FB: Sam Tomkins, Zak Hardaker
WG: Tom Briscoe, Ryan Hall, Tommy Makinson
CE: Kallum Watkins, Jack Reed, Michael Shenton

SO:Gareth Widdop
SH: Trent Hodkinson
SO/SH/LF: Kevin Sinfield,

LF: Shaun O'Loughlin
SR: Ben Westwood, Carl Ablett, Elliot Whitehead, Brett Ferres
PR: George Burgess, James Graham, Luke Burgess, Alex Walmsley, Eorl Crabtree
HK: James Roby, Darryl Clark,

UT: Rob Burrow

Standby Options: Chris Hill, Kyle Amory, Lee Mossop, Chris Heighington, Michael McIlorum, Leroy Cudjoe, Josh Charnley.

Craig Huby ahead of Crabtree, Hill, Mossop and Amor.

Whilst i agree with Widdop at stand off i would certainly have Kevin Brown as backup, been outstanding this season thus far and a much better option than having Sinfield operate there. He's great for Leeds but shouldn't be near the international arena.

Tomkins, Hardaker/Lomax
Hall, Briscoe, Makinson
Watkins, Reed, Shenton
Widdop, Hodgkinson, Sneyd
Graham (c) G Burgess, Hill, Walmsley, Taylor
Roby, Lunt/ Clark (oh the wonders of having competition!)
Whitehead, Ablett, Ferres, Westwood
O'Loughlin, Westerman

If Sinfield shouldn't be "near" the international arena, you'd have to pick from a squad of about 8 to play for England based on actual performances at that level.

One area that's starting to look a long way behind Aus/NZ is second row. Not an impressive cast at all.

FB: Sam Tomkins, Zak Hardaker
WG: Ryan Hall, Tom Briscoe, Tommy Makinson
CN: Kallum Watkins, Michael Shenton, Jack Reed
SO: Gareth Widdop, Stefan Ratchford
SH: Kevin Sinfield, Luke Robinson
HK: James Roby, Rob Burrow
PR: George Burgess, James Graham, Luke Burgess, Chris Hill
SR: Carl Ablett, Brett Ferres, Sam Burgess, Ben Westwood
LF: Sean O'Loughlin

That's only 23

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I'd go with:
Starting lineup of:

1. Hardaker
2. Briscoe
3. Watkins
4. Reed
5. Hall
6. Sinfield
7. Tomkins
8. Graham
9. Roby
10. Burgess. G
11. Ablett
12. Westwood
13. O'Loughlin

14. Widdop
15. Hill
16. Crabtree
17. Ferres

Rest of squad:
18. Lomax
19. Walmsley
20. Whitehead
21. Makinson
22. Lunt
23. Farrell
24. Amor

I don't know how Hill cant be in the 24 man squad. He has carried our pack on his own, especially with Westwood being injured and anyone else who seems to pack down as a prop suddenly turning into a Warren Stevens-esque type of player.

FB: Tomkins, Lomax
WG: Hall, Briscoe, Makinson
CE: Watkins, Reed, Hardaker
SO: Widdop
SH: Hodkinson, Sneyd
PR: G. Burgess, Graham, Hill, Walmsley, Amor, Huby.
HK: Roby, Clark
SR: Westwood, Ferres, Farrell
LF: O'Loughlin, Westerman

1. Sam Tomkins
2. Tommy Makinson
3. Kallum Watkins
4. Zak Hardaker
5. Ryan Hall

6. Gareth Widdop
7. Trent Hodkinson

8. James Graham
9. James Roby
10. George Burgess
11. Brett Ferres
12. Ben Westwood
13. Sean O'Loughlin

14. Daryl Clark
15. Alex Walmsley
16. Chris Hill
17. Kyle Amor / Craig Huby

18. Kyle Amor / Craig Huby
19. Jonny Lomax
20. Tom Briscoe
21. Jack Reed
22. Marc Sneyd
23. Liam Farrell
24. Joe Westerman

As a Hull fan I would love to see Westerman involved. Even though Hull haven't fired he has been excellent. O'Loughlin will start, but after him Westerman has played as well as anybody in that position.

Huby deserves a go on this seasons form too.

Nice to have some depth and not only that, plenty of YOUNG players. I would use this opportunity to blood some young players. I like to think we go in to every tournament trying to win, but we never do well in OZ and our greatest chance will be the lions and on home soil. The Aussies have some truly would class players to replace in next few years. Even with their conveyor belt they will struggle to replace them all at once. I would tu replace the lights of Sinfield, Westwood and give someone Sneyd/Bateman a run out. They will be test hardened by time we get Aussies on our patch and the Aussies will have some new faces. Would rather out new faces play now rather than making their debuts on home soil. I'd go:

FB - Hardaker/Lomax
Wing - Briscoe/Hall/Charnley
Centre - Watkins/Reed/Shenton
HB - Tomkins/Widdop/Sneyd
Prop - G Burgess/Hill/Huby/Graham/Amor/Walmsley
Hooker - Roby/Clark
Back row - Bateman/Ablett/Ferres/Westerman/O'loughlin