I don't think Cooke wants to play internationals. At his peak when FC won the CC and came second there must have been a reason why he didn't get into the side and I think it's his choice to a big extent.

I would have thought Burrow and Bough in the halves will sort out your kicking issues as well as giving you the best British halfback pairing.

I'm not sure about that, thats something I've never heard. He was picked for england a few years ago, and I can't see why any player wouldn't want to be involved unless they were approaching the end of their careers.

Injuries, form and off-field misdemeanour's have probably been the reasons he has not been considered for GB/Eng in the past. You can't possibly say the outcome would've been any different, but england lacked creativity and a decent kicking game in the WC, Paul Cooke at his best can provide those things.

I was a massive fan of Cooke and went on about his non-selection at the time. His only England callup was for the Euro-Pacific, which was essentially England-A. He was overlooked when he was at the top of his game with little compettition over his place and had no injuries. I also think this was before bad behaviour got the better of him.

To be honest, though, he's no longer as good as he was then.

as long as we score within 15 yards of the posts i'd expect half the team to be able to poke it over.its on a t and isnt moving,how hard can it be.against class opposition we would pick one

didn't realise he'd actually kicked in super league, just knew he had a good boot on him

was he any better then he is now, or was he just been made to look good by the style hull were playing?

sidenote:
he didn't even get picked tonight for KR

No and we looked void of ideas and creativity without him. Not saying we would have won with him in the side, but he would have definitely given hudds a bit more to think about. He's been very good for us this year and a big part of why we're so high up in the league.