Cricket World Cup

[Eyas]

Yawn

You'll probably find a few teams there are made up of more than one country.

[God is an Englishman]

Talking of crap, how about those Windies

Exactly. Downward cricket spiral as their youngsters more & more prefer soccer-football.

ps, Is that loose collection of island states a even a country?

They've lost more to basketball than to football according to my west indian mates. Years of the cricket facilities not being looked after etc.

[God is an Englishman]

Yawn

You'll probably find a few teams there are made up of more than one country.

I can think of 2, possibly 3 (not sure on the qualification but maybe even 4.

[Eliteguiden]

Definitely three (at least)

[God is an Englishman]

Definitely three (at least)

Who are your 3?

[Eliteguiden]

West Indies (Bermuda, Bahamas etc.)
Ireland (Ireland, Northern Ireland)
England (England, Wales)

[God is an Englishman]

West Indies (Bermuda, Bahamas etc.)
Ireland (Ireland, Northern Ireland)
England (England, Wales)

Wasn't sure if N Ireland counted as technically the cricket side is only S Ireland.

What about UAE? Do the Emirates count as different "countries"?

[Eliteguiden]

I did say at least.

I'm pretty sure the Ireland team represents both sides of the border, hence the flag.

[God is an Englishman]

I did say at least.

I'm pretty sure the Ireland team represents both sides of the border, hence the flag.

They just use the S Ireland flag don't they?

[Eliteguiden]

No.

[God is an Englishman]

No.

You are indeed correct.

Now, is an Emirate a country?

[Eliteguiden]

No idea

[Delete Your Account]

You are indeed correct.

Now, is an Emirate a country?

An emirate is a political territory that is ruled by a dynastic Arab monarch styled emir. It also means principality

[Eliteguiden]

I read that on wikipedia too.

[N5 1BH]

So an emirate would be a country in the same sense that the Wales, Monaco & Andorra etc. are countries

[Eliteguiden]

More like Wales, Færoe Islands and Surinam which are all parts of other 'countries'. I don't think anyone considers Monaco and Andorra to be that.

[N5 1BH]

More like Wales, Færoe Islands and Surinam which are all parts of other 'countries'. I don't think anyone considers Monaco and Andorra to be that.

So you have to be part of another country to be an emirate?

[Jay Walking]

West Indies (Bermuda, Bahamas etc.)
Ireland (Ireland, Northern Ireland)
England (England, Wales)

Wasn't sure if N Ireland counted as technically the cricket side is only S Ireland.

What about UAE? Do the Emirates count as different "countries"?

The UAE is a country with separate principalities ruling a province. Basically two states to form a country.

[God is an Englishman]

So an emirate would be a country in the same sense that the Wales, Monaco & Andorra etc. are countries

Wales is a country, it's no longer a principality.

[N5 1BH]

So an emirate would be a country in the same sense that the Wales, Monaco & Andorra etc. are countries

Wales is a country, it's no longer a principality.

Indeed that is correct

[Delete Your Account]

So an emirate would be a country in the same sense that the Wales, Monaco & Andorra etc. are countries

Wales is a country, it's no longer a principality.

Why does it have a Prince then?

[N5 1BH]

Wales can still have a prince but it's not a principality coz it's not actually ruled by the prince. I think that's it.

[Anality Returns]

This tournament is not the same without the Netherlands.

[God is an Englishman]

This tournament is not the same without the Netherlands.

Same with Holland.

[Con M]

So an emirate would be a country in the same sense that the Wales, Monaco & Andorra etc. are countries

Wales is a country, it's no longer a principality.

Why does it have a Prince then?

How come Wales can have team(s) in the EPL, yet other British home nations like Scotland & Northern Ireland can't ?

[Cloister]

Who says they can't? I'm pretty sure Gretna (I think it was Gretna) used to play in the English football pyramid. Had they been more successful they could have worked ther way up there.

[God is an Englishman]

How come Wales can have team(s) in the EPL, yet other British home nations like Scotland & Northern Ireland can't ?

Because the welsh teams qualified, no scottish team ever has.

[Stitch This]

England heading down to Flight Centre during the drinks break

[God is an Englishman]

England heading down to Flight Centre during the drinks break

They'd judge that wrong as well and go down the wrong line. Hopefully this will be the push to get rid of Downton.

Meanwhile KP is sitting on a beach in the W Indies not required.

[bapa]

For the second time this WC, New Zealand will bat before the supper break after having bowled an opposition out. Tim Southee. What a spell by him. Seven wickets. Four of them were outswinger hitting the off stump. New Zealand were too good - with the ball, in the field, with the captaincy - against the top order, but pretty ordinary from the lower order. Root made no attempt to farm the strike as the wickets kept falling. And Broad kept running away from the ball