CRICKET

[Ironside]

come on the convicts

[Ironside]

btw do you not think its time to change the ENGLISH national anthem to jersulum, then we brits can get behing god save the queen for the british anthem

[Colchester Kev]

I agree with the Anthem comment 100%

[Ironside]

you listen to the welsh or the scots anthems inspire a team before kick off, but god save the queen doesnt seem to have the same inspirational quailties, if it was rationed to just british teams (englands cricket test team is in fact britain) then it would have something too it

and i feel that 50k english men singing jeruslum has the same effect as 28k scots singing flower of scotland or 3 welshmen singing anything

[ifm]

Englands test team british?
are you mad?
Scotland have their own team too you know

[Ironside]

scotland has its own one day team as do ireland and wales but all players of the home nations can play test cricket for england and then choose to play 1 day for there home nation or england most choose england though

[MrMoves]

And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England’s mountains green?
And was the Holy Lamb of God
On England’s pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark satanic mills?

Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England’s green and pleasant land.

[Karabiner]

My light-dance working a treat !

Getting gloomier, but not for England.

 

[redsimon]

I win more on Betfair if aussies square the series. Heart says c'mon England pocket says not

[ifm]

Absolute bunkum mr Ironside sir, you can play for England only if eligible, being scottish, welsh or irish does NOT qualify you to play for England, being ENGLISH does.
It is not a British team, it's an English one.
There are various residency criteria and also playing county cricket for so many days per year for 6 or 7 years is another.
I'm sure it can be looked up, i may do later if you wish.

[MrMoves]

Heart & pocket says come on rain, bad light or anything to make it a draw  

[redsimon]

Absolute bunkum mr Ironside sir, you can play for England only if eligible, being scottish, welsh or irish does NOT qualify you to play for England, being ENGLISH does.
It is not a British team, it's an English one.
There are various residency criteria and also playing county cricket for so many days per year for 6 or 7 years is another.
I'm sure it can be looked up, i may do later if you wish.

Pretty sure there have been several welsh "England" players so I'm not sure you are 100% correct.

Edit: 30 seconds search on google found this:
http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/2004/03/25/500486.html

[ifm]

Yeah, soz about the welsh thingy, for some reason it's always been like that
Odd really but as that says it is the england and welsh cricket board, i'll have to look for the criteria regarding welsh, maybe they're automatic too but the scots ain't

[redsimon]

Not really a sport i care too much for but I guess with Glamorgan being a County side prolly explains the welsh bit. (Football has anomalies too, Cardiff,Swansea etc in English leagues)

[Ironside]

there was a player a couple of years back

Hamilton i believe was his name

he wanted into the english test team but was more likely to be played as a 1 day player

but he wanted to play his 1 day cricket for scotland 

never did make the test team as he was more of an all rounder

but sure he played for scotlnad in the world cup