Player eligibility

[Goughy]

Totally agree with this, it's ludicrous that Pietersen had to qualify. Has English blood FFS.

As did Hick and that poor bastard had to do 7 years qualification (KP did 4). A possible factor that hurt him long term.

 

[Jamee999]

Odd footnote, I was very nearly born in Germany, before Mum decided she'd rather have doctors speaking a language she was fluent in...

 

[GIMH]

Can't say there weren't any sly, snide comments about his accent, no. Don't you remember?

The only comment about his accent that I remember was from Brumby who said it wasn't "that offensive."

 

[Richard]

There were all sorts of emails\texts to Sky Sports. Ambrose has been a not-irregular guest on various shows, both highlights and magazine-style.

Dunno how many of the non-live-broadcast stuff you watch though, actually.

 

[GIMH]

What do you mean by "non-live-broadcast"?

 

[Richard]

Stuff like, y'know... stuff I mentioned in the previous paragraph. Highlights, magazine stuff.

 

[Jamee999]

Like Cricket AM?

 

[Richard]

Well, perhaps to a very small extent. I've yet to see all that much particularly serious discussion of the game on there though.

 

[GIMH]

Watch anything live that I can, have to let the missus watch the TV sometimes though! Stick Cricket AM on a lot, a bit of highlights here and there, and love love love Cricket Writers on TV (much better than its footballing equivalent, IMO). Not seen much of Ambrose on anything, itbt

 

[Richard]

Really? Maybe there's less than I presumed there was then. I saw at least 2 separate shows (think both were highlights or similar evening send-us-your-emails things) and emails were read out along the lines of "ask Tim if he feels English, he doesn't sound it" (usually put a bit more politely than that) and kinda presumed it was a fairly constant subject.

 

[GIMH]

Not saying it didn't happen just that I wasn't watching when it did

 

[Uppercut]

Watch anything live that I can, have to let the missus watch the TV sometimes though! Stick Cricket AM on a lot, a bit of highlights here and there, and love love love Cricket Writers on TV (much better than its footballing equivalent, IMO).

Applies to pretty much all cricketing discussion, commentating and debating in the UK.

 

[Jamee999]

Cricket Writers is gun, yeah, watch that whenever I remember (Sunday mornings aren't my most cognant times).

 

[Richard]

Pretty much exactly the same as the above post for me.

 

[GIMH]

My problem wasn't so much remembering, but hearing it above the terror twins & their just-as-loud big sister, LOLz

 

[Top_Cat]

Have absolutely no issue with dual or multi-internationals. In my view, cricket is a profession and no other profession I know would impose such arbitrary rules as 'once you've reached the top level, you can't do that job for any other country'. I don't care that it's sport, frankly.

I say, let any player move to any country at any time in their life and qualify under the rules that country imposes on them if they want to play international cricket. I can't see a defensible reason why this shouldn't be allowed. Their ethnicity, birthplace, etc. shouldn't come into it, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[morgieb]

England player eligibility issues is nothing new. 4 of the players who played this summer should **** off back to their homeland.

 

[Uppercut]

England player eligibility issues is nothing new. 4 of the players who played this summer should **** off back to their homeland.

Skinhead?

 

[Goughy]

The thing about Ambrose and what he sounds like.

Im an American citizen and proud of it. I took an oath and I dont do that lightly.

Id be proud to represent the USA in international sporting competition. However, my accent is more 'Full Monty' than 'Full Metal Jacket'.

That makes no difference. Im a US citizen and have full rights as one.

 

[GIMH]

England player eligibility issues is nothing new. 4 of the players who played this summer should **** off back to their homeland.

You are pathetic