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Who is England 12?
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<blockquote data-quote="Peat" data-source="post: 720817" data-attributes="member: 42330"><p>Players who always get their shirt back when genuinely fit (or a sub spot if remotely fit) do not, imo, lost their England place. Or, to put it another way, we are talking about their place in the hierarchy. Tuilagi was bolted on 13 (until this 6N anyway) and despite regular injuries, came straight back in every time. Barritt was bolted on 12 - except now he's not and the player he's in competition for that honour with are basically, international mediocrities. Struggling for a shirt with Burrell and Twelvetrees isn't a good look.</p><p></p><p>Yes, Barritt has had injuries, but he didn't lose his place because of them. He didn't lose his place due to genuinely great competition. Brad Barritt has lost his place because Lancaster prefers other players a fair bit of the time. George Kruis lost his place to Lawes and Parling despite doing a decent job this 6N. Barritt couldn't do the same thing to Burrell and Twelvetrees. To me, that is pretty big proof of Barritt's current standing in the England squad, his current place, and it says he's not the bolted on player he was back in 2013.</p><p></p><p>And, while I can't prove it, my bet is its because he is a godawful ball carrier for an international 12 - hence my assertion that if he could do it as well as Burrell, he'd never have lost his place and he would still be bolted on 12. Never ever. Well, not to date anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peat, post: 720817, member: 42330"] Players who always get their shirt back when genuinely fit (or a sub spot if remotely fit) do not, imo, lost their England place. Or, to put it another way, we are talking about their place in the hierarchy. Tuilagi was bolted on 13 (until this 6N anyway) and despite regular injuries, came straight back in every time. Barritt was bolted on 12 - except now he's not and the player he's in competition for that honour with are basically, international mediocrities. Struggling for a shirt with Burrell and Twelvetrees isn't a good look. Yes, Barritt has had injuries, but he didn't lose his place because of them. He didn't lose his place due to genuinely great competition. Brad Barritt has lost his place because Lancaster prefers other players a fair bit of the time. George Kruis lost his place to Lawes and Parling despite doing a decent job this 6N. Barritt couldn't do the same thing to Burrell and Twelvetrees. To me, that is pretty big proof of Barritt's current standing in the England squad, his current place, and it says he's not the bolted on player he was back in 2013. And, while I can't prove it, my bet is its because he is a godawful ball carrier for an international 12 - hence my assertion that if he could do it as well as Burrell, he'd never have lost his place and he would still be bolted on 12. Never ever. Well, not to date anyway. [/QUOTE]
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