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Says something if our preferred choice is a loose forward. Diskin and Roby have hardly set the world alight at international level. Lunt and Moore i'm not sure about either...

True! Forgot about that, bring in Briscoe on the wing and move Atkins into centre then.

Roby is a quality player, he's done well at international level imo. Thats not where we've fallen short before.

Diskin is underrated imo, not international class I agree, but he's the best of the rest.

Lunt and Moore are still a bit unknown, they've both shown glimpses of their possible talent but then have been played out of position since.

However, all of the above are miles better than Higham.

By picking Carvell and Higham (the latter I presume off his 2 tries on Saturday ) Macca is already proving his in-ability as a coach.

He MUST MUST pick Fielden for the 4N. Carvell, is average at best IMHO. Coley and/or Fielden are twice the player of him. As for Higham, decent at club level, international level? Questionable.

For an international side 'average at best' and 'questionable' just doesn't cut it. You could argue a few players for that ie. Sykes, Lynch and Murrell are the same.

Then again, it doesn't matter who Macca picks - we ain't gonna win it nor or we gonna beat the Aussies or the Kiwi's. Might beat PNG mind you.

Anyone think Daz Goulding could get a call up to the team? Considering he was 2nd highest try scorer he knows his way over the whiteline and is in form, he must be in with a shout!

Widdop
Briscoe
?
Atkins
Hall
Sam
Eastmond (if fit)
Graham
Sinfield
Morley
Burgess
Ellis
O'Loughlin

Joel
Fielden
Roby
Westwood

That'd be my side, probably with Gleeson in the centres as you know he's just going to be solid.

I'd have Crabtree over Westwood as he did well last year and i think we have to go with 4 props. Also Gleeson in the centre as has been said.

God knows what we'll do if Eastmond isn't fit, Burrow? Brough? Sam with Brown or someone at stand off?

If Westwood was on the bench he would be coming on as a prop, he is a good SL 2nd row but agains the Aussies you need that x factor which Ellis, Burgess and Joel have. That being said I'm sure he could play prop against them and do well, maybe a switch to prop fulltime for Westwood would make him blossom even further IMO.

Sam Tomkins should play at the back for England as he cannot be spotted by the opposition as easily there. If he plays 6 I guarantee the Aussies and Kiwi's will run over him (no disrespect intended). Look at the second half against Aus at Wigan last year and you'll see off the cuff rugby scares the e out of them. No one is better at this moment in time than Sam at this, and i'm a rovers fan (even I can see that).

Sorry about the behaviour of some of our so called "fans" by the way, we are not all chav scum.

I Know i also picked Briscoe like alot of others but rlthisrl makes interesting reading.

to be honest id have fox over briscoe on the wing.

Widdop
hall
gleeson
atkins
fox
sam
eastmond
graham
sinfield
morley
ellis
burgess
lockers

fielden
coley
joel
roby

i thought sinfield played very well at hooker last year. with the lack of quality open play kickers i think he needs to play. his kicking straight out of the ruck could be priceless. ive put coley in over carvell as imo hes had a far superior season and joel over westwood as i think he offers that extra spark. id have to see how hw went. if he lost his discipline id recall westwood.

He'd be in my squad as back up but wouldn't get in the stating line up ahead of Hall or Briscoe.

Goulding could always cover at centre aswell if needs be(and so could Briscoe).