I would replace Sam at Full Back due to his inability to even try to get anywhere near a high kick in his own 20,IMO this is an area that the Aussies will target big time
Why can't Sam get to grips with this big deficiency in his game?
Why does he always look so vulnerable under these high kicks?
Are you not worried as an England fan (rather than a Wigan fan) that should Sam let high kicks bounce in our 20 on Sunday that we could get a right tonking?

IMO Hardaker is the best defensive full back in the world without a doubt,He is also pretty good offensively too and given the choice i believe that Zak is a far better full back than Sam

I agree that Josh is safe under the high ball but he was far too easily dominated in the tackle when he tried to clear his line IMO, I admit that i may have been hasty with Josh here so I'll hold my hands up
although i would love to see budgie given a go at this level, he will make mistakes defensively but he looks electric with the ball in his hands

I hope that i am wrong on this and that Sam has a blinder defensively and diffuses every Aussie high ball and that we go onto win........But i doubt it unfortunately

I can't believe the criticism that Widdop is attracting. If people can't see the improvement since Rangi Chase has been replaced then they are blind.

However it's always been my view that Sam Tomkins is England's best half back. For next year's games I'd like to see Sam in at SO or SH with Lomax or Ratchford in at full back.

A lot of people on here have said the same regarding Sam, Armchair coaches, and I'm including myself in that. The fact is though, he's not played halfback since halfway through the 2010 season.

Brian Noble was reportedly trying switch him to Fullback, Madge played him at FB, Wane, McNamara, Elliott & McFadden all see him as a fullback. They can't all be wrong can they?

No definitely not wrong. Agreed.

Full back was the right move at that stage of his career. Moving back to the halves just like Darren Lockyer did is the right move at this stage. It will prolong his career anyway. Getting mullered at Full back in the NRL week after week and hardly getting a decent pass worth the name off Johnson, can't be much fun. Time to come home Sam - just like Joel and Lee.

I'm not so sure. I was of that opinion and i have been of that opinion regarding Hampshire but I think it's because of the 'old' way of playing RL with a traditional 6 and 7. It seems that most teams play quite structured with the full back being a more off the cuff linking/running player. A traditional 6...

I think at the end of the day you want your best players on the ball as much as possible but you also want them out of the firing line defensively. I see fullback as that compromise now

I think moving Tomkins to 6 would actually benefit our attack because having a genuine running threat in the midfield causes doubt in the defence and frees up space for the centres and the FB linking into the line around the back. At the moment Smith and Widdop offer no running threat, and our 2nd row lacks the punch to attract defenders so the opposition defenders can concentrate on marking Tomkins and the England centres because they know that's where the attack will go. I also don't think Tomkins returns the ball that well from FB these days, the more I see him the more I think he's a HB.