In the voting process you can only select 3 players from each side.

Why? Only three from each team (maximum) can play.

Oh are we not going to have any players in the England team then?

Marvellous point!

3 for the game or 3 for England and 3 for Exiles?

Yeah I'm being dumb - max 3 from any club for exiles, plus whoever plays for England.

Does that include the England side though? If not, a team could have 3 in the Exiles side and just as many - maybe more - in the England side.

In truth, I don't want Wigan players anywhere near this. We've had key players missing all year and it's told.

Realistically we could be looking at both Tomkins and Lockers in the England team along with any that get selected for the Exiles.

It's a concept I'm looking forward to seeing but I hope it doesn't cost us in the long run.

Fans getting to choose which Exiles players are included?
What a crock. Could any member of the exiles chosen refuse to play and what would be the ramifications if they did. (eg Roberts & Carmont), what could the RFL actually do? Neither are risking their future international careers by refusing are they?

I would imagine the initial 33 man squad will have made themselves available.

I'd imagine that all players listed for selection on the site have already put their hands up to play.

Snooze, you lose

Lima will probably banned anyway so scratch him off the list...!!

Exactly. Not questioning the logic of the match but why we have a set of League Games two days after it. Us bigger clubs will be hammered for players. If it was just England I'd say get on with it, like last year but it isn't really fair to expect 6-7 players to back up two days later.

Currently looks like 3 Wigan players will make the Exiles final 22 - Leuluai, Richards and Carmont. And I wouldn't be surprised in the coaches pick Hoffman too.

I also think 3 Wigan players will probably make the England squad - O'Loughlin and both Tomkins.

That's 6 or 7 players playing 2 days before a league game. Surely we'd have grounds for postponing it, if that is the case?

I like the idea of the Exiles game - I even like the fact that the fans are involved in picking the side - but not on the same weekend as a regular SL round. That's just crazy.

Btw, Cas are likely to have just 1 player involved in the England v Exiles game - Rangi Chase.