In recent times the bulk of the England representative team has come from Leeds and St Helens, as these two sides have dominated Super League. 13 out of 17 in the last World Cup.

Now that Huddersfield is winning games, and running second, with a predominantly English contingent (except for the four Wests Tigers imports and Brad Drew), the question arises as to whether they have several players worthy of an English jersey. The next international is in France in June.

Can you name any and justify your choice over the rival candidate players from Leeds or St Helens?

Brad is at Wakey.

You really are on the ball!

why dont you do this...?

From what ive seen Michael Lawrence has been very impressive

And wouldn't he have counted as West Tigers import too?

Don't think so. Think we got him from Canberra and he was at Parra before that.

Whats the point, even if Huddersfield won the grand final it would be down to the ref and we would still be a "workmanlike" team to some people.

Ah yes, I'm thinking of Skandalis for some reason. To be honest I normally just assume all are Ausises are from West Tigers

Griffin, Crabtree, Wild and Raleigh should all be in with a shout.

Hodgson is easily as good as Gardener

Lawrence would be good young bet for a bit of experience

Robinson would also be worth a shout if England had a world class SO to play with him. But as we dont he is not as good as Burrow. But there have not been many British no 7s as good as him this season.

When he was first at Wigan I thought he was going to big. However he lost it a bit, other players just didn't seem to know what he was doing. Good to see him coming good.

Stephen Wild must be looking good for a shot based on previous years. Is Kevin Brown out the question? Must admit I've not seen much of Hudds this year so I haven't a clue.

Surely you're not accusing Albert of not knowing what he's talking about?

if the England team were somehow picked on form we would probably have 3 or 4 in there - David Hodgson, Eorl Crabtree, Luke Robinson and Andy Raleigh for a start with people like Lawrence, Griffin and Wild not far off...................BUT the team aint picked on form and the chances are not one Giants player will feature

Edited for accuracy.

I've always liked Stephen Wild, and I think he must be in with some sort of a shout for a call-up in June.

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Brad has been injured so much, and I have seen so little of him, I thought he must still be writhing in agony at a hospital at Huddersfield.

We're writhing in agony at your posts.

I guess that's why so many people are reading them and posting varied comments, not necessarily unpleasant, in response to them.

But let's try to stick to the topic, rather than feeble attempts at humour old chappie.

No doubt we will have a number who make the train on squad and then are cut before the final 17 who will be nearly all made up from Leeds and Saints, oh and now Warrington.

Seriously though. Crabtree would certainly give the opposition something to think about. Wild is as hard a worker as anyone in Super League and has more pace than most back rowers. Hodgson is scoring plenty of tries. Raleigh is as tough as they come and plenty of others are as good as the current internationals.

Been the star man for Trinity on SKY twice this season and left Hudds two seasons ago you clueless oaf

No he's right, your crap trolling is agonisingly dull.

if it was picked on form then i would say wild,crabtree,raleigh,brown and robinson would be shoe-ins, with lawrence and kirmond good outside bets

however even if we finish 2nd and reach both finals the international call up would most likely elude all of them

So in answer to the question at the start of the thread.

No.

If we carry on as we are doing right now until the end of the season we will have players playing for England. Playing well now isn't as important as playing consistently well throughout the season.

People can make snide comments if they wish about the supposed quality of our players, that's up to them and their choice. No doubt they're the same ones who cry cheat etc when they get beat.

We'll see how the season goes. In the meantime I'm just enjoying our play and reading the moans and attempts at superiority from certain posters. Posters who watch their team play like crap or get completely outplayed by apparently inferior sides with players they wouldn't touch with a sh*tty stick, blame the ref or the opposition instead of themselves and then deride other teams when they've clearly got problems of their own to concentrate on.

David Hodgeson perhaps?