level. I can see why Wane picked McIllroum, even if others cant.

Not sure where you have been, that is what happened to the team he picked lol.

When did England get mullered in this World Cup?

I can see the benefit of McLlorum in the first quarter to hold the defensive middle together but after that he was gassed. We needed an attacking No 9 iwith quick distribution n the last quarter so what does Wane do, bring on a slow McLlorum so our half backs were put under more pressure.

getting knocked out by samoa and not even playing another tier 1 team in the comp is essentially the same as getting mullered.

Leeming's defence is probably the reason why. That, and his lacklustre form at the end of the season, which saw him displaced from a starting position by Jarrod O'Connor after Leeming returned from an injury. He's still a contender for next time though.

Again, I ask, when did England get mullered?

I didnt say they got mullered, you did.

See here