I think I'm reasonably happy with the shape of the team, selections, etc.  I'd discussed captaincy with my mates last week and we'd said it would be unlikely that'd take it from Barrett directly.  But we thought perhaps if he was out injured and Ardie did a good job, then when he came back they might leave it with Ardie. So the first part of that has happened...

The one thing that still really concerned me was how passive our defence was at times.  When their big men (Wilson, etc) were running hard at us, they were consistently getting over the gain line and making 3 - 5 metres.  With Skelton and Valentini coming back, that could be more of a problem this week.  In my view we need a much faster line speed and dominant tackles behind the gain line.  That's where I'd expect guys like Parker to really shine.  Easier said than done I guess.