England Squad : Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:11 am  

Has Wardle picked up an injury? How is he not in the squad?

Re: England Squad : Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:22 am  

Very strange squad imo and typical Wane really - stubborn to the last.

Where's KPP, Marshall & Smithies?

Those guys missing is almost as laughable as Snyed getting in over Smith last year.

Re: England Squad : Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:37 am  

Saints haven't done too badly considering we are awful now and a spent force, with 5 selections and another 3 that would've been in if not injured..............

Re: England Squad : Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:41 am  

Stu M wrote:

Saints haven't done too badly considering we are awful now and a spent force, with 5 selections and another 3 that would've been in if not injured..............

If we're planning for the next World Cup the other 3 should be nowhere near it

Re: England Squad : Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:43 am  

Wardle looked to be limping a bit to me in the 2nd half on Saturday, he was having a chat with the trainer as well, so wouldn't be surprised if he's out with an injury.

Re: England Squad : Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:45 am  

bazdev wrote:

If we're planning for the next World Cup the other 3 should be nowhere near it

Fully agree mate but I think 2 would definitely have been selected- Batchelor and Walmsley

Re: England Squad : Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:45 am  

Stu M wrote:

Saints haven't done too badly considering we are awful now and a spent force, with 5 selections and another 3 that would've been in if not injured..............

Who is injured Stu? Batchelor and Percival are 2 I presume and then are we talking Walmsley? I guess Lomax has got better things to do as is usually the case.

Re: England Squad : Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:49 am  

5 from Warrington. 6 if you include King. It must have been their year after all...

Re: England Squad : Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:05 pm  

sergeant pepper wrote:

Very strange squad imo and typical Wane really - stubborn to the last.

Where's KPP, Marshall & Smithies?

Those guys missing is almost as laughable as Snyed getting in over Smith last year.

As much as I love Marshall he’s behind Johnstone, Makinson and Young, he’s probably 4/5th choice winger with Handley. Smithies again I don’t think is a travesty he hasn’t got ahead of Knowles and Radley although he can’t be far behind Knowles in the pecking order and Smith and Minchella not a million miles back. KPP I presume is injured or not available, no way would he not get in, especially with Currie in the squad or even at prop ahead of Hill.

Re: England Squad : Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:07 pm  

TonyM19 wrote:

Has Wardle picked up an injury? How is he not in the squad?

Wardle unavailable due to injury, Farnworth the same as are a few from Saints, not heard word on KPP but can only presume so. Smithies was available but wasn’t picked.