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I'd be happy with that as well, but tbh i want to get past Manu. An absolute monster, but I just don't trust him to get through any length of time (e.g. a whole 6 nations, RWC, autumn series) without getting injured. I honestly don't know who to pick in the centres right now, but given the...

My wife tends to support the team with the best looking guy in. She supported France for a while because of Morgan Parra, but went off him when she realised he was shorter than her. She's been through most countries, but she's never supported England. Not sure what that says about us!

Farrell goes as a 12, meaning he can take all 4.

I agree with everything you say here, which is a novel experience! Although I'd add VdM to the standby list.

We're all as bad as each other from what i see. Maybe as there are more English on here it gets skewed that way.

FTFY

What do people think of Care's chances? He's apparently playing really well at the moment (I haven't watched any of it so i can't comment on that) and he's in probably the weakest position for the Lions.

IMO the only nailed on starter at the moment is Hogg. The other three are all almost there but there is so much competition for pretty much every position. It's great!

Marler for Mako (or Sutherland if he doesn't want to go), Porter for Francis, Underhill for Stander, Navidi for Billy. I can't see Manu making it personally, I'd have Russell in and count Farrell primarily as a 12, Stockdale for either VdM or LRZ. AWJ to be tour captain but that by no means...

I'd be surprised to see Wilson go. Not that I don't rate him, but flanker (and number 8 to an extent) is one position where there is a glut of great players in UK & Ireland. I'd expect him to be a late injury replacement at best.

Interesting to see Proudfoot say his leadership is developing. I hadn't really considered him a captaincy option, maybe he will be at some point.

Agreed, I reckon we'll see Ford, Farrell, Lawrence. I do think Malins will start again, and I think Daly on bench. If he goes 6-2, who's it going to be? I've lost track of who's left. Ribbans? If 5-3, then it would be a shoot out between Odogwu and Marchant. Let's face it, whether it is...

I'd go further, and say that it isn't just what Eddie says but anything anyone in the camp says. My guess is that May's comments are exactly what he agreed with Eddie that he'd say, for one of the reasons you state.

Interestingly, against France I noticed several times that LCD wasn't showing the urgency to get back up and into the line as some of the others. He undoubtedly brings a lot to the side, making some great carries and brilliant chop tackles, but I wonder if he has ever come under the 'lazy' tag...

Well I got my wish wrt Daly. Not fully convinced by Ewels so far in an England shirt but we'll see how he gets on. Glad to see Lawrence on the bench, hope he gets more than 5 minutes game time!

I would be able to see the reasoning behind keeping most of the team, but I can't see any reason for Daly to keep his place. As such I'm expecting to see the only change to the starting XV being Malins for Daly. Ribbans for Martin on the bench.

At this stage I want to see two things only. Daly not starting is the first, he has looked truly awful, and has been the only one not to show any improvement in the 3 games so far. I don't think it's the end for him, but a change has to now be made. Please Eddie? Much more than even that I...

TO be fair, Mitchell's done pretty well. Defence is one of the only areas we tend not to complain about!

Update...watched the Eng-Fra 2015 game with the little guy on Saturday. He loved it! Think his favourite bit was watching Courtney Lawes' tackle their fly half back to the stone age. Legal at the time (just! A few milliseconds later and he'd have been in trouble), I wonder if it would have been...

I sat down and watched the 2015 France 6N game (the high scoring one) with my 6 year old the other day. He enjoyed it but got a bit fidgety and lacking in attention in the second half. Tbh I think he did pretty well! Anyway, three main things struck me watching it. Firstly we have come a hell...