Running scared!!! Come on England! At least the Aussies have got an excuse for getting beat now. They didn't have one ready at the World Cup.

very true

I've had a quick look around, and the following are all out of the train-on squad so far:



Greg Inglis

Israel Folau*

Josh Morris

Justin Hodges

Michael Jennings

Jamie Lyon

Willie Tonga*

Johnathon Thurston

Steven Price*

Michael Crocker*

Mark Minichello



*Unavailable for selection in the squad due to injury/AFL.

There's a bit of me that want sot nod sagely and say that having so many people out would devalue any British victory.



However, basically I don't give a stuff. They're always telling us they've got loads more depth, so this shouldn't be a problem for them. Whinging gits.



Got to be a good chance for England. A real shame we're going to be missing Peacock and Eastmond, so let's hope Tomkins doesn't get hurt in the final. Perhaps Wigan should help the England cause by not playing him.

after all they could put a NYC under20's team out that would beat us...apparently







lets see

Or a Toyota Cup team.

Absolutely... if (and it is still a pretty sizable if) England turn Australia over in the 4 Nations then they cannot use injuries as an excuse



You cannot spend three decades boasting of how you could send 3 or 4 teams over to beat the Poms and then blame injuries when you do lose... that level of hypocrisy would be mind blowing



Still.... we actually have to do well in the comp first!

seem to me all the pressure is on the aussies......especially after what happened at the world cup....lets see what they are made of..

Who are we missing?



By my reckoning:

Peacock

Eastmond?

Yeaman

Jones Bishop

Pryce

Bridge

Watts

McGuire of course



Of the list above, I would suggest that Peacock, Bridge and Eastmond would be in the 1st choice 17 (many would argue for Pryce and/or McGuire but they would be up against some stiff competition)

So an Australian starting line up of:



1. Slater

2. Boyd

3. Gasnier

4. Lawrence

5. Hayne

6. Carney

7. Cronk

8. Weyman

9. Smith

10. Shillington

11. Thaiday

12. Harrison

13. Bird



14. Prince

15. Myles

16. Gallen

17. Learoyd-Lahrs



Still think it will be a breeze for England?

As an England fan iam not getting too giddy about the Aussies dropping out as our already poor back line has been weakened further with Pryce, Eastmond and Mc Guire all injured.