could we also use the DNA of the Aussie players to prove that they may of been involved in some criminal act and get them deported

To put this into context, Eddie was rendering his sack protein free over two Aussies, one was fijian and one was Samoan!!!
In answer to the original question 2000 years!

I strongly feel you're Nationality should be influenced by where you have lived the longest. So a 22yo Aussie can play for England when he's 45. Or 44 and a day etc.

I suppose it opens up people to lying about their past though - "I lived in PNG for 2 years, NZ for 3 years etc and Malaysia for a year" etc etc.

I suppose in today's very culturally mixed and PC countries governments are scared to death of alienating foreigners too long.
I think with modern record keeping time spent in places should be considered.

for me your English if you were born in England Welsh if yoy were born in Wales etc you never become English just because you live or work here end of

Approximatley 9 months from conception to birth, anything else is just wrong.

Agree.

But you also have to consider parentage and flukes of where people are born.

Until you pass the Englishness test.

Jack Charlton once said if you have a dog called Paddy you can play for Ireland.

By the looks of those on display in the first half against wales it should be for ever.Same as I said at the time the only thing it proves to me is they aint good enough to get in the Oz side.

What if you were born to English parents whilst they were holidaying in Benidorm or some such?

I think Terry butcher was born in Singapore.....I'd say he was English...

I think either you or your mum and dad should be born here to cover those in the armed forces etc stationed all round the world.....no one else

You would be Benidormian and not English.

What about those born on an aircraft?

Will they all end up playing for every country?

Could this be the reason Rangi Chase can't seem to make up his mind?

Nah: Roger's English.