We can't move the ball around if we have a hooker who can't pass from the floor or more than 5m from the ruck.

Widdop has always been a robotic halfback, he has a very limited skill set.

Hastings I agree with but I think Widdop is the most structured half I’ve seen. Every time I’ve watched him he offers little to no creativity but can kick pretty well. Even in that department he was awful today.

I thought Hill had a decent game, big minutes, lots of energy and no mistakes.

Wonder if Henry Perenara has finished winding and burping young Kendall?

Fully agree on Hodgson, I just can’t for the life of me see how he’s being picked on what he’s produced so far for England/GB. He kills the side each and every time he pulls on the shirt.

Best games Widdop has had for us have been at full back. Id keep him in but swap him and Lomax round next week.

If Clark doesn’t start the game then it’s a farce.

Definitely, the difference when he came on was noticeable to say the least and is every time Hodgson comes off. I don’t watch NRL anywhere near as much as SL but I don’t understand how Hodgson is so highly rated there. I’m guessing it must be that his inability to pass the ball further than the man stood next to him suits their conservative style. Agree with Lomax and Hastings in the halves as well but I’m not sure on Widdop, after that horror show I’d consider bringing Coote back even if he was poor against Tonga.

And now Hall is out with a dislocated knee. Who’d have thought that picking only two wingers (even more so when both have been rubbish) would end in disaster. An absolute shambles of a tour, the only positive would be if Bennett is gone at the end of it.

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Totally agree.

There are weird choices across the whole team selection.

Are Hardaker and Connor seriously what Bennett considers as GBs best options at centre?

Who else is available?

Watkins, Gildart, Percival all injured.

On another note, sky need to try and emulate Fox's NRL coverage. It's fantastic.

Bennett out Wane in.

Until that final minute I think we offloaded once in the whole game, we never looked like scoring.

How many times did we get tackled on the 5th tackle? It was a disgrace to the shirt that performance.

Bennet OUT!

First time ever I've looked forward to a RU game more than a RL game.
That was boring and embarrassing at times.

Well I can guarantee the RU won’t be as good as the Tonga V Aus game!!!

Pity the top offloader in super league last year wasn't selected. Embarrassing.

Bennett hates offloads

so you didn't see his pass to the kiwi then

shocking wasn't it

So hang on. Bennet has selected Aussies, and GB still lose two out of two? Might as well play actual Britons!

I don’t even know where to start after watching that. Dull as dishwater, players under instructions to keep it the most simple as is possible. We need a rethink after this series and a change of coach and philosophy.

Just so dull. It wasn’t worth the sacrifice of all that kip

This final is turgid so far.

Truly pathetic. The amount of times Hodgson turned the ball over on the last, or brought it back down the short side on the last with no room to move is astonishing.

And Graham, as good as he is, needs to get out of the way. He’s trying to play halfback when we’re on the front foot, just give it to Hastings and stop the stupid little prop pass thing.

Positives, Lomax was lively and made space. Walmsley made an impact again and Clark did ok in a short time on the field. Beyond that, utterly forgettable. Until the break in the last 15 minutes from Hastings, I couldn’t recall numbers 3,4,6,7,9 (the so called creative players) having a positive impact on the match.

I think we need to get Hardaker on the ball more. But I think he might have to move to the wing to cover Hall. Which means a back rower in the centres again.

It really is pathetic that we had 3 half backs and an out-and-out full back on the field and Coote, Williams and Austin in the stands, yet nobody to replace the backs.

Bennett needs to go, we’ve not been a successful team for a long time, but under his stewardship we’re now boring and unsuccessful. These boring tactics of chasing 100% completion only work if you win.

This GB tour has been a monumental failure, from start to finish. Planning it for when the RU WC is on was stupid, the squad caused more controversy than excitement, the coach set a boring game plan and the team have failed to make that plan successful. All we need now is a tour scandal to complete the RL bingo card