Singleton and Mullally in the Ireland squad.

Tom Davies, been outstanding for Wigan this year, strong, fast and a huge engine on him. I got told he broke James Robys fitness test record when accessed earlier in the year.

Yeah what iv seen of him he looks a good player. Id of picked joe burgess instead of kevin brown, belive he didnt finish the season in great form for you's but i love his pace,dangerous every time he gets the ball when in form, played a bit of this season aswel which could of been useful in a squad with so few outside backs.

Burgess has a bad hamstring injury from the last home game of the season.

Ah didnt know that. Would you have him in if he was fit on his form this season? I really rate him. Think him and tom johnson could be a good pair of wingers for england in a few year. Both big,tall,rapid and know there way to the try line.

Sutcliffe would offer more utility value than Ratchford, it doesn't look a well balanced squad to me.

Wales squad announced, Ward not in that either.

Ward confirmed earlier on SSN that he was selected for England but withdrew through injury.

With Ward dropping out probably the reason, why currie was selected because ward would have been definitely in front of him.

With the Leeds hat on good he gets time to let it heal and hopefully gets to start the season 100 percent.

Looking at the squad, I expect us to go with
1 Lomax
2 Hall
3 Watkins
4 Percival
5 McGilvary
6 Widdop
7 Gale
8 Graham
9 Hodgson
10 Hill
11 Whitehead
12 S Burgess
13 O’Loughlin

14 Roby
15 T Burgess
16 Walmsley
17 Mcmeeken

I disagree, imo Currie will play centre and the plan probably is to get him into starting form by around the quarter final stage, Ward being out probably allowed Heighington or Bateman into the squad

I'd put Ratchford at full back before Lomax. I reckon it'll be:

Ratchford
McGilvery
Watkins
Currie
Hall
Widdop
Gale
Graham
Hodgson
Sam Burgess
McMeekan
Whitehead
Todd Flanders

Hill
Walmsley
Tom Burgess
Heighington

I think this is something like what Bennett will go with. I don't think he will go with a hooker on the bench.

I'm glad Ward decided to pull out the squad. Need him nice + rested for next season.

I'd rather Leeds won a meat raffle than England win the World Cup.

Ridiculous attitude. Why comment on a World Cup thread.

Bateman will probably cover centre with only watkins and percival as only specialists centres, currie won't get a game imo and is lucky ward had to pull out.

How on earth Greg Eden hasn't got in is a joke. Ratchford can't lace his boots.

A comment about an England squad member pulling out of the England squad in an England squad thread isn't allowed?

Christ.

I'm sure it will have been the prospect of a meat raffle over a first England World Cup win in nigh on fifty years.

Mmmmmmmm meat raffle.

No doubt Currie is a very good player but it's a big ask to play in a World Cup after just a couple of Middle 8 fixtures after a year out.

i think it was the last game we played warrington, ratchford got outpaced by mcguire for one try then again by jjb for another. don't understand how he's above shaul or eden.

also worrying that he was going to play fb anyway with hardaker expected to play centre before that kicked off. ratchford looks great ball in hand in a broken game, but no defensive game at all. that being said don't think lomax is much better.

Teams been announced for today. Ratchford at fb over Lorax and Bateman at c instead of Percival is probably the talking points. Looks like hall will play right wing outside Watkins. Been given funny squad numbers, not sure what that’s about. Hall 22 Watkins 23.

Just a friendly though and Bennett said the full squad will play.

again we see that Hall couldnt score the trys Eden did for Castleford, right guys?

Did this count as a capped match? Just wondering as Hall is only 12 tries off the all time RL test record (10 now if the match was capped)