Well, it could be an uncomfortable Saturday morning watching this match, because I think we will come against a strong opposition with a massive Sydney following for the Ceders. Any thoughts?
Well, it could be an uncomfortable Saturday morning watching this match, because I think we will come against a strong opposition with a massive Sydney following for the Ceders. Any thoughts?
I won’t be worrying at all. If England are not good enough to beat a team comprising mainly average NRL players then they don’t deserve any fretting from me; equally, the fans won’t be any more hostile than the likes of a Hull KR crowd baying at the opposition while I doubt the English players will really hear much anyway.
Yeah agree with this.
One thing I will say having played over there is that it takes a couple of games to get used to it. The pitches are a different and the games are played a different pace so whatever England plan on doing against Aus/NZ, they need to go in with the same mentality against Lebanon and France in terms of how they want to play. The fact that he's gone with these same team bar the one forced change suggests that that's the plan.
As Tabasco says though, Lebanon have a couple of decent players but England are ahead of them as a team and if they play properly shouldn't have any problems.
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Looking forward to it. We have front row tickets this week on about the 20m line. Look for the big St Helens England flag!
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We should be beating these men comfortably by 40+ points IMO.
They've got 4 decent players in Moses, Farah, Mannah and Lichaa and that's about it. We should be scoring plenty points out wide especially.
Crazy decision not to play Percival for mine, he'd have a field day in attack and wouldn't be up against much quality in defence. Prime opportunity for Bennett to let him loose and show him what his attacking skills could bring to the team.
I saw the bookies giving lebanon 30 plus start and i think thats what we should be looking at a comfortable win id have given percival and mcmeeken a start myself in this one
Been to Australia twice in 6 months Percival and not touched a ball yet.
Absolutely staggering
Percy will not play any meaningful game whilst England has the coach it does.
Humans are more concerned with having than being.
Lomax rumoured to be out injured and replaced in the 17 by Williams with Widdop moving to full back
It looks like it may be Lomax out?
https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post...-make-changes/
It depends who's missing. If it's one of the half backs then I'd play Williams, if It's Lomax then I'd probably just bring Ratchford in at fullback and give the halfbacks more time to gel.
Lomax according to BBC sport. Assume that will be Widdop to full back.
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Forwards win games. The backs decide by how much.
I am pleased Williams has been drafted in if Lomax is injured. Personally I think it will be closer than people think. I can only see Williams in as a plus. We do really need to get good field position this time round because I thought we conceded ground far too easily against the Aussies.
Winddop is massively overrated can't see what he's gonna bring to the team at full back
I am quite concerned about Lomax and his constant injuries. I wonder if he can physically do a full season anymore?
If he came to the WC not fully fit then maybe he should have been allowed to stay at home and at least tried to get better for next season.
Humans are more concerned with having than being.
Which is exactly the attitude that would result in the national side achieving nothing.
I remember being at Huddersfield in 2001 when GB won the first test. It's awesome beating Australia. It mattered little because we lost the next 2 but it's the pinnacle.
We should be wanting our players to be playing at this level. Not wanting them not to because they might get injured.