That's the same for me hence Lomax, if i knew more of Widdop I may make a different choice.



I would imagine, some people will say he's doing great there, but some will have also picked not really knowing and just thinking he's in the NRL so must be good

13 is the one position which will spark debate: O'Loughlin or Sinfield.



If we were to go with Sinfield then we would have to base our tactics around him (like Leeds do) in order to get the best out of him; it's going to purely down to how McNamara wants us to play.



International RL is a different animal to SL, so I think we need size at 13 and that's what we get with O'Loughlin

If Widdop is playing well then great we should play him.



I cannot really think of any other options at 6: Chase isn't having the best of seasons, McGuire seems to not be an international standard player and Pryce is a big risk as you don't know whether he will actually turn up.



Brough (at the minute anyway) is nailed on for the 7 shirt and I suppose that a lot will have to come down to who will compliment his playing style.

13 is the real challenging pick.



For the team I picked, it was just down to in game kicking, I think overall SOL is better in most departments, just that the in play kicking is such a big plus for sinfield

I'll be honest I havn't seen a lot of Hull, in the games I have seen Tickle and Houghton have stood out, glad to hear Turner and Lynch have been in form.



I have seen a few Melbourne games though and Widdop has been superb.

I think a lot has to come down to who plays 6 really.



If Brough was our only decent kicking option out of hand then it will become too predictable and there would be too much pressure on him, but if Sinfield was there to share kicking duties then we may benefit far more.



Does Widdop have a strong enough long range kicking game? Does Chase have a strong enough long range kicking game?



If the answer to either question is yes and that particular player does start at 6 then I can't see why we would need Sinfield at 13 for his kicking game

Only in terms of kicking. Lockers passing game is far superior. He is much stronger with ball in hand, he is great at backing up, he is one of the best defenders England has.



Added to the fact that Sinfield has generally been a flop at international level, Lockers hasn't played against Aus for a few years because of injury.

Simple answer to it for me:



Can you imagine Aus or NZ picking Sinfield at 13? No.



O'Loughlin? Yes.



He's the best Loose in the country, so should be at 13. Only other choice for me is Burgess.

So true.

1 S.Tomkins

2 Hall

3 Atkins - without doubt best centre in comp imo

4 Reed

5 Charnley

6 Lomax

7 Brough

8 Graham

9 Roby

10 Hock

11 Westwood

12 Burgess

13 Sinfield

subs

Crabtree

henderson

Cudjoe

Patrick

1. S Tomkins

2. Charnley / Briscoe

3. Reed

4. Atkins / Watkins

5. Hall

6. Lomax (Not seen enough of Widdop)

7. Brough

8. Graham

9. Roby

10. Mossop

11. Ellis

12. Burgess

13. O'Loughlin



14. McIlorum, Henderson, Houghton or a utility player.

15. Crabtree

16. Prescott

17. Hock

Not that O'Loughlin isn't a good player, but I can't imagine Australia picking either of them at 13.



Just as we finally get some international quality 3/4s to pick, Australia look miles ahead of us in skill, power and mobility in the back-row.



Thaiday, Lewis, Gallen (Watmough, Bird) vs Ellis, Westwood, O'Loughlin (Hock, Wilkin). Burgess would help back there, but it's only ever 50/50 that he'll be fit. Other than that, none of the named English five would currently get into the Australian team.