I also think he has continually shown he is very vulnerable under the high bomb.

Jack Reed wont be playing which means that Watkins will probably get a game as he would have been behind Cudjoe and Reed

I had hoped we had moved on internationally from picking our best 13 players and trying to shoehorn them into a team, even it means playing them in roles they don't fulfill for their club sides.

Only in the minds of Hudds fans.

Very poor attempt. Getting a bit nervous about Thursday it would seem.

Shame about Reed's injury.

I don't know what the pecking order would be, but I will say that both Cudjoe and Watkins have been outstanding pretty much every time I've seen them this year. Cudjoe is certainly a far more complete player than he was this time last year. I think you can debate whether he's been better than Watkins, but I doubt it's only Hudds fans that would have Cudjoe in pole position.



Rather than argue I'd rather celebrate the fact that SL has 2 really exciting English centres for the first time in quite a while (since Senior and Gleeson I guess, though I think this pair could be better). I've only really seen Reed in international matches, so not for a while. I was under-whelmed then but if he's developed as well as people are suggesting then that's happy days in the long run.

Agree on Cudjoe/Watkins. Both brilliant. Which is why I would have them centre and wing, and keep them swapping outside one another throughout the game.

No Disappointed you went all out to beat Wigan so you would not have to play us

Maybe if Reed was fit and as good as I'm told he is. But for me what's excitin about Watkins and Cudjoe is that they're both genuine centres: they're strike runners who can also create space for their wingers. I'm not sure you could say that of people like Atkins or Goulding, for example. We produce so few of those that it would seem a shame to me to push either onto the wing.



We also have plenty of wing options with Hall, Briscoe, and Charnley. I would have no qualms about seeing Lineham out there should two of those 3 be injured either.

Tomkins is a big worry defensively but he isn't going to be dropped and it looks like Reed and O'Loughlin will miss the tournament. Charnley is a great finisher but I have doubts over him defensively in big games. I haven't really seen the likes of Kirmond, Ferres, Ellis and Farrell but Ablett had a stormer on Thursday and I would hope that is what he brings to England. Tough choice on the bench with Lunt, Burrow, Higham and Ratchford providing a lot of competition for one spot. I feel we lack one or two props but S. Burgess can easily move up. We could really do with Peacock, so i've gone for Singo who runs just like him, probably a year or two early though. I'd go with:



1. Tomkins

2. Lineham / Briscoe

3. Watkins

4. Cudjoe

5. Hall

6. Widdop

7. Sinfield

8. Graham

9. Roby

10. G. Burgess

11. Westwood

12. Ablett

13. S. Burgess



14. Lunt

15. Singleton

16. Hill

17. Ellis