Stuart Law granted British citizenship

[MattO]

If given the opportunity Law would play for England in no time. He certainly has more chips on his shoulder than any other Cricketer presently or before him. He should be lucky he played in 54 ODI's.

 

[Crazy Sam]

welcome, matto

 

[The Argonaut]

Becoming an English citizen would be better than moving to New South Wales.

 

[mavric41]

Becoming an English citizen would be better than moving to New South Wales.

Couldn't agree with you more!!

 

[Nate]

Couldn't agree with you more!!

ahhh ORIGIN. mwahahahaha...

 

[Craig]

Yes, it is a stupid idea

For one, find the last England team without a foreign-born player. I'm buggered if I know what it was. For two, the UK is a hugely multicultural society and we should be proud of that!

[DA]Blond hair and blue eyes next?

This answers your question ?

 

[Richard]

I do think there's a difference between being an English player & an English-qualified player. That’s all.

But why?
You're playing in the same team, for the same purposes, so what's the difference?

 

[BoyBrumby]

But why?
You're playing in the same team, for the same purposes, so what's the difference?

At the risk of repeating myself, I think one's nationality (or sense thereof) comes from one's upbringing. The shared experiences of an English (or Australian, South African or whatever) upbringing; be it HP sauce, warm bitter, maiden aunts on bicycles, losing to Germany on penalties, pick your own cliche!

If you allow that "nationality" is passed via blood you quickly stray into some very dodgy areas indeed. We're a mongrel nation, based on centuries of various waves of immigration &, to this Englishman at least, all the richer culturally for it.

 

[Richard]

And if we allow that playing cricket for a country has anything to do with anything but playing cricket we're on very dodgy ground too.

 

[Neil Pickup]

This answers your question ?

Good spot. How about the last time we consistently picked 11 English-borns?

Dale, you're straying a little close to the mudblood line for my liking :P

 

[Richard]

Now, he's told you how he hates being called that. Still amazes me, too, that people still write :P
But yeah, I thought that too.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Good spot. How about the last time we consistently picked 11 English-borns?

Dale, you're straying a little close to the mudblood line for my liking :P

I apologise, but you'll have to tell me what the "mudblood" line is!

 

[Jamee999]

I will. It's one of Neil's Harry Potter quotes.

Basicly in Potter's world if you're a wizard or witch but you have muggle(non-wizard) parents or ancestors a very insulting term that can be used is mudblood.

It makes sence and fits in with your's if you think about it.

Right Neil?

 

[Neil Pickup]

I will. It's one of Neil's Harry Potter quotes.

Basicly in Potter's world if you're a wizard or witch but you have muggle(non-wizard) parents or ancestors a very insulting term that can be used is mudblood.

It makes sence and fits in with your's if you think about it.

Right Neil?

You're right. Geek

 

[Richard]

HarryPotterGicism is something there is no shame in.

 

[Craig]

Good spot. How about the last time we consistently picked 11 English-borns?

Probably in the 50s, 60s, and/or 70s.

 

[JASON]

England couldn't do worse than pick Stuart Law, as it would not really be a step forward for the future, but if he was picked, I'm sure he would do an outstanding job.

Agree his age must count against him . Otherwise a brilliant player, who unfortunately payed a heavy price for dropping an important catch in the World Cup Final in 1996 (either Gurusingha or De Silva).

The Aussie selectors made sure they never forgot that !!

 

[BoyBrumby]

There have also been suggestions of "attitude problems" to justify his exclusion from the Oz team for so long. My impression is that he was considered to be a bit "up himself".

 

[superkingdave]

was the inference at Essex aswell IIRC

 

[marc71178]

Also, when at Essex he didn't participate in the usual team activites (cruising around in their ******s at night)