Okay but "Like for like" is rarely just about the shirt number and the point I was making was about how different they are as players but that's okay.Kawazaki wrote: Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:55 pm Slade is overwhelmingly a 13 - 95% of his matches I'd wager. You could argue that Marchant is a Centre/Wing.
All rather moot anyway as the added benefits I was referring to was the synergy he would have with Smith. Seems a waste to ignore it and select a player in poor form instead
And yes of course Danty will be running at him all day. That's the game. It's up to Smith to do what he can and up to his teammates to ensure their biggest runner isn't getting a free shot at our smallest player every time.
Happily, even if Marcus misses a few tackles - guaranteed to happen - that won't be defining whether England win or lose, or whether he has a good game or not