1) S. Briscoe - 7/10 - Couldn't do much in the first half apart from return the ball and get smashed. Linked well in 2nd half.
2) T.Briscoe - 6/10 - Didn't see the reason in pulling him off at half time as he did nothing wrong IMO.
3) L. Smith - 4/10 - Awful in defence, however took his chance well, and the only player to try and 'biff it up' with the elbow to the face to Slater.
4) M. Shenton - 5/10 - Did well in defence, but didn't particularly shine, as usual.
5) R. Hall - 6/10 - Wasn't bad, but didn't do enough to help the forwards in our own 20m IMO.
6) D. McGuire - 3/10 - Seriously, how can anyone pick this guy for Englands no1 Stand Off? He was gash today, purely a support player, i have got as much creativity in the hairs on my left nut than this man.
7) S. Tomkins - 7/10 - Only person actually trying to create anything on the field, didn't always come off, but can't knock the ad for trying. Also, great in defence.
A. Morley - 5/10 - In a word, Sh!te.
9) J. Roby - 4/10 - As above, The scoot master is found out yet again, awful service from dummy half.
10) J. Graham - 7/10 - Good, hard working shift, looked keen to get involved.
11) J. Peacock - 6/10 - Looked for some kind of leadership from Peacock as he hates the aussies as much as most of us, didn't really deliver.
12) G. Ellis - 8/10 - Didn't take a backwards step all match and also rattled a few bones in the Aussie camp, looks a far better player after his season in the NRL.
13) K. Sinfield - 6/10 - Didn't do much (again) due to the forwards being battered, however, when he switched to hooker, service was alot better and we looked more like a team.
14) S. Burgess - 8/10 - My MOM, completely took the game to the Aussies and shook them up with big hits and well taken tries, I bet Russell Crowe is rubbing his hands together with a big grin on his face.
15) E. Crabtree - 8/10 - was extremely cynical in Crabtree's place in the team, however was the most effective forward on both sides of the pitch, one of the few who actually showed some aggression and some pride.
16) K. Eastmond - 7/10 - Why is this young man not playing half back with Tomkins? Probably the most dangerous runner of the ball in the whole of super league.
17) B. Westwood - 7/10 - Again, i was suprised in his inclusion, but took the game to the aussies and one of the few who didn't look threatened by them.
This is my un-cherry-and-whited-specs reflection of the game. I think some of the selections of todays match more or less showed the aussies we were throwing up the white flag even before we kicked off. Why is the england squad the only squad where the strongest players from each team aren't selected? My team to face the Kiwi's (i know T.Smith can only pick people from the squad he has chosen, but to be honest the squad he has chosen is gash):
1) Briscoe
2) Fox
3) Gleeson
4) Senior
5) Hall
6) Tomkins
7) Eastmond
Graham
9) Diskin
10) Carvell
11) Ellis
12) Jones-Buchanan
13) Burgess
14) Peacock
15) Morley
16) Crabtree (on performance v aussies alone)
17) Fozzard (purely for the biff)
A. Morley - 5/10 - In a word, Sh!te.
