I'm not going to criticise the coaching staff and selectors for picking a team from the players available to collect two wins over each of South Africa and Argentina. I also applaud them for coming up with a game plan that took full advantage of those available resources.
They were dealt a bit of a wild card defeat by the Japanese clubs who made it clear they didn't want to lose the three Japan-based players during their pre-season.
I believe they then picked about the best touring side they could, with perhaps two or three surprises omitted from the squad. I am also comfortable with them bringing in four overseas-based players to supplement the squad in the UK. I might personally have gone for others in place of a couple of those extras, but it is what the coaches wanted. Unfortunately, two of the extra players hardly justified their selections in the test against Scotland, but I suppose the chances are that they will improve with more time in the squad to become familiar with the team tactics and strategies. I only hope, that if they aren't improving during training this week that the coaches have the fortitude to admit an error and leave them out against England.
Anyway, despite the injury setbacks afflicting the team, I am confident they'll give a good account and maybe even hook a win at Twickers.
