International qualification criteria

How the copper-plated f**k did cricket get itself into a position that 3 years residence in a country qualifies you to play for its international team? If footy did that, we could have an utterly amazing team - almost none of whom would be English. And what would be the point of that? How on earth have we got into a position where international teams in different sports have wholly different rules about who qualifies to play?

Posted By: Old Git on March 5th 2010 at 13:26:24

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International qualification criteria (Other Football) - Old Git, Mar 5, 13:26:24
- Graham Hick qualified on the basis that Zimbabwe were shit at cricket (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Mar 5, 13:41:31
- Yes. Differs from sport to sport I think. (Other Football) - jafski, Mar 5, 13:32:44
- agreed, seems a bit mad, but was reading only this morning (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 5, 13:28:54
  - it's all to do with if he qualifies for British citizenship under the government's rules (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 5, 13:44:08
  - 4 years. He has qualified. Get him in. (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Mar 5, 13:30:58
    - OK (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 5, 13:31:36
      - Ring up Fabulous Capello and tell him to pick him. (n/m) (Other Football) - jafski, Mar 5, 13:36:09
        
        or get a fasttrack uefa 'A' coaching license and apply for the england job. (Other Football) - Tombs, Mar 5, 13:38:24

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