Black Monks :
I'm a little surprised by that sentiment. I thought this was a huge series, especially for England's aspirations in 2019 as some young players got to prove to themselves the ABs aren't immortal. Also, how many Welsh were on the 23 man roster for 2nd and 3rd test? And who are obvious replacements for those that were n the roster? Maybe at lock and flanker, but the rest of the test team seemed quite appropriate to me, and the captain did save game and thus the test series by knowing how to say a lot without saying much with that potential offside penalty. Side note, am I the only one that thought Reed should have been penalized for hitting the man in the air without legitimately having a play at the ball?
Are you really happy with this tour as an England fan?
I am trying not to get personal, but I thought Gatland was a disgrace, and blew it before the first kick off.
The squad should have been so much stronger, but for Gatland's bias for the Welsh.
The test team ended up picking itself because the players who should have been in the 'midweek team' fighting for test places were in Argentina and Japan.
It amazes me Gatland is giving a free pass for his bizarre replacement picks and then not even having the bottle to play them.
But the good news for me and I suspect most English fans, is that the general manager of the tour has stated English based players may not picked in future as the English club sides are to hard to deal with and too anti Lions.