Quote ="Inflatable_Armadillo"Interesting story this and I think there might be quite a few things 'written' between the lines in this story! I have no doubt that McGuire, Peacock and Sinfield would have been selected with Ryan Hall and be on the plane this Friday if fit. I also think that the preferred England starting line-up would have had Hall, McGuire (with Tomkins starting at FB) and Peacock in it but I am not sure about Sinfield! He seems to be overlooked as not being a suitable and typical 13 and ended up playing at 9 and 6 in previous games. He is clearly carrying injuries but my suspicion is that, while he clearly does need some time to recover, if he thought he was going to a play a major part in the tour he might have still gone, but I think he knows that he probably wouldn't, and staying at home and having a few months seems like a good idea to me.
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Can't agree with that. He may well have played at 9, but to be honest we look weak in that role and he was probably our best player playing there last year. I think he'd have been one of the first names on the team sheet if he'd been fit. We'll never know, but that's my guess.
