Pretty sure Chicksen is injured, I can see TAR and Nemane being the wing backs on Saturday.
He isnt wrong and believe it or not you can be barred even if you have retired.
Cameroon tried this with Matip at Liverpool.
Jones not play unless Malta say yes he can play its that simple.
My guess is he not play as I cant imagine him not wanting to play against Italy.
Id play Nemane/Chicksen as wing backs Saturday.
Pretty sure Chicksen is injured, I can see TAR and Nemane being the wing backs on Saturday.
I think after last night I would play Nemane and Austin if Jones isn't available with TAR on the bench
TAR (Right)
Nemane (Left)
I’ve always wondered if players have the ability to pick and choose the international games they play in. Ferguson certainly created an art form out of selectively pulling his players out of games he didn’t deem worthy of them playing in. I can’t imagine for one minute that JJ wouldn’t want to play against Italy or put his international future at risk.
If he is out against Mansfield I hope Sam Austin takes his place, he was fantastic in that position against Salford.
It all depends on what Jones' relationship with Malta is like. He's one of their two or three best players realistically, so there's an argument that they need him more than he needs them. Italy also is weirdly not a particularly important game for Malta - it's obviously nice for the players, but they're going to lose either way and the games Malta will be really focused on are the ones against similar nations where they can improve their ranking/seeding.
Basically, if Jones has got a 'small knock' that would've ruled him out of training with Malta this week, and he's very keen to play against Mansfield with it being a big game on TV, they might not be that bothered about him missing a game away against Italy and give him their blessing to do it.
So we'll have to wait and see, it's a bit of a Malteser.
Some players Revel in it
Either way, there’s no need to get our Snickers in a twist!