Greg Bird isn't the biggest player but makes up for it with heart and passion,two things Bateman has in abundance.

He's stronger than he looks and is awesome in defence,absorbs a lot go forward from much bigger guys than himself when tackling.

Bateman doesn't play with any fear and plays the man not the reputation which is exactly what you want against the Aussies and Kiwis, his battles with Jamie Peacock when he was only 18/19 proves this.

He will play for England and will do a very good job too.

How about Greenwood? The more I see him play the more impressed I get. Rare breed in that while he's a very talented player, he's also got some size about him. He's 6'3 and 105kg, for comparison Liam Farrell is apparently 6 foot and 93kg, Whitehead 6'1 100kg.

Oliver Holmes from Castleford must be in with a shout, surprised me when I learnt last night he's only 22 years old.

i was going to post somethig similar, he has been around for years and always impressed me, i reckon he is as good if not better than some names that are floating around. he's big, strong, fast, good hands and decent defence too..
cas fans will tell us that he's been consistently good for a few years now and would deserve a mention, but we all know that when it comes to the England team it's who you play for... most 2nd rowers from Leeds,Wigan, Saints and wire will almost always get the nod ahead of players from castleford either from the coach or on on forums.

To be honest I forgot about Holmes when writing the OP, but agree that he should be mentioned alongside the names in this thread.

I had no idea he was just 22 either

Greenwood looks at least 6'4 maybe 6'5.Stands out as being head and shoulders above most everytime i have seen him. And i agree, looks a real prospect