Carl Ablett, Tom Briscoe, George Burgess, Sam Burgess, Tom Burgess, Rob Burrow, Josh Charnley, Rangi Chase, Leroy Cudjoe, Liam Farrell, James Graham, Ryan Hall, Zak Hardaker, Chris Hill, Gareth Hock, Michael McIllorum, Lee Mossop, Sean O’Loughlin, James Roby, Kevin Sinfield (captain), Sam Tomkins, Kallum Watkins, Ben Westwood, Gareth Widdop. iota.ecommzone.com/lz/RFL/00863J ... story1.htm

Carl Ablett, Tom Briscoe, George Burgess, Sam Burgess, Tom Burgess, Rob Burrow, Josh Charnley, Rangi Chase, Leroy Cudjoe, Liam Farrell, James Graham, Ryan Hall, Zak Hardaker, Chris Hill, Gareth Hock, Michael McIllorum, Lee Mossop, Sean O’Loughlin, James Roby, Kevin Sinfield (captain), Sam Tomkins, Kallum Watkins, Ben Westwood, Gareth Widdop. iota.ecommzone.com/lz/RFL/00863J ... story1.htm

Some absolute joke decisions in there...

No JJB or Wilkins is a step forward imo.



Rest of them seem a no brainer really. As usual we dont have many options in the centres really.



Hope Widdop gets a starting shirt, can be devastatingly good.

Generally, it is a strong squad.



Of course, that won't stop the "why isn't <player from my club> in the squad?" posts but other than possibly Brett Ferres and Crabtree in place of Chris Hill, I don't think there is anyone who isn't in the squad who is better than anyone of a similar position who is.

No Matty Smith? Clueless

I think he's got it about right. Glad he didn't pick either JJB or Wilkin, which I feared he might.

I’m pretty happy with that squad



Personally I would have gone for Lunt over McIllorum and Crabtree is very unlucky to miss out (although I am pleased to see Tom Burgess make it as he has improved considerably for me this year)



We will see Sinfield in the halves as captain and play maker (he may move to 9 during the games, depends if McNamara puts a reserve hooker on the bench) so the big question is who will partner him. Chase is favourite I guess as he has persevered with him for a number of games but he hasn’t clicked with the England team yet – maybe he will during a full tournament. I would go with Sinfield and Widdop



Here is my 17 from the squad



Tomkins

Hall

Watkins

Cudjoe

Charnley

Sinfield

Widdop

Graham

Roby

Hill

S Burgess

Westwood

O'Loughlin



G Burgess

T Burgess

Hock

Burrow

Bang on squad i would have picked apart from i would have gone Crabtree over T Burgess.

Its actually the first time in a while I've looked at an England squad and thought - fair enough.



Always going to being the odd player that people disagree with (Gareth Hock for me) but on the whole the squad looks good.

By all accounts JJB was playing on one leg in the Wigan game so I think that decision was made for him.

I'd have had one or two others in but generally that's a good squad he's named and it's taken some guts to leave out guys like Morley, Wilkin and Crabtree.



Matty Smith and Stefan Ratchford are very unlucky IMO but McNamara wants continuity in the squad so fair enough.

Hock should be nowhere near the squad on this season's form (Ferres, Kirmond).



Choosing 3 specialist wingers when you also have Hardaker as cover is a waste of a pick and a really dumb use of a 23-man squad. Ratchford for Briscoe.