I wonder if there will be a late change positionally but looking at the pack and the bench Smith obviously sees this as an area where he thinks we can beat the Aussies.

i actually think we should play a centre at centre and not plan our whole game around defending against Inglis. Who is to say Inglis wouldnt run around, over or through Ellis, etc?

In an ideal world we would have a centre with Ellis' build and defensive strengths and Smiths pace!

Maybe we could play both at the same time? Some sort of dispensation - is Hudge busy next week? tell him to get on the phone with the IRFL.

Isnt that describing Inglis?

Another congratulations from Tom today. Got the number 3 shirt next season.

mr morgan,why isnt your so called to quote you,inform winger fox,not inthe england team AGAIN????is it because he couldnt lace tommy briscoes boots???

No one said Briscoe will let us down, the point was that players like Inglis are a world apart from what we have.

I think defence will very much be the issue

never quoted you as saying you had friend!! however I simply said that I do not believe they are that far apart if anything at all!!
I remember someone once saying on TV years ago " I cant see how this little welsh fellow will cope with the power and size of the Australian captain"
that little welsh fellow creamed him all match and scored one of the greatest trys of all time for Gt Britain at wembley against the then all conquering Oz team!!
(was a better player than a pundit tho)
so my point is that Briscoe will play against what is in front of him and lets be fair Briscoe hits well above his weight also
He will be ok

that is of course if you believe like everyone else that we will be camped in our 20 all match!!! which i do not believe we will be!
If we can play the ball quickly we can beat their line speed and keep turning them around
FWIW I think that tomorrow will see the emergence of three world class young players gaining plaudits from all over the globe!!

good luck to the three of the young kids!!

We don't need to be camped in our 20 for defence to be key. Missing a one on one tackle in their 20 could easily lead to a try against the aussies. I don't think we have the intensity in defence to put them under the pressure we need to

I cant see us scoring many points against the Australians. They are far superior in the backs and our only hope is that it is belting down with rain throughout the match and it turns into a forward battle even then I think we will struggle to contend with them.
I personally think the Australians will target Tom Briscoe from the cross field kicks as for me it's his weakest part of the game that needs developing. Thank god Israel Folau isnt playing against him!

exactly, inglis is the world's best centre, we dont have anyone who can front up to him if he is on form