Congrats for Tom and Reece getting into the England Squad

They have a lot of competition but it would be great to see them both playing.
Both have put themselves in a good position to play.

This is the full squad:
England squad: Bateman, Greenwood, O'Loughlin, S. Tomkins, Williams (Wigan), G Burgess, S Burgess, T Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Clark, Hill, Ratchford (Warrington), Connor (Hull FC), Gale, Milner (Castleford) Graham (St George Illawarra), Hodgson, Whitehead (Canberra), Johnstone, Lyne (Wakefield), Lomax, Makinson, Percival, Thompson (St Helens), McGillvary (Huddersfield)

Great achievement by both players to make the squad and it would be fantastic to see one or both pulling on an England jersey.

Well done lads and hope to see you running out at Hull, next month.

5th for the 2nd year running, 3 in dream team, 2 in England squad!. Wake me up somebody.

...wake up Wollo !!!

Good feature on BBC Look North as well.
(probably be repeated at 1830 tonight)

Ouch! On 2nd thoughts I'll stay in the dream.

Tremendous news

I see tom getting a starting shirt too
Delighted for reece also

This will make both of them even better players for the experience

I can't take all this good news lol

Hopefully this will do wonders for Reece next year too, as I see him very much as a confidence player.

And mentioned to the nation on BBC Radio 2.

Can't imagine how TJ must be feeling, considering he missed most of last season.

This is great news for both players, and a lot of the credit for this must go to the club from MC downwards, for proving to these players that they can make it to the very top with unfashionable Wakefield Trinity.
If only we had the ground, I'm convinced with the present owner in charge younger supporters would see success the likes of which I saw in the 1960's

Batch has just been announced in the England Knights squad also

Well deserved for Batch.
Shame Jowitt didn't keep his place but tough completion for his place.

Shame for Ashurst tbh as he’d be ideal and a good choice captain imo for knights but he’s had a good season and got in the dream team so plenty of positives.

Any members of the England squad that are involved in the Grand Final will not play against France, meaning that it's almost a guarantee that Johnstone and Lyne will be Wakefield's first England internationals since Ryan Atkins in 2009! - Great chance for both to stake a claim for there spot.

It's fair to say Max is well behind Shaul. Batch is steeping up form the academy side who toured Oz two years ago with Oledzski (maybe others?) so think they're identified talent in the England set up.

Fantastic to see senior representative honours for our players.

Dont know what Ashurst has to do to be selected outstanding consistency

Does anyone know of any criteria that could possibly stop a player being selected apart from the obvious?

He has and its unfortunate for him that time is probably not on his side at 28. Been shouted down elsewhere but would you honestly pick him ahead of Bateman, Elliot Whitehead or Sam Burgess? Fair enough argument he could have had Greenwood's place but maybe Greenwood is seen as a future option for 2021 world cup

Yeah, I think his age is the only thing stopping him from selection to the knights. They do tend to go for guys who are up and coming like Batch and 26 looks to be about the maximum age they've gone for, Ashurst at 28 seems to be that little bit too old.

Sam Burgess has now pulled out of the squad through having operations, they will announce his replacement over the weekend.
Possibly MA?

You'd think he'd be in the mix certainly, based on Super League form he should be. McMeekin went to the world cup but generally not hit the standards of 2017 from what i've seen though generally does a job on us. Not sure who else would be in consideration?

Scott Taylor from Hull would be my guess for the replacement, went well in Denver.

Scott Taylor is an out and out prop though isn't he?