Four released from the elite squad.
Armitage, Blaze, Kay and Strettle have been returned to their clubs.
Surprise over Armitage who is the only genuine 7 in the squad (come on Lewis, who are you kidding?).
And very surprised over Strettle who seems to operate in a different space and time dimension to other eligible English wings but Monye is the form player in the premiership and Banahan has been playing well.
I like the idea of two from Strettle, Monye and Banahan along with a genuine 15 like Foden.
What clues does this give us to the team for the Aussies on Nov 7?
I’d love to see Steve Thompson cap his return with a starting berth but I suspect it will be Hartley.
I really hope that Worseley is not 8 or 7.
I’d like to see Foden given his chance at 7.
I suspect that Tindall will be given a starting berth over Hipkiss who seems to be perenially underrated.
With the requirement to have two props on the substitutes bench
15. Foden / Cueto / Tait
14. Monye
13. Tindall / Hipkiss
12. Geraghty
11. Banahan
10. Wilko
9. Care
8. Crane / Worseley
7. Moody / Worseley
6. Croft
5. Deacon
4. Borthwick
3. Wilson
2. Thompson / Hartley
1. Payne
Bench: Barnes, Bell, Hartley/Thompson, Haskell / Worsley, Haskell / Worseley / Lawes, Foden/Hodgson, Tait/Cueto
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