[url=http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rleague/10/10/24/RUGBYL_England_Shenton.htmlCentre Michael Shenton's Four Nations campaign could be over after he suffered ankle ligament damage in England's opening 24-10 defeat by New Zealand.[/url

Chris Irvine has just tweeted that Shenton has flown to Melbourne with the team today, but will returning home early. His 4 Nations tour looks to be as good as over.

If Mcbanana doesnt call Martin Gleeson up,te wants binning...while he is at it...get Senior to come with him then at least our centres will be bloody decent.

Not sure that you can call players up after the comp has started. Gleeson should have been in the 24, no question.

Looks like either Clubb or Cudjoe to line up against Aus. Maybe even Widdop, with Tompkins reverting to full back. Hardly fills you with confidence though, does it!

Ouch.

might be time to move briscoe into the centres

Once the tournament has started you can't bring in any new players. Looks like we will have to go with Clubb and Cudjoe (sp)

the tournament has started we can't call anyone up...

He can't.

Shame for shenton, shaky start yesterday (as did most of the team) but grew in confidence and stature and went on to be one of our better players on the day. And to see he played so well whilst carrying the injury is testament to his attitude and toughness. Bad injury for England in my opinion. Don't really know much about club but cudjoe is very agile and quick, not too sure whether he'd be up to it defensively but there's only one way to find out! Other option would be widdop to centre Sam to full back and brown and Robinson at 6&7.

Cudjoe doesn't play for Hudds in the centres does he? Thought he was a fullback/winger?

Cudjoe plays anywhere from 1-5 as far as I know.

Regardless, we're screwed. I though the Aussie centres were poor today, I dread what we're going to put out.

Could be right billinge I may be getting him mixed up with Lawrence at Hudds. I do think he has played centre though as well

stick joel tomkins in the centres.....he'll giveus much needed size and weight outwide

Tomkins has had a great season in super league but I thought he was pretty much none existent yesterday. Westwood started out his career in the centres but I think we'd miss his work rate I we moved him out if the pack

damn, out of the back 4 he looked most likely to cause problems. Looks like he has the size and speed to become something with some decent coaching behind him.

Another vote for the possibility of Joel T at centre.

he barely got any game time, didn't get the chance, good pass for shenton when he made his break though.
Basically we're buggered now, he's an idiot for not calling gleeson up in the first place, have him over atkins any day.

You cant be serious, every time he has had to fill in there for Wigan he has been poor and very bad defensively.

Shenton now being a Saints player has shown he'll fit right right in , what with being injured.

Given Atkins' performance, and assuming Ryan Hall is fit, we could be looking at Cudjoe and Goulding in the centres next week. This does not fill me with hope, but given our options at the moment there's no combination that would...

His girlfriend won't let him go again after his horizontal exploits in 2008




He ought to buy this hat next time he is on eBay

we should play ellis in the , hes played there before and will be good defensivly. bring westwood in at 2nd row and put crabtree/ harrison on the bench. didnt brown used 2 b a maybe another option because hes not performing at stand off

He was pretty ordinary 'defensivly' yesterday.

Why would he be any better against Australia?

The aussie score is going to be very, very ugly for england