I wouldnt say he has had a surge in form...you can certainly see he has class but i reckon he has to be more stand out then he is at the moment to get an England call...i thought he was pretty quiet v Saints.

yeamen and briscoe on the left with shenton/bridge and hall on the right

If McNamara Picks Him Again, I Would Have Manu, Yeamo And Briscoe.. Our Left Side I Believe Could Be One Of The Best Or The Best In Super League..
Manu Qualifies To Play In England.. People May Complain But He Cant Help Being Picked..

2.hall
3.j.tomkins
4.yeamen
5.briscoe
looks a decent backline to me for a change just getting the halfback combination sorted

Not for me...manu is not english and should not play for England....the only reason i would want him in there would be for bias hull fc reasons.

toatally agree class player though but other nations including aussie and kiwis do the same aswell do other sports including criket,football and union

I really dont like to see players who have already played for one nation play for another..makes a mockery of the sport....even hape/lesley etc playing union for england when theve played for nz in another sport is a joke! Weres the pride in that?

there isnt any but its funny it never gets mentioned in union yet when maurie fasavula or whatever hes called played for britian eveyone was having a go

couldnt give a toss about union but if i did i wouldnt be impressed by it.....when it come to rugby league it doesnt surprise me as our international games a joke anyway....what sport do players play for scotland and a couple of years later play for england? its embarassing.

True, it never gets mentioned in union as it doesn't make a blind bit of difference in the end. The rules are there & applied and used as they should be for both codes. If a player qualifies through residency (or heritage) then he is elligible for selection. I was surprised to see Faasavalu picked but not upset, as I would not be upset if Manu was picked. The important thing was that Maurie was clearly proud to represent his adopted country and put the necessary effort in. I've seen too many players with "genuine" birth right play for England or GB but looked like they couldn't be asred.

In order to compete, the strongest possible side needs to be picked, if that includes choosing players who where not born in the UK then so be it. The Australians have been doing this for years, their national side is basically an Antipodean all stars team, with players coming from the South Sea islands, NZ and so on. It's nice to be principled and pick the "right" team but principles don't win test series', fielding the strongest possible side from all eligble players does.