Ethan Strange puts his standout State of Origin debut down to one thing: his main selection rival.
The 21-year-old five-eighth provided the spark for NSW to overcome Queensland 22-20 in the series opener last Wednesday, thrusting him into conversations about whether he should become the starting No. 6 for game two at the MCG on June 17.
Strange was only parachuted into the starting line-up after first-choice five-eighth Mitchell Moses picked up a hamstring niggle in camp.
