so you're the england boss...



youve just watched an awsome game of RL



now you have to plot their downfalls...



your thoughts....



mine are simple! its a bl**dy tough ask !!!!

we dont.

I'd say more like d**m near impossible

try and try to stop them

a very honest approach

The two things we must do to even compete is to match them in the forwards and ensure we have a very good tactical kicking game to keep both sides pinned back.



Unfortunately i don't think we have players within the squad who are can control the game with the boot to keep us in the game

two words...the first word starts with D and the second starts with B

New Zealand showed a blitz defense to be proud of, they was in their faces from the start, I would start with our toughest and roughest pack we can muster peacock, Morley, westwood, Ellis,

bring on our strongest even if its Sykes and put our faces in the Aussies from the start,

I would rather we went down fighting than trying out play them on the wings, speed from the line shut down their fast passing where was Lockyer tonight ?

even slater was papping him self and was always looking to release the ball

dogs

I'm wondering whether playing Westwood or even Ellis in the centre's maybe worthwhile. Like you say we have to impose ourselves and rattle a couple of cages like Newton use to do!

that opens up another option by playing them in the , we need speed from the start but with strength in the tackle guile would come through Eastmond and Tomkins both young but willing to be given the chance McGuire might even be a steady ship for them

I can see the argument for going with that, but the mobility of the aussie back line I could Westwood extra size might make it harder to impose himself. I can see why Smith thinks Smith is a possible solution, but its clutching at straws.



The main problem is still the halves, our defence is going to get no respite with the lack of kicking game and anonymity in organisation that was shown against the French. Here's hoping Broughy got a call, but I can't see it.