National Team Nickname/Team Name

[Jezroy]

Yeah, always thought Ryder was 1/4 Maori, 1/4 NZ European & 1/2 drunk

If that's all you need, let's take Timmeh to Kapa Haka, and get him a bar tab,

 

[SRK]

India Kings / India Crusaders / India Gandhis

 

[Pratters]

 

[Flem274*]

Yeah, always thought Ryder was 1/4 Maori, 1/4 NZ European & 1/2 drunk

 

[GIMH]

QFT.

England International Invitational XI would also have been an acceptable answer.

Seem to remember you going off on luckyeddie for suggesting the very same about the Kiwi Rugby team

 

[Smudge]

Seem to remember you going off on luckyeddie for suggesting the very same about the Kiwi Rugby team

Haven't you got another handle you should be flying off somewhere?

 

[GIMH]

I have several

 

[Himannv]

Sri Lankan Politicians

 

[Noble One]

Rename Bangladesh to Iqbal + 10

 

[_Ed_]

The baggy-greens or seeing as though all of sports teams in Australia have something to do with a native animal (Wallabies, Kookaburras, Socceroos etc) How about the Aussie Fruit Bats or Wombats.

Platypi, IMO.

 

[indian_legend]

England - International Invitational XI (even a South Africa + Associated Invitational XI would do)

India - India Indians (If we can have Mumbai Indians in IPL, why not have India Indians in international cricket)

Zimbabwe(from 2004-2009) - Mugabe Invitational XI

 

[slowfinger]

Pakistan PCBs

 

[KiWiNiNjA]

Platypi, IMO.

 

[outbreak]

Australia can just be renamed NSW XI

 

[cric]

India are often referred to as Australia B team around here.

I do agree, second most annoying team to watch.

 

[NUFAN]

Platypi, IMO.

Not bad, but I reckon it has to be something that ends with bats.

 

[BoyBrumby]

The Brits have never much gone in for nicknames for their international teams, for whatever reason. In union there's the All Blacks, the Springboks, the Wallabies, les bleus, Los Pumas & even the Cherry Blossoms but over here it's just England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Our "B" team gets a nickname, the Saxons, but not the test side.

I suppose for cricket "The Lions" would be the obvious choice had it not been already used for our second string. "The Bulldogs"? Or, as St George is our patron saint, "The Dragon Slayers"? Actually, as we represent England and Wales, that last one might not still too well with the likes of Croft and Jones.

 

[The Fiddler]

India Batters

 

[Hurricane]

If we are going to have an animal for the team name - since Kiwis is taken - how about the NZ Tuataras

 

[zaremba]

Not bad, but I reckon it has to be something that ends with bats.

Platypus has the advantage of ending in pus, which is apt, but sadly you have to pluralise it.

Anyhow you're right, so Wombats ftw