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Players Playing For Country They Are Born In?

gunner

U19 Cricketer
Dunno what the England team would look like,
we can exclude india,pakistan and bangladesh and australian test team

Which Team would be the best right now if players were only allowed to play for the country they were born in?

i reckon south africa would be 2nd best after australia(kp,strauss-any more?)

Australia
South Africa
Pakistan
India
the rest i have no idea but can bet england will be way down the list

Englands odi team would be quite good too with symonds playing in it
 

Dravid

International Captain
India and Paksitan would be the same. We don't get immigrants, instead we fill up other countries.
 

Jamee999

Hall of Fame Member
We would be (i guess):

AN Cook
RWT Key
IR Bell
PD Collingwood
A Flintoff
A Symonds
CMW Read+
SCJ Broad
MJ Hoggard
SJ Harmison
MS Panesar

I guess we'd go S Jones (if we could have him) for Broad, Trescothick for Key and Vaughan for Bell/Symonds at full strength.

ODIs

IR Bell
AN Cook
A Symonds
PD Collingwood
A Flintoff
RWT Key
CMW Read+
MH Yardy
SCJ Broad
SJ Harmison
JM Anderson

Tresco for Cook at full strength.

EDIT: Dalymple was born in Nairobi...I guess Key can bat 6.
 
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Jamee999

Hall of Fame Member
Tests - South Africa

AJ Strauss
HH Gibbs
GC Smith*
JH Kallis
KP Pietersen
AB de Villiers
MV Boucher+
SM Pollock
A Nel
DW Steyn
M Ntini

ODIs

HH Gibbs
GC Smith*
JH Kallis
AJ Strauss
KP Pietersen
AG Prince
AB de Villiers+
JM Kemp
SM Pollock
AJ Hall
M Ntini
 

BoyBrumby

Englishman
Dravid said:
India and Paksitan would be the same. We don't get immigrants, instead we fill up other countries.
I know of two Indians: Robin Singh (Trinidad) & Ashok Gandotra (Brazil).

None current tho.
 

Matteh

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Jamee999 said:
I guess we'd go S Jones (if we could have him) for Broad
Surely he's Welsh? But then isn't it the England and Wales Cricket Board? Fine lines.
 

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
You guys hate Yorkshire that much, to give it to FRANCE of all people? :unsure: Hell, you'd rather give land up to Hitler Germany than France.
 

steds

Hall of Fame Member
silentstriker said:
You guys hate Yorkshire that much, to give it to FRANCE of all people?
Indeed. Sold it for 3 croissants and a bottle of claret.


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