Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\nAJ Brimson was 18th man in the first Test.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
There were even calls for Dolphins centre Herbie Farnworth to switch from centre to fullback to get him more touches and improve England\u2019s defence at the back. <\/p>\n
Fox League expert Michael Ennis agreed Welsby is under pressure to keep his spot after a performance that lacked purpose and intent in London. <\/p>\n
\u201cHerbie has said before that he would like to spend some time at fullback, but there is just a luxury of riches there at his club side the Dolphins,\u201d Ennis said on Fox League. <\/p>\n
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\u201cJack Welsby no doubt is under pressure. AJ Brimson 18th man being left out of the side was really surprising and the other one Mikey Lewis, who has been great for Hull KR this year, really struggled to have an impact on the game, so it will be fascinating to see what Shaun Wane does.\u201d <\/p>\n
However, Ennis would keep Farnworth at centre and start Brimson at fullback in a bid to capitalise on the good work from halfback George Williams around the ruck. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think Brimson has to come into the side and through that middle part of the field is where he is most suited, so I would play him at fullback,\u201d Ennis said.<\/p>\n
Shaun Wane has been urged to play more NRL stars in the second Test.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he is a brilliant fullback and that support play is up there with the best in the world and the best in our competition. <\/p>\n
\u201cHow often have we seen half chances turned into points with Brimson\u2019s instinct and ability and speed to push through the middle of the field?<\/p>\n
\u201cHad we seen him around George Williams at Wembley, they might have posed a different threat.\u201d <\/p>\n
Another bonus in picking Brimson is his experience against Australia\u2019s star-studded spine, having played against them consistently in the NRL and with them for Queensland. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe other thing is he has played against this Australian side,\u201d Ennis said. <\/p>\n
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\u201cHe plays against Cleary, Munster and Walsh and these guys every single week. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe is desperate to get onto that international stage, so that enthusiasm would only add another layer to his game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the two under pressure to keep their positions are Lewis and Welsby and one way or another I think he (Brimson) will definitely be in the 17.\u201d <\/p>\n
Daley echoed Ennis\u2019 sentiments that England should have picked more Australian based players to give them an edge against the Kangaroos\u2019 NRL stars. <\/p>\n
\u201cI even thought Morgan Smithies should have been in the team somewhere,\u201d Daley said. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe is getting week in and week out experience in the NRL. That is two players straight away. <\/p>\n
Raiders star Morgan Smithies missed the England 17 in London.Source: News Corp Australia Sports Newsroom<\/p>\n
\u201cBilly Smith I would have had him in the squad.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem is they believe the Super League is a really strong competition and they want to pick as many as they can from there to show everyone what they are capable of. <\/p>\n
\u201cI think that would be the main reason, but I think to win, you would have been better off picking all those blokes in the NRL that are eligible to play for England because they are getting a taste of it week in and week out, so they are not as daunted.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"England have been criticised for failing to pick more NRL based players amid calls for AJ Bimson to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242878,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[143926,24164,64,63,689,18580,4442,144848,43274,144851,21688,1208,144847,81371,2057,763,122333,28081,144850,144760,70519,6406,2022,4746,32917,141429,16695,63145,761,762,3583,158,677,13391,130928,38710,144785,144778,2643,85,144849,11737,3586,143538],"class_list":["post-242877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-ashes-news","tag-assistant-coach","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australia-and-new-zealand","tag-australian-side","tag-billy-smith","tag-brilliant-fullback","tag-club-side","tag-comprehensive-hiding","tag-disappointing-display","tag-england","tag-england-selections","tag-english-super-league","tag-europe","tag-fox-league","tag-george-williams","tag-herbie-farnworth","tag-inexplicable-defensive-blunder","tag-jack-welsby","tag-kangaroos-legend","tag-laurie-daley","tag-london","tag-mark-st-john","tag-michael-ennis","tag-mikey-lewis","tag-minor-premiership","tag-morgan-smithies","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-northern-europe","tag-nrl","tag-oceania","tag-reece-walsh","tag-rugby-league-ashes-live","tag-series-opener","tag-shake-up-looms","tag-skipper-blow","tag-sky-sports","tag-sports","tag-support-play","tag-team-tips","tag-united-kingdom","tag-wembleyrugby-league"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}