The cricketers - not all English, or so ~I thought, and been kindly corrected.

I just think it's a little bit daft when a national sports team's players aren't all really the same nationality. I know they all are ~*legally*, but one's nationality is more than what passports one is entitled to carry.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on June 19th 2013 at 13:59:29

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SA doing well here considering their start. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 19, 13:14:47
- this, at the beginning of this partnership, was annoyingly prescient (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 19, 13:17:22
  - English have been hopeless at finishing teams off in ODIs this summer (Other Sports) - mr carra, Jun 19, 13:20:28
    - *England*. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 19, 13:35:16
      - Sho nuff. Certainly not all English. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jun 19, 13:48:31
        
        Think all England's players in this team (Other Sports) - duke of york, Jun 19, 13:55:24
        
        Born and brought up in South Africa, to South African parents, though... (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 19, 14:01:08
        
        Must be a grandparent who is British? (Other Sports) - duke of york, Jun 19, 14:03:07
        
        imagine so. Just saying that by AB's definition below (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 19, 14:06:31
        
        I think if you have choices, it's entirely up to you (Other Sports) - duke of york, Jun 19, 14:08:46
        
        The problem with national representation among us lot is more to do with the shitness than (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jun 19, 14:12:31
        
        Tru dat (n/m) (Other Sports) - duke of york, Jun 19, 14:29:03
        
        Yes,i think it's percy,who played for england,could be wrong,but i suppose i see what ab i (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 19, 14:05:35
        
        (Trott, that is.) (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 19, 14:01:52
        
        Oh, rightho. I thought we had some Saffers as well. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jun 19, 13:56:56
        
        As well as what? (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 19, 13:58:42
        
        What the fuck are you on about? (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 19, 13:52:25
        
        The cricketers - not all English, or so ~I thought, and been kindly corrected. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jun 19, 13:59:29
        
        It's been that way for years,the nawaub of pataubi,prince ranjitsinji,(spelling). (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 19, 14:03:09
        
        Oh I know it's not new, and it's not going to change. (Other Sports) - Arizona Bay, Jun 19, 14:08:03
        
        Agreed,this country,much to my chagrin has been hypocrital for years. i am a proud English (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 19, 14:20:32
        
        But what *is* English? (Other Sports) - duke of york, Jun 19, 14:07:15
        
        state of mind i suppose,just goes against what i thought as a kid,if you were born in (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 19, 14:13:07
        
        *pataudi*. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 19, 14:06:41
        
        in which case Trott is South African rather than English, I would say (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 19, 14:02:31
        
        Jade Dernbach (Other Sports) - duke of york, Jun 19, 14:00:59
    - we miss a gough type to clear up the tail. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 19, 13:25:13

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