The Least 'National' World Cup Winning Team

[Athlai]

Originally Posted by HeathDavisSpeed

But they are a problem to some. I have no problem with these guys whatsoever.

And then, this isn't a new phenomenon - Kepler Wessels, Tony Greig, Basil de Oliveira, Robin Smith, Allan Lamb, Graeme Hick, Andrew Caddick, Alan Mullally, Martin McCague, Craig White. If you've lived in a country long enough to earn a passport for that country, I don't see how you can say it's wrong for them to play for that adoptive country.

Don't need to live in a country to have its passport though. Not saying this is entirely a new issue but I can't think of any other time when so many players have been in or around the team at the same time.

[Prince EWS]

Originally Posted by Athlai

Don't need to live in a country to have its passport though.

Haha yeah I have a British passport but I've never even been to Britain.

[Athlai]

Originally Posted by Prince EWS

Haha yeah I have a British passport but I've never even been to Britain.

Expecting you to turn out for the English team in the next WC now.

[Goughy]

I dont know the background of the NZ Saffies so I could be wrong but I would guess they were not NZ citizens when they lived in SA.

Lumb, KP and Kieswetter were all British citizens in SA. Richard Lumb (Michaels father) was a longtime Yorkshire player and both Lumb and Kieswetter never played FC cricket in SA.

This isnt even an issue of mercenaries moving to a country for a better life (which I wouldnt have that much of an issue with either) but KP, Lumb and Kieswetter were/are British citizens exercising their right to work in their country of citizenship.

This is always going to be a common thing as there are tens of millions of British passport holders outside the UK with only 6 mil actually born there.

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Originally Posted by Athlai

Don't need to live in a country to have its passport though. Not saying this is entirely a new issue but I can't think of any other time when so many players have been in or around the team at the same time.

Were any 4 of Lamb, Smith, Hick, Caddick, McCague, Phil DeFreitas, Gladstone Small and Devon Malcolm ever in the team at the same time? No, you don't need to live in a country to have its passport, but if you have no relation to said country then you do need to live there in order to earn a passport. I really don't get why you think England have done something wrong here. Morgan - okay, I can see the eligibility rules screw Ireland over, but really there's nothing new in this.

[Goughy]

Originally Posted by Athlai

Don't need to live in a country to have its passport though. Not saying this is entirely a new issue but I can't think of any other time when so many players have been in or around the team at the same time.

I think we have found 7 in an England team previously (6 for sure)

[Athlai]

Originally Posted by HeathDavisSpeed

Were any 4 of Lamb, Smith, Hick, Caddick, McCague, Phil DeFreitas, Gladstone Small and Devon Malcolm ever in the team at the same time? No, you don't need to live in a country to have its passport, but if you have no relation to said country then you do need to live there in order to earn a passport. I really don't get why you think England have done something wrong here. Morgan - okay, I can see the eligibility rules screw Ireland over, but really there's nothing new in this.

Having a relationship with a country doesn't make you a product of their cricket system and I think that is the issue I have with it.

[Athlai]

Originally Posted by Goughy

I think we have found 7 in an England team previously (6 for sure)

Haha wow would be pretty interested to see that team.

[Goughy]

Interesting to see Alan Mullally, Martin McCague and Craig White mentioned in this thread as, IIRC, they all qualified for England by birth

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Originally Posted by Goughy

I dont know the background of the NZ Saffies so I could be wrong but I would guess they were not NZ citizens when they lived in SA.

Lumb, KP and Kieswetter were all British citizens in SA. Richard Lumb (Michaels father) was a longtime Yorkshire player and both Lumb and Kieswetter never played FC cricket in SA.

This isnt even an issue of mercenaries moving to a country for a better life (which I wouldnt have that much of an issue with either) but KP, Lumb and Kieswetter were/are British citizens exercising their right to work in their country of citizenship.

Quite right. New Zealand are looking more like they're taking advantage of flights of fancy and a desire to play international cricket. We could see Elliot, Watling, Myburgh, van Wyk and Wagner all playing for NZ and I think the only one who held a Kiwi passport is Watling. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Originally Posted by Goughy

Interesting to see Alan Mullally, Martin McCague and Craig White mentioned in this thread as, IIRC, they all qualified for England by birth

They are all examples used by the England detractors in this sense though. How's about Gavin Hamilton - ruthlessly poached from Scotland?????

[Prince EWS]

Originally Posted by Athlai

Expecting you to turn out for the English team in the next WC now.

Swanneh > me.

And funnily enough, I'd still actually have to do my residency even though I have a passport.

[Athlai]

Originally Posted by HeathDavisSpeed

Quite right. New Zealand are looking more like they're taking advantage of flights of fancy and a desire to play international cricket. We could see Elliot, Watling, Myburgh, van Wyk and Wagner all playing for NZ and I think the only one who held a Kiwi passport is Watling. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

I'm using the world cup winning team as an example, I have an issue with this in NZ cricket as well.

[Goughy]

Originally Posted by Athlai

Haha wow would be pretty interested to see that team.

7 foreign born but a number are certainly of British stock

2nd Test: New Zealand v England at Auckland, Jan 30-Feb 3, 1992 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Originally Posted by Goughy

7 foreign born but a number are certainly of British stock

2nd Test: New Zealand v England at Auckland, Jan 30-Feb 3, 1992 | Cricket Scorecard | Cricinfo.com

Haha. Good old Kenyan Derek Pringle.