England vs New Zealand First Test Permutations

If the current top four remains the same. 1. Saracens 2. Northampton 3. Leicester 4. Bath I thought I would pick a team of players who are currently not in the top four.

15. M.Brown (Harlequins)
14. M.Yarde (L.Irish)
13. H.Trinder (Gloucester)
12. B.Twelvetrees (Gloucester)
11. J.May (Gloucester)
10. D.Cipriani (Sale)
09. D.Care (Harlequins)

08. B.Morgan (Gloucester)
07. C.Robshaw (Harlequins)
06. T.Johnson (Exeter)
05. G.Robson (Harlequins)
04. J.Launchberry (Wasps)
03. H.Thomas (Sale)
02. D.Paice (L.Irish)
01. J.Marler (Harlequins)

16. L.Cowan-Dickie (Exeter)
17. M.Mullan (Wasps)
18. K.Sinkler (Harlequins)
19. T.Savage (Gloucester)
20. M.Kvesic (Gloucester)
21. J.Simpson (Wasps)
22. F.Burns (Gloucester)
23. J.Nowell (Exeter)

*It's crazy how much of an impact the four top teams in England would have on the England team if their players were unavailable.
*K.Sinkler is going extremely well for Quins at the moment, keeping former England international Paul Doran-Jones and the much hyped Will Collier out of the team.
*Our backs look particularly strong, I was tempted to include Jordan Turner-Hall, who is similar type of player to Tuilagi and Burrell. But Trinders pace, elusiveness and tactical nous won the selection battle for me.
*We look quite thin at hooker, with Hartley, Youngs, Webber and George unavailable for selection.

That being said, the most likely permutation is a final between Saracens and Northampton, if that is the case. The team will probably look more like this.

15. M.Brown (Quins)
14. M.Yarde (L.Irish)
13. M.Tuilagi (Leicester)
12. B.Twelvetrees (Gloucester)
11. J.May (Gloucester)
10. G.Ford (Bath)
09. D.Care (Harlequins)

08. B.Morgan (Gloucester)
07. C.Robshaw (Harlequins)
06. T.Croft (Leicester - if available)
05. D.Attwood (Bath)
04. J.Launchberry (Wasps)
03. D.Cole (Leicester - if available)
02. T.Youngs (Leicester)
01. J.Marler (Harlequins)

16. R.Webber (Bath)
17. M.Mullan (Wasps)
18. D.Wilson (Bath)
19. G.Parling (Leicester - if available)
20. T.Johnson (Exeter)
21. B.Youngs (Leicester)
22. D.Cipriani (Sale)
23. K.Eastmond (Bath)

If Bath and Leicester were to make the top two by seeing off Saracens and Northampton respectively, the England team would look something like this.

15. M.Brown (Harelquins)
14. C.Ashton (Saracens)
13. L.Burrell (Northampton)
12. B.Twelvetrees (Gloucester)
11. M.Yarde (L.Irish)
10. O. Farrell (Saracens)
09. D.Care (Harlequins)

08. B.Vunipola (Saracens - if available)
07. C.Robshaw (Harlequins)
06. T.Wood (Northampton)
05. C.Lawes (Northampton)
04. J.Launchberry (Wasps)
03. H.Thomas (Sale)
02. D.Hartley (Northampton)
01. J.Marler (Harlequins)

16. J.George (Saracens)
17. M.Vunipola (Saracens)
18. K.Sinkler (Harlequins)
19. G.Robson (Harlequins)
20. B.Morgan (Gloucester)
21. L.Dickson (Northampton)
22. D.Cipriani (Sale)
23. B.Foden (Northampton)