1 - Tomkins
2 - Briscoe
3 - Cudjoe
4 - Atkins
5 - Goulding

6 - O'loughlin
7 - Robinson

8 - Graham
9 - Roby
10 - Burgess
11 - Ellis
12 - Westwood
13 - Tomkins J

14 - Harrison
15 - Lunt
16 - Fielden
17 - Crabtree

Oh. Dear. Widdop can feel hard done to, but i understand putting Tomkins at FB. How did Atkins get his spot back - he was pants against NZ and he's going to get torn apart by the Aussies...

Erm, because we're buggered for centres?

I quite like that team. Lockers isn't a half-back but he does have superb hands, I'm sure Joel will get no end of slagging off on here for daring to be picked - but he's a fantastic runner and finisher, glad Sam is at FB - he's about the only one quick enough and good enough to stop line-breaks and Widdop had looked weak 1-on-1, pack looks powerful with Crabtree, Harrison & Fielden to make a big impact, if Robinson's on his game he's dangerous (big if). Of course it could all go to sht before any of that matters but fck it, might as well give it a go, nowt to lose.

FFS.....England are playing the supposed best team in the world and they insist on playing people out of position.....

how on earth has atkins kept his place, i'd much rather have moved ellis out to centre rather than see ryan 'can't tackle' atkins again.

Tomkins to fullback is a smart move, although not sure on o'loughlin at stand off, i would have gone with widdop.

rest of the team as expected

Far too many changes esp to the spine, why didn't they do this last month!? Mcbanana was talking a good game earlier in the week (as always) asking for consistency, then presses the panic button. How ironic.

Sam had to play fb but not at the expense of two forwards forming a halfback combination. Lockers - best 13 in the 4 nations, worst 6.

We started slowly with a settled side so we'll get blown off the park in the 1st 20.

Here's hoping for a Steve Mclaren esque escape and they gel riddiculously quickly against a top class team. Squad certainly looks stronger on paper other than half backs.

Why put a fantastic 13, at 6??? Granted, O Loughlin could probably do a job there but hes not creative enough but he absolutely excells at 13.

think i'll wait till 8:30 sunday morning before i slag the selections off

Robinson an international 7? Times are hard.

Where's Clubb?

He can play his usual game in defence. He des take ball playing responsibility at 13 anyway, although I suspect his main job in that department is merely getting it out wide to Tomkins.

In fairness, I like the look of the pack. I like Harrison as a player so I'm glad to see him get a chance and I'm pleased to see Crabtree back in there.

I can't help thinking that McNamara has taken a side to bust through up the middle. Whilst its a possibility that we can get the upper hand in the forwards, i doubt it could win us the game outright.

Nowhere near a RL player wearing a Kangaroo shirt , same as Griffin , then again the same could be leveled at several others in the team

A ' fear ' team , we will lose by 42 points