Did he? I didn't think he did tbh and I just watched the tries again and Tom was next to Percival all game, Reece with McGillvery.

Tom was ace, beyond my wildest expectations especially when you consider how little expansive RL was on offer.

Tom has probably booked his place, Reece probably hasn’t but all the same I thought he really played well - didn’t look out of place at all, really chuffed for him.

Well done both.

they wasn't changed but percival could of fed tom twice more but took the wrong choice

Agree. On Reece I know it was France but when his game is on song, is really a quality now. Who'd do a great job for England against anyone imo. He's got that size, speed & strength for international RL and the last couple of years has learned how to play really well. From comments by others, he's very underrated, maybe because other fans don't get to see him week in week out.

Reece was still tackling the crap out of everything in the dying seconds.
No mistakes, took the ball in well and made yards, not as eye catching as Mcgilvary but never got sat on his all game.
I don't see why he isn't in with a shout, its really all about the player(s) he'd replace.
Not the same for Tom, he's head and shoulders for his position, much less competition, if he goes anything like as well against NZ he's gonna take some shifting.

Yeah, I noticed that, made the first 3 tackles of the last set before the game ended.

outstanding effort tom and Reece well done.

I was expecting Reece and Tom to be wing/ partners.
I was disappointed to see Tom outside Percival, but I thought...give Percy a chance.
But as expected, as good as he is he's still gonna back himself in positions where he really should be putting his winger in, it works ok at Saints but its not gonna fly for Tom.
I don't care who scores, but running it yourself and drawing a blank more often than not, isn't the best route forward.
Tom didn't get a thing off Percival yet still scored 3 from nothing, I hope that isn't the shape we're gonna build.
Connor would have been a better for Tom than Percival, even if he keeps chucking the odd brainfart in.

Wayne Bennet is an utter cod piece. How can you drop Johnstone for Makinson.

I don't understand why people think Johnstone and Lyne should have been together. They never play together for Wakefield.
Tom is left wing Reece is right centre.
They would be daft to change that for England.
Especially when Percival plays on Tom's side.

Its because Percival is a lone ranger, he's not a feeding .
Ok, if you're gonna have him in the team for that, he'd better make it count otherwise any decent would be a more fruitful option.

Congrats to tom on his England debut first half hat trick

Can't recall any where player previously doing that

Great debut from reece also