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I do love picking squads and you beat me to it!

11/14 will depend entirely on end of season form. For my money I think it'll be Yarde and someone, depending on how versatile the other wingers can be.

16. Ward over Webber for me

17. Mullan is pretty much our only option.

19. Parling will get the nod over Slater, combination of experience and past form. We'll need a couple of old heads in the pack for the first test if we are to avoid being thumped.

20. Kvesic to start, Fraiser on the bench IMO. I think we've seen the last of Johnson. But for injury last season Fraiser would have toured and probably taken Johnson's place in the EPS by now.

21. Unless his form picks up I'd leave Youngs out and take Simpson or Robson. Looks like the first test will be Ford's first meaningful game time so might as well go the whole way and pick another young half-back.

22. Cips all the way. Was hinted at by Lancaster in his interview with Clive before the Wales game. I like Hill but isn't he a centre? Did you mean Slade?

23. Watson or ELLIOT DALY aka. England's first true utility back since Matt Tait aka. the great, untapped talent of English rugby etc etc. Seriously, if Daly doesn't make the squad this summer he must have chatted up Lansater's wife at an RFU function or something. How a player who has been so consistently good (an an often average team, sorry Henry) for two seasons now can be overlooked for new kids on the block astounds me. I think Watson is great but Daly offers more versitility and more consitency and have a 50m+ boot. For me he is out best option at 23, be it in the first NZ test or in a full, everyon fit and available, international.

<blockquote data-quote="Patchey" data-source="post: 628611" data-attributes="member: 61403">I do love picking squads and you beat me to it!11/14 will depend entirely on end of season form. For my money I think it&#039;ll be Yarde and someone, depending on how versatile the other wingers can be.16. Ward over Webber for me17. Mullan is pretty much our only option.19. Parling will get the nod over Slater, combination of experience and past form. We&#039;ll need a couple of old heads in the pack for the first test if we are to avoid being thumped.20. Kvesic to start, Fraiser on the bench IMO. I think we&#039;ve seen the last of Johnson. But for injury last season Fraiser would have toured and probably taken Johnson&#039;s place in the EPS by now. 21. Unless his form picks up I&#039;d leave Youngs out and take Simpson or Robson. Looks like the first test will be Ford&#039;s first meaningful game time so might as well go the whole way and pick another young half-back.22. Cips all the way. Was hinted at by Lancaster in his interview with Clive before the Wales game. I like Hill but isn&#039;t he a centre? Did you mean Slade?23. Watson&nbsp; or ELLIOT DALY aka. England&#039;s first true utility back since Matt Tait aka. the great, untapped talent of English rugby etc etc. Seriously, if Daly doesn&#039;t make the squad this summer he must have chatted up Lansater&#039;s wife at an RFU function or something. How a player who has been so consistently good (an an often average team, sorry Henry) for two seasons now can be overlooked for new kids on the block astounds me. I think Watson is great but Daly offers more versitility and more consitency and have a 50m+ boot. For me he is out best option at 23, be it in the first NZ test or in a full, everyon fit and available, international.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Patchey, post: 628611, member: 61403"] I do love picking squads and you beat me to it! 11/14 will depend entirely on end of season form. For my money I think it'll be Yarde and someone, depending on how versatile the other wingers can be. 16.[B] Ward [/B]over Webber for me 17. [B]Mullan [/B]is pretty much our only option. 19. [B]Parling [/B]will get the nod over Slater, combination of experience and past form. We'll need a couple of old heads in the pack for the first test if we are to avoid being thumped. 20. Kvesic to start, [B]Fraiser [/B]on the bench IMO. I think we've seen the last of Johnson. But for injury last season Fraiser would have toured and probably taken Johnson's place in the EPS by now. 21. Unless his form picks up I'd leave Youngs out and take Simpson or [B]Robson[/B]. Looks like the first test will be Ford's first meaningful game time so might as well go the whole way and pick another young half-back. 22. [B]Cips[/B] all the way. Was hinted at by Lancaster in his interview with Clive before the Wales game. I like Hill but isn't he a centre? Did you mean [B]Slade[/B]? 23. [B]Watson[/B] or [B]ELLIOT DALY[/B] aka. England's first true utility back since Matt Tait aka. the great, untapped talent of English rugby etc etc. Seriously, if Daly doesn't make the squad this summer he must have chatted up Lansater's wife at an RFU function or something. How a player who has been so consistently good (an an often average team, sorry Henry) for two seasons now can be overlooked for new kids on the block astounds me. I think Watson is great but Daly offers more versitility and more consitency and have a 50m+ boot. For me he is out best option at 23, be it in the first NZ test or in a full, everyon fit and available, international. [/QUOTE]