Have your say: Who is the most unfortunate player to be left out of England’s squad for Denver?
We want to know who you think is the most unfortunate not to have a spot in England’s squad for their mid-season Test against New Zealand in Denver.
England coach Wayne Bennett named his 19-man squad to face New Zealand in Denver on Monday.
He has included uncapped trio Jake Connor, Luke Thompson and Tommy Makinson in the squad.
Luke Gale, Kallum Watkins, Alex Walmsley and Ben Currie have all been ruled out of the Test with injuries.
Meanwhile, Bennett has told England Elite Performance Squad members Scott Taylor, Mike McMeeken, Stevie Ward, Tom Johnstone and Daryl Clark that they will not be going to the United States later this month.
Many people were surprised to see St Helens star Danny Richardson miss out on selection after an impressive season.
Others think Clark is unlucky not to be going, with the Lions opting to take just one hooker in James Roby.
Should Warrington winger Josh Charnley be included? He has scored 16 tries in 12 games for the Wolves this year.
A couple of people got in touch with us on social media stating that Wigan full-back Sam Tomkins should be going, too. Michael Shenton’s name was also mentioned.
A reminder of the England 19-man squad for the Denver Test:
John Bateman (Wigan Warriors)
George Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Sam Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Tom Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Jake Connor (Hull FC)
James Graham (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos)
Chris Hill (Warrington Wolves)
Jonny Lomax (St Helens)
Tommy Makinson (St Helens)
Jermaine McGillvary (Huddersfield Giants)
Sean O’Loughlin (Wigan Warriors)
Mark Percival (St Helens)
Stefan Ratchford (Warrington Wolves)
James Roby (St Helens)
Luke Thompson (St Helens)
Gareth Widdop (St George Illawarra Dragons)
George Williams (Wigan Warriors)
Elliott Whitehead (Canberra Raiders)
The mid-season Test between the Lions and the Kiwis will take place at the Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, on Saturday June 23. The game will be shown live from 9pm on BBC Two.
Who do you think is the most unfortunate England player to not be on the plane for the Denver Test? Let us know in the comments below.
