Hartley (C)

damn.

wonder if this will light a fire up his arse and get him playing with a bit more aggression in the loose?

http://www.espnscrum.com/england-tour-2012/rugby/story/165892.html

No Robshaw either? Sounds like England are wrapping some of their star players in cotton wool and sending them home early after losing the second test. If Dan Cole has a none visible injury with a short timescale for recovery and withdraws from the test we'll know something is definitely afoot.

I like it. He needs to get a little more active in the loose.. the captaincy may just charge him up for his battle with bismarck where he has come a clear 2nd.

Backrow will look a little different with Johnson, Haskell and apparently Waldrom given Morgan is starting baabaas game.

formerly known as Sam wrote:No Robshaw either? Sounds like England are wrapping some of their star players in cotton wool and sending them home early after losing the second test. If Dan Cole has a none visible injury with a short timescale for recovery and withdraws from the test we'll know something is definitely afoot.

Robshaw is injured - Broken Thumb

I can see where Tigers fans have been coming from all these years...

Also could explain some missed tackles. I refuse to believe that a man with a 99% tackle completion rate at over 12 per match before the test can then suddenly miss 4. Brute power has nothing to do with it, tackling doesn't work like that

Robshaw is injured - Broken Thumb

I know it was a joke making light of the fact all our best players are getting crocked.