Shaun Briscoe
Peter Fox
Chris Bridge
Michael Shenton
Ryan Hall
Sam Tomkins
Kyle Eastmond
Adrian Morley
James Roby
James Graham
Jamie Peacock
Gareth Ellis
Kevin Sinfield

Bench:
Sam Burgess
Eorl Crabtree
Ben Westwood
Jon Wilkin

Smith,Mcguire and Briscoe all deserved to be left out and Fox deserves his chance too.

Really pleased for Foxy, he has a chance to redeem himself in the eyes of others. To most Rovers fans, he has nothing to prove.

Chris Bridge? Hmmmmmmmm..........

Glad Fox has got a chance and hope he takes it - hopefully Bridge will not leave him exposed, like Smith et al did Briscoe. The absence of Inglis will help! Otherwise it is just Wilkin in for McGuire (via Eastmond), isn't it?

Fox will need to be on his game, never been conviced about Bridge but Wire fans are saying he's been defensively consisitent.

Really not keen in Peacock in the second row, prepare for five drives, not getting out of our 30 metre area and a poor kick. Yes, the Kiwis have got a big pack but they're also very mobile.

That aside, it's England, I'm really looking forward to it and I'll be there shouting them on irrespective of club bias.

Being proactive with your excuses, very efficient.

Bridge and Fox are a terrible combination and why Peacock in the backrow again

How do you work that one out?

If I were Kearney I know what side I would be attacking. Fox is okay chasing kicks but put him under pressure in defence and even with ball in hand and then he becomes suspect imo and Bridge is crap. Together it could be a shambles.

As big as shambles as last week with the Briscoe and Smith you mean ?

Probably not, but only because New Zealand's backs aren't as good as the Aussies. Had Bridge and Fox been the partnership last week the score would have been no different.

At the end of the day, we can blame McGuire, Smith and Briscoe for their positional play, but when there is that much room to run at the only ones to blame are the forwards. They were getting dominated and getting pulled into the middle which leaves massive spaces. If the Kiwi's v Aussies game was anything to go by it will be the same all over again on Saturday.

All Fox and Bridge have to do is talk to each other at least once and that alone would be an improvement on Smith and Briscoe last week!

So it's started in earnest already from some quarters...........

What a remarkable coincidence.

Well - one poster.

But don't let the facts spoil your persecution complex.

Fox IN.
Replaces Fox misses out thread.


Good luck Foxy.

The problem as far as i see it is peacock in the 2nd row leaves the winger, centre and half back exposed as he can't slide as quick as a 2nd row needs to meaning that the gap is created by enforced poor decision making. This was proven when westwood came on and the right hand side tightend up.

Bridge has got some of the best assist stats in the league for a centre. Fox deserves his chance. I'm not too bothered, seems like Smith has done the right thing by dropping the underperformers.

Thats a matter of opinion. As a matter of fact New Zealand are reigning world champions and unlucky to only draw with the Aussies last time out.

Bang on.

And with that in mind, I can't understand why Jamie Jones Buchanan isn't in the squad or am I forgetting that he's injured?

Really pleased for Peter Fox as he deserves a game.

Good luck to the lad,I will cheer him on.( but only whilst he is in an England shirt.

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Not really one for slating a player because of who he plays for. Good luck to fox.
It's sad really that the best players we have for that spot are an inexperienced 19 yr old whos played centre through his junior career and only 29 first grade games and a defensive liability who hasn't had a decent game for months.

Wouldn't go that far.

He may make the odd mistake, but he's no worse than a lot of players. He's been pretty solid most of the year.

Sorted it for you to get your real message across.