England Left Wing for the Second Test

Who would you pick? Assuming Ashton is playing on the right wing and Foden is at full back.

I'd go with Joseph I think. But I'd encourage him and Manu to switch it up during the game, mixing and matching at 11 and 13. I expect SL to play both Flood and Farrell at 10/12 in whatever combo, so I haven't considered the Manu/JJ centre possibility. However if they do play together in the centres I have no idea who I'd pick from the 3 wingers.

Monye has SA experience and a solid all round game, but doesn't offer much spark any more. Wade is pretty much the opposite, having all the excitement factor but shakey defence and kicking, and no experience. Strettle will be best accustomed to the systems and would probably slot in to the side easiest but he has had all the creativity drilled out of him by Saracens and England.

The other option would be Goode at fullback and Foden at 11, which given the relative success of the Brown/Foden experiment could work. I think we'll see Goode at 22 though.

Has everyone gone mad?

Wings play on the wing and centres play in the centre.

Moyne to start with Wade on the Bench for late on when everyones knackered.

Lots of stupid rubbish coming from the coaches.

Fact is the initial wing selection was crap. From those available;

Care, Flood, Monye, JTH, Manu, Ashton & Foden.

If Farrell or Strettle are anywhere near the 22 then Lancaster is an A%$E and we can forget about really developing another world beating squad.

If Wade gets into the test side in the next year I won't stop sobbing for a week. For every try he'd score (& he would) he'd concede 3 - not a serious consideration currently. Ickle he aint, let him practise his defense for his club.

Strettle or Monye I'm afraid.

jeffwinger wrote:I'd go with Joseph I think. But I'd encourage him and Manu to switch it up during the game, mixing and matching at 11 and 13. I expect SL to play both Flood and Farrell at 10/12 in whatever combo, so I haven't considered the Manu/JJ centre possibility. However if they do play together in the centres I have no idea who I'd pick from the 3 wingers.

Monye has SA experience and a solid all round game, but doesn't offer much spark any more. Wade is pretty much the opposite, having all the excitement factor but shakey defence and kicking, and no experience. Strettle will be best accustomed to the systems and would probably slot in to the side easiest but he has had all the creativity drilled out of him by Saracens and England.

The other option would be Goode at fullback and Foden at 11, which given the relative success of the Brown/Foden experiment could work. I think we'll see Goode at 22 though.

That explains Farrell's utter lack of creativity then.

kingelderfield wrote:Has everyone gone mad?

Wings play on the wing and centres play in the centre.

Moyne to start with Wade on the Bench for late on when everyones knackered.

Lots of stupid rubbish coming from the coaches.

Fact is the initial wing selection was crap. From those available;

Care, Flood, Monye, JTH, Manu, Ashton & Foden.

If Farrell or Strettle are anywhere near the 22 then Lancaster is an A%$E and we can forget about really developing another world beating squad.

They steal the ideas from Wayne Smith. Two full backs, center on the wing. But they don't know why he make this changes and they just copy for a stupid copy. Silly foolish and throwing away the game.