This could, quite comfortablt be replaced by an England probables v possibles. Truly a Test trial that would guarantee intensity and players keen to play, not like the drab affair that Origin degenerated into. In fact, on reflection, that last series was nothing short of pathetic.

Its a non starter under the present system we have in this country due to the shear amount of games that we play, we have just added 2 more teams to super league which means we now have a 26 game competition plus the play off games, we also have the challenge cup and we have the 4 nations cup at the end of the year.

We are struggling to fit international games into the season so you have no chance of fitting in a 3 game Origin type series into the schedule.

We have had a lot more injuries to players in recent times and a lot of them niggling injuries will be down to shear wear and tear on the body due to the number of games played by our top players in this country, in the NRL they play nowhere near the amount of games that our players have to play and they don`t have a domestic first grade cup competition like the challenge cup.

Where would the London based players like Louie Mccarthy Scarsbrook and Tony Clubb fit into the equasion of a Lancashire v Yorkshire game if your saying this game is a trial for the England team ?

Anyway it aint going to happen under the present structure, our top players play too many games as it is.

let's have a one off over the Christmas period West v East

England v SL Based Antipodeans would be a far greater draw than a 'Roses' clash. Play the game on the Wednesday night before the Spring Bank Holiday (the second Bank Holiday in May). The full round of SL games should be played on the Friday and Saturday the weekend before, and every game should be played on the Bank Holiday Monday the weekend after. Perhaps the Crusaders/Dragons fixture could remain on a Saturday.

English players who declare themselves unavailable for the fixture, yet play both weekends before and after the 'international' should not be considered for selection for the full internationals at the end of the season.

You've lost me here. League games are almost identical and the CC will be a maximum of four games. The playoffs are the same, the only real difference is the four nations, but surely that is countered by the Origin and Anzac tests.

It is for the fixture planners to sort out, but there is a requirement to match up and truly test our present test incumbents.

I was referring to our top players and how many games they play, in the NRL they will play 2 rounds less than SL and more often than not a lot of our top players will go all the way to Wembley, thats potentially 6 games more for quite a few of our top players which is a lot given the nature of this sport.

Should be based on the alphabet

Surnames begining with A-M vs Surnames begining with N-Z