Why even be up for selection to tour Argentina or take part in the Churchill Cup?
Thompson will be available for selection for Friday's visit by Magners League champions Munster.
Meanwhile Lee Fecklington is still a week away from being ready for selection following a hamstring problem.
And this week SFA president George Peat said he felt the current criteria for selection should remain.
The Gloucester tight-head will undergo surgery on a back problem this week and will be unavailable for selection.
But Pulis was adamant the former England striker would be in contention for selection if he is fit.
But he declared himself available for selection under Levein, who succeeded Burley at the end of last year.
Neither Richard Dunne nor Sun Jihai were available for selection due to minor injuries and Ben Thatcher was suspended.
"James and Barkley will be available for selection for the LV match here against Sale, " Meehan told BBC Bristol.
Another imponderable is whether Richard Fox will wish to be considered for selection.
Match supervisors, who will make the decision, say there are no formal criteria for selection but speed is essential.
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The door remains wide open for anyone to play themselves into contention for selection over the next couple of months.
Chief selector Andrew Hilditch said Symonds would be considered for selection once he had proved his commitment to the national team.
With a number of senior French players retiring, he hopes to be in the frame for selection in the near future.
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The 23-year-old from Holywood would be eligible for selection by either Great Britain or Ireland at the 2016 Games in Rio.
The fact is, however, that he simply has not had any opportunity to press for selection since the end of last summer.
By the 1997 election, though, enthusiasm for selection had hardened into a Conservative pledge to provide a "grammar school in every town".
Bristol lock Nathan Budgett, who suffered an ankle injury during the play-off semi-final victory over London Welsh, will not be fit for selection.
McNaughton will miss Saturday's Championship trip to Portsmouth, but manager Dave Jones hopes to have available for selection after next week's international break.
Bridge, who was at that time a member of the England national time, subsequently announced that he was no longer available for selection.
Sale's Rory Lamont, Ospreys winger Nikki Walker and Edinburgh trio Dave Callam, Ross Rennie and Matt Mustchin were unavailable for selection through injury.
My criteria for selection included funds that held bonds with an average rating of investment grade and at least 5 years of returns.
Brian O'Driscoll (concussion) and Jamie Roberts (wrist) are major doubts, but Ronan O'Gara (eye cut) and Tommy Bowe (elbow) should be fit for selection.
Boyd, an unused substitute in the 0-0 draw with Norway, announced he will not make himself available for selection while George Burley is manager.
Ospreys centre Henson has missed the two opening Six Nations wins with a calf injury but will be fit for selection along with Shane Williams.
In the early days of game-based training, we were looking at how you could use those types of tools for selection and assignment of people.
But to be considered for selection it has been made clear to Beckham that he needs to be playing at a European level of competition.
The hallmark of a good team is strength in depth, and England certainly have a number of players in a number of positions pushing for selection.
O'Brien, also pressing for selection against England, was injured just 24 hours after fellow Ireland hopeful Donnacha Ryan sustained shoulder damage while in action for Munster.
Michael will go with Yorkshire to Abu Dhabi for pre-season and no doubt sort his technique and career out and start pushing for selection next year.
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