Full Squad:
Rob Burrow (Leeds Rhinos, Featherstone Lions)
Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)
Rangi Chase (Castleford Tigers, Dannervirke Tigers)
Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield YMCA)
Leroy Cudjoe (Huddersfield Giants, Newsome Panthers)
Gareth Ellis (Hull FC, Lock Lane)
Liam Farrell (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)
Brett Ferres (Huddersfield Giants, Smawthorne Panthers)
Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos, Oulton Raiders)
Zak Hardaker (Leeds Rhinos, Featherstone Lions)
Chris Hill (Warrington Wolves, New Spring Lions)
Jamie Jones-Buchanan (Leeds Rhinos, Stanningley)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves, Eccles)
Lee Mossop (Wigan Warriors, Hensingham)
Richie Myler (Warrington Wolves, Halton West Bank)
Sean O’Loughlin (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)
James Roby (St Helens, Blackbrook)
Kevin Sinfield © (Leeds Rhinos, Waterhead)
Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)
Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves, Normanton)

Moan away peeps.

If Brough has chosen Scotland, does that mean he's eligible for the Exiles? For that matter are Flower, Dudson etc eligible for the Exiles too or is it just overseas players?

Just overseas.
Looks like McNamara is going with Sinfield and Chase as halves as most of us feared.

I don't think that HB partnership works at all but with Brough electing to play for Scotland and Widdop obviously not being available for the Exiles game, do we have a better one?

I predict the same old squad from McMastermind although I am surprised that he hasn't stayed 100% true to his previous form and picked Wilkin

Who is likely to play centre there? Cudjoe + ? Are Atkins and Ratchford injured/in poor form? I don't know what Danny Brough has to do to get picked, or why we're still picking Adrian Morley for international friendlies at 36 years of age. I'm sure McManara doesn't even watch Super League and just picks the same guys he picked when he took over as coach. The only players missing from the usual are Wilkin and Ablett.

Was asked on SKY last night if he would like to play for England and responded with a resounding "NO".

I would imagine he's been told the situation by McNamara before hand. Maybe his little 'up yours' gives an insight as to why he doesn't get picked for England and his post career CV will have as many clubs as Bobby Goulding's.

pull all the wigan players out, give them a weeks rest instead of risking them on a pointless game like Tommy did last year.

rlHe's every right to spit his dummy to be fair, he should have been picked ages ago when he did want to play for usrl

Could end up with Ferres at Centre?

Probably Hardaker.

Until i saw that squad i was cautiously optimistic about our chances in the World Cup.

Carl Ablett is out with a hand injury, don't worry McBanana will get him in the world cup squad ready to embarrass fellow "centre" Greg Inglis.

He can't help but score with Wilkin punching holes in the defence and Chase feeding him quality ball

The selection doesnt surprise me one bit.
Brough should be in there without a shadow of a doubt.
Danny Houghton should be in there - his form has been brilliant, he was at the heart of Hulls win against Leeds and Burrow did nothing but hes still picked?
For me, Sinfield wouldnt be anywhere near an England shirt. Hes a decent player, but massively overrated. Hes not a stand off for a starter and hes not as good as O'Loughlin at loose forward.
Chase shouldnt be in that team - purely because hes not English.
If we go with Sinfield and Chase for the world cup, we will get our s handed to us.