Well I was a bit disappointed about the coverage by Sky TV on the broadcast of the Tour Party selection, the sound kept breaking up. If it was a football then it would have been perfect.

As the selections went, then in most cases I agree with the selections, but was disappointed for a number of guys not selected.
I feel that leaving out Danny Cipriani is a big mistake. The inclusion of Shane Williams although not at his best recently, is a plus as he is a magician. The Party consists of 14 Irishmen, 13 Welshmen, 8 Englishmen, and 2 Scotsmen. I think that the Evans brothers are very unlucky not to have been selected.

The Selcted Players are;

Forwards Backs

Jamie Heaslip Lee Byrne
Andy Powell Rob Kearney
David Wallace Shane Williams
Stephen Ferris Lee Halfpenny
Alan Quinlan Ugo Monye
Joe Worsley Luke Fitzgerald
Martyn Williams Tommy Bowe
Alun Wyn Jones Tom Shanklin
Paul O'Connell Brian O'Driscoll
Donncha O' Callaghan Riki Flutey
Martin Shaw Ronan O'Gara
Nathan Hines Stephen Jones
Gethin Jenkins Michael Phillips
Adam Jones Harry Ellis
Andy Sheridan Tomas O'Leary
Phil Vickery Jamie Roberts
Euan Murray Keith Earls
Lee Mears
Matthew Rees
Jerry Flannery