LOL. was a tad drunk, always get my serious head on when ive a had a few beers :/She was kidding, you don't need to be in Serious-Mode all the time bud =]
jonny's struggled with kicking this world cup his success rate is at 60 odd % where as chris paterson left the tournament in the qtr's with 16/16 kicks going over.
another intresting thing is if south affrica or england win the world cup no one will regard them as the best team in the world. they'll hold the title but everyone knows that newzealand could beat both teams if they performed. and personally i regard dan carter as the best fly half in the world. he stronger faster and just as quick at making decisions as jonny. but neither of them have had much success with place kicking.
I think all things considered, wilkinson has hardly played since the last world cup yet he comes back when it matters most and bam! were in the final. I would argue till im blue in the face, and not because im english, but a fully 100% fit, 100% trained and mentaly focused wilkinson would outkick and outscore any flyhalf in the world, past or present. Thats why hes allready (i think, if not far off), the highest world cup points scorer and also highest pointscorer for a flyhalf.
As for New Zealand, I do agree they are the best team in this tournament, but the fact is they didnt do the business when it mattered and at the end of the day thats all that really counts. Just like 4 years ago, Australia were regarded as the best team, but they lost when it mattered.
Thats my opinion anyway.
Paul