great bit of sarcasm but the original posters comments are quite true....they were very poor half backs.
the gap between the Tomkins and Easmond combo and Lockyer and Thurston is very very big.

Lockyer has been playing for a long time thats fair enough but if he was as ordinary as tomkins at the same age, he wouldnt have got a club jersey never mind an International one...

sorry for not towing the line over tomkins and Eastmond....

Nothing wrong with playing young'uns if they respond correctly. Tomkins and Eastmond will benefit from the game.

I really wonder how Bridge gets in the England squad, actually I know how

Westwood isnt an International full stop. Not a go at Wire, just an observation. Although he didn't do anything particularly wrong tonight, just nothing spectacular.

Our backline simply isnt as good as what the Oz throw at us. We can compete in the forwards we just need to bring in some backline talent...

look at the positives our team is relatively young a lot of the aussies are end of the road stick with a consistent young team who will grow together as a team and play more brits in the british leagues and the future looks bright

Here, here.