Re: Your England Team : Tue Jul 29, 2014 3:15 pm  

Mr Churchill wrote:

Is he big enough?

He his incredibly strong. Both defensively and in attack. So height is not an issue when he is so strong. Seen him shrug off 3 or 4 defenders at a time.

Re: Your England Team : Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:55 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

He his incredibly strong. Both defensively and in attack. So height is not an issue when he is so strong. Seen him shrug off 3 or 4 defenders at a time.

Exactly. He's not going to get much bigger then he is really. He might fill out a bit but he'll always be on the small side for a forward but that lack of size has litter ally no impact on his game. He is as strong as an ox and hits hard in defence and it probably helps him fitness wise because he's got a great engine.

One other major plus point for me is his attitude. I know he gets under people's skins but he never takes a backwards step and anybody of that age willing to go head to head with the likes of Bailey and especially Peacock has a great deal about them.

Re: Your England Team : Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:19 pm  

tigertot wrote:

Not yet.

Well that's a surprise.

Re: Your England Team : Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:25 pm  

Bull Mania wrote:

Shows how much depth we have

Start picking championship players. At the rate they are going, England will start to struggle against France.

Re: Your England Team : Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:49 pm  

I wouldn't want to make too many changes to the World Cup team as I'm not sure many if a lot of the 'new' players mentioned here could come in and improve the team. The only change I would make that wouldn't be enforced would be Shenton over Cudjoe.

Clark will probably get a run from the bench and you can't argue against that on form, his stats are quite amazing in terms of tackle busts and average gain considering he plays through the middle. From what I've seen of him he thrives on a quick ruck which he won't get as often in internationals so it will be interesting to see how he goes.

Replacing Sam Burgess is the impossible task.

Re: Your England Team : Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:14 pm  

Id have Charnley in over Hall on current form. Hall's at the top of the SL error count and is well off his best.

Re: Your England Team : Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:51 pm  

I'm definitely in the Mcllorum corner, he'd be my starting hooker against the Aussies, Roby and Clark would battle it out for a bench spot.

Roby and Clark may dominate Mcllorum in the stats chart, but super league stats count for nothing in a one off test match, and Mcllorums toughness would be much more of an asset to us IMO.

Re: Your England Team : Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:15 pm  

McIlorum should be nowhere near the England set-up. He is average this season.

Re: Your England Team : Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:18 pm  

Fully wrote:

McIlorum should be nowhere near the England set-up. He is average this season.

Agreed. Miles behind Clarke, and I would put him as England's fourth choice hooker behind Clarke, Roby and Burrow.

Re: Your England Team : Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:23 pm  

giddyupoldfella wrote:

I'm definitely in the Mcllorum corner, he'd be my starting hooker against the Aussies, Roby and Clark would battle it out for a bench spot.

Roby and Clark may dominate Mcllorum in the stats chart, but super league stats count for nothing in a one off test match, and Mcllorums toughness would be much more of an asset to us IMO.

I can understand why people would select MM. Personally I wouldn't assuming everyone is fit. I'd depends what you want from your team and how you want them to play. I think there is enough aggression in the England pack to be able to select a player with a bit more flair.