Quote: Ordsall Quays Red "Andrew Strauss was born in Johannesburg but moved to England aged 6.
Matt Prior was born in Johannesburg and moved to England aged 11 and has an English father giving him eligibility for England.
Kevin Pietersen was born in Pietermaritzburg but has lived over here for over 10 years and has an English mother which gives him eligibility anyway.
Jonathan Trott holds a British passport due to his British grandparents.
Dimitri Mascarenhas was born in London but was brought up in Oz.
Geraint Jones has a British passport through his parents even though he was born in PNG and brought up in Oz.
Craig Kieswetter has never played, and hopefully never will play, test match cricket for England.
Neither Drogba or Torres qualify for the football team as they have played competitive football for their countries.
I think more vitriol should be poured on to the England rugby union team having in their midsts at the moment Shontayne Hape who played for NZ at RL as well as having recently picked Henry Paul (NZ RL) and Lesley Vainikolo (NZ RL) and having Dylan Hartley, Manu Tuilagi, Simon Shaw, Matt Stevens and Joe Simpson in the current squad, none of whom were born in this country.
Rant over!!'"
Urrmmm in the interests of fairness to the RU guys:
Simon Shaw moved to England from Kenya aged 16, Started playing Rugby when he moved here, and represented England at all ages group levels. The man may have been born in Kenya, but to an English family.
Matt Stevens has English Parents
Dylan Hartley has an English Mother
Joe Simpson was born In Aus, to an English Father.
Manu Tulilagi had played ALL his rugby in England, as he moved here at a early age, and chose to represent England (where he grew up).
They have all played their entire careers to date in England, so why do they deserve more vitriol than any of the Cricketers?
Hape, Paul, and Vainikolo well, thats a different case. Shouldn't have been allowed.
