Winning the Challenge Cup is like winning the FA Cup in football. Takes a bit of luck and the magic of the cup but not really any reflection of quality unlike the league where Warrington came in 10th place, When Sunderland won the FA Cup in the 70's did their squad suddenly fill most of the England national team spots? No. They just got a nice trophy, a pat on the back and sent back to Division 2 where they belonged.

Agreed with all of these.

Though IMO

6. McGuire
7. Tomkins

Would be an ideal combination.

Tomkins is ripping up SL every week. He is ready now.

Both good players but neither has a great kicking game or is particularly good at dictating the play.

Brough is the stand out scrum half in the competition!
He has the kicking game including being a goal kicker of some ability.
He can controll the game and manipulate his forwards while supressing his opposite number.
He has a great defensive game and won't need to be hidden out in the threequarters.
He takes on the line and has the pace to finish a break if he gets free.
He won't be overawed or intimidated by the opposition or the occasion.
He has that nasty love to hate him attitude that Cocky halfbacks require.

I'd love to see Brough behind a big England pack playing opposite Thurston or Marshall.

Coming into form at the right time of the season though. Doesn't help that there are four/five decent players in the same position as him though that could also be in with a shout.

mmmmm maybe a partnership of tomkins and brough would be good, forgot all about brough being eligable for england.

ive got gleeson at centre, because he is still the best around other than senior who i think has retired, and also i dont think it would be good going with 2 untried international centres gleeson also has plenty of experience.

i dont get all this about tomkins being too young, he is exactly the same age as richie myler, and has similar super league experience, myler hasnt played for 3 months and has only had 1 year in super league, whereas sam tomkins is in form and has also had 1 year super league experience, if we are not going to pick our inform players who are we going to pick?

in the pack we seem to have a very good choice of props morley,peacock,graham,crabtree,carvell could all do an excellent job and having a fresh pack with 5 props instead of 4 could seriously benefit us more than in the world cup- we need to keep our pack fresh.

the back rowers are also gifted with sam burgess being back, we now have the likes of ellis and burgess and oloughlin, westwood and sinfield to pick from.

we are definately still missing that game controlling hooker, roby is more an impact hooker and what ive seen of moore he could potentially be that game controller, give him the chance.

So which Wakefield players will be brought in now?

Brough, Atkins, Grix, Blaymire?