The Cricket Thread

[Misfit]

 

[bern]

When they get their candy asses kicked again what excuse will they come up with then?

 

[theShiznit]

Almost sounds like whinging...

Maybe they are not as far removed from us pommies as they'd like to think...

 

[alfie103]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarrie_Grimmett

The Aussies started the trend of nicking players from other countries.....

 

[tiger666]

Not bitter at all.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23598798

 

[Misfit]

 

[bern]

What was that my iPad is just showing a question mark?

 

[Misfit]

Just a butthurt image. I'll change it to some a little less butt-pluggy.

 

[KPSPUR]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarrie_Grimmett

The Aussies started the trend of nicking players from other countries.....

Not quite so sure on that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjitsinhji

 

[bern]

Yeah but he was ditched cos they couldn't get his name on the score board.

 

[wooderz]

Not quite so sure on that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjitsinhji

Born 10 September 1872
Sarodar, Kathiawar, British India

 

[KPSPUR]

Born 10 September 1872
Sarodar, Kathiawar, British India

Was he playing for the British Empire team?

 

[bern]

People in glass houses etc etc....

 

[cockjol]

What's jonathan Barnett got to do with it?!

 

[Bromavinci]

Fuck youse all, ya pommie cheating faaackers

 

[Kendall]

Warne crying over England's apparent arrogance at winning.

Considering he was part of the most arrogant and antagonistic team ever to grace the sport, it's a bit rich.

The Aussies are the worst losers in sport.

 

[Arnoldtoo]

The Aussies are the worst losers in sport.

Probably lack of practice.

 

[bern]

miaow

 

[alfie103]

Not quite so sure on that: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjitsinhji

Ah touche! Thats very good.

However, I'll raise you this one

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_Wessels

 

[KPSPUR]

Ah touche! Thats very good.

However, I'll raise you this one

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_Wessels

Nice work, heres a list of foreign born players to have played for England in test cricket:

AUSTRALIA: Billy Murdoch, John Ferris, Sammy Woods, Albert Trott, ‘Gubby’ Allen, Adam Hollioake, Ben Hollioake, Jason Gallian, Tim Ambrose.
SOUTH AFRICA: Basil D’Oliviera, Tony Greig, Ian Greig, Allan Lamb, Chris Smith, Robin Smith, Andrew Strauss, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior, Ian Trott.
WEST INDIES: Lord Harris, Pelham Warner, Roland Butcher, Norman Cowans, Wilf Slack, Gladstone Small, Phillip DeFreitas, Devon Malcolm, Chris Lewis, Neil Williams, Joseph Benjamin.
NEW ZEALAND: Andy Caddick.
INDIA: K.S. Ranjitsinhji (‘Ranji’), Edward Wynyard, Richard Young, Neville Tufnell, Douglas Jardine, K.S. Duleepsinhji (‘Duleep’), Nawab of Pataudi, Sr., Errol Holmes, Norman Mitchell-Innes, George Emmett, Colin Cowdrey, John Jameson, Bob Woolmer, Robin Jackman, Nasser Hussain, Minal Patel.
PAKISTAN: Usman Afzaal, Owais Shah.
ZIMBABWE (formerly Rhodesia): Graeme Hick, Paul Parker.
KENYA: Derek Pringle.
ZAMBIA: Phil Edmonds, Neil Radford.
GERMANY: Donald Carr, Paul Terry.
ITALY: Ted Dexter.
PERU: Freddie Brown.
HONG KONG: Dermot Reeve.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Geraint Jones.
DENMARK: Amjad Khan.

I think the new ECB rules on foreign players playing for England are a good idea.

"If the overseas-born players arrive after their 18th birthday under the England and Wales Cricket Board's new rules, they must wait seven years rather than four years to qualify.
For those that live in England before they turn 18, the period of qualification will be four years".

The same rules should be applied to all test playing countries though, not just England.

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