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Australia vs England - 3 Tests - June 2016
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<blockquote data-quote="j&#039;nuh" data-source="post: 800971" data-attributes="member: 55446"><p>I dunno about that. We have two players with a handful of caps there now, but I'm not sure it amounts to much proven quality. My confidence in Ford is dropping by the game. He's defensively frail, seems to get charged down a lot, and has relatively regular stinkers. There's also Cipriani, who seems to struggle in the kicking department, which is a no-go for a team without another kicker. And Slade, who isn't getting time there at club. We have enough depth to put out someone half-decent at any given moment, but we have two fly-half positions to fill in a 23, and we don't look great for filling them with talent.</p><p></p><p>Add that it is probably the most important position on the field, and I find it difficult to see it anything other than one of England's biggest concerns. I would rather have a world class 10 than a world class player in any other position, and we are not even remotely close to world class there.</p><p></p><p>Other than scrum-half, there's not really another position we lack for top talent as at 10, although there are definitely positions we have worse depth in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="j'nuh, post: 800971, member: 55446"] I dunno about that. We have two players with a handful of caps there now, but I'm not sure it amounts to much proven quality. My confidence in Ford is dropping by the game. He's defensively frail, seems to get charged down a lot, and has relatively regular stinkers. There's also Cipriani, who seems to struggle in the kicking department, which is a no-go for a team without another kicker. And Slade, who isn't getting time there at club. We have enough depth to put out someone half-decent at any given moment, but we have two fly-half positions to fill in a 23, and we don't look great for filling them with talent. Add that it is probably the most important position on the field, and I find it difficult to see it anything other than one of England's biggest concerns. I would rather have a world class 10 than a world class player in any other position, and we are not even remotely close to world class there. Other than scrum-half, there's not really another position we lack for top talent as at 10, although there are definitely positions we have worse depth in. [/QUOTE]
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