For what bizarre reason should someone have to choose one? Like the lad above, he’s as Welsh as he is English, so why should he limit himself to one? What’s he actual reason to do so?

The semi final will be Blake’s biggest game so far in a Warrington shirt.
So his performance will give us a marker of how thing sit with him.

It won’t matter what Austin and Patton do if our pack keep getting dominated. Props lay a platform for half backs to work from. That’s true at State Of Origin level or Saturday afternoon amateur level.

Indeed, and concurred.

However, in a one off game, an inspirational performance from such as Blake could inspire the whole team to outperform.

You were in control for the majority of the first half against Saints and Austin was nowhere to be seen. Not what you expect from a marquee player who’s supposed to be the best in the league.

Utter tosh. My nephew has 2 passports both countries recognise his right to have 2 nationalities.

The heritage issue is slightly different but it was eloquently stated by the Polish supporter above as to why there is a case to say it is not without merit.

You can have equal commitment to 2 things. I love my nation far less than my children and I love and have passion equally for my kids.

The concept of a nation is important for laws, property rights and cultural identity. It is not key for the right to take to the field for 80 minutes.

Having said all that, Austin should not play because he just ain't good enough.

What happens if we have a three game Test series, England v Australia. Aussies win the First Test and then in the second, England win thanks to a great performance from Blake Austin. The Aussies call him up for the decider. Blake surely has the right to feel Australian as well as English so who is anyone else to say he's not entitled to two nationalities? He switches sides and helps the Aussies win the decisive Test.

Australia will sekect those only from previous state of origin.
So the scenario wouldn't occur.

Well i love this fictional can literally never happen scenario but he can't play for England one week then Australia the next ha ha ha ha what a bizzarre thing to say.
As soon as he plays for us he can never play for Australia as we are both Tier 1 countries.

Portugal?? Or as he had a pint in Dublin therefore qualifies to play for Ireland...its all total Horlicks...which country would you choose if were born bang smack on the border of 2 countries

The one that is winning

If you are free to change the gender you identify with you should be free to change the country you identify with, surely.

In the same way that people put he/him or she/her as gender identifying pronouns in their twitter bio/email sig, to avoid accidental offence from others, the players could indicate on their twitters the appropriate greeting: G'day/how's it goin?, Hey up/how do?, Bonjour/Salut, Who you lookin' at Jimmy?/Get tae feck man

Next question. What if your mother was a jock your father a taff your nan Irish and your grandad a froggy and you were born in orford.should you have the right to play for 5 countries...

If I was a decent prospect I'd be tempted to pick England as that's my only chance of winning a World Cup for a country I loved. If I didn't make the grade, I'd be over the moon to represent Wales but under your rules, I wouldn't be able to. To force someone's hand that early in their career to choose one would be ridiculous.

There are also life events that happen such as a parent passing away for moving countries that can change your view.

You're making out nationality to be black and white. For you it may be, for many people it isn't.

no but you could always join the Orford Massive.