A player staying home and staying fit whilst the rest of the team go on their end of season holidays is usually an indicator of whether they'll get picked for the national side, and Daryl went to Ibiza last week. So Roby and Hodgson it is, which I've no qualms with.

I think.it's about time that he started picking the team he feels can win.next world cup or compete in it fitness and injuries permitting currie Bateman whitehead etc use the internationals to hey them set and have time to play together n maybe tinker based on form at the time. Sinfield is gone if Roby is still best hooked we have at wc then we're in trouble Westwood olaughlin won't be around its time for us to make the switch complete overhaul of team I think in the backs were Ok with youth but the squad in general needs more youth in it to take us forward

I hope the England back row is better than last year, when it was by far the weakest of the big teams.

No way, can you see and England team without the golden child Sam playing ?

I'd like to see a second row partnership of Bateman/Farrell

Last night, I was impressed with Bateman. I thought he looked dangerous, throughout.
Farrell seemed to get some of that "pizzazz" back to his game, too.

I've not seen enough of Les Cats to give enough of an opinion on Whitehead.
I like Ferres (as a SL player). He'll just get found out at International level, just like Shenton (centre...and I'm a hue fan) was. Shame, really.

or golden boy roby with his 80 tackles..79 of them coming as 5th man in pushing the bloke over...christ help eddies right arm next season