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Thread #84597   Message #1562685
Posted By: GUEST
13-Sep-05 - 09:10 AM
Thread Name: BS: Well done England
Subject: RE: BS: Well done England
I've no problem with that Tam. I lived maybe 30 years as an Englishman in Wales and am aware of the England=UK attitude that some people have. That said, I feel you have made your point on this many times in these cricket threads and whether people agree with you or not, your view has been taken note of.

I'm honestly not sure of the current situation with England and cricket but on that one, I just look at it as an historical naming that doesn't seem to trouble too many people. It would perhaps be more akward to rename the team?

The ECB does represent both England and Wales and one of our best bowlers in the series (Simon Jones) is Welsh. I'm not sure how Scotland or Northern Ireland fit into it now but as I said before, I can even point you to a captain of England who was a Scotsman.

BTW. England once had a bowler that I really liked - great accuracy - that I once thought was Scottish - Angus Fraser - but I believe he was born in Lancashire.