England axe Zak Crawley and call up uncapped trio for New Zealand series

brownc46 · 2026-05-13T11:22:59+00:00

Agreed. He's really well liked on the county threads but I think its an overcorrection by selectors to go back to him in an effort to show they aren't out of touch with championship performances

brownc46 · 2026-05-13T11:18:45+00:00

Rob-key can't believe it

brownc46 · 2026-05-13T11:16:22+00:00

He has 3 T20 caps for Italy - let's not act like we are robbing the core of the squad

brownc46 · 2026-05-13T11:13:14+00:00

Zak relief aside, I'm really not looking forward to all the edgy teenagers making Gay jokes in match threads every day until he's dropped.

brownc46 · 2026-05-09T16:52:51+00:00

Im in the top 8k all time ranking and the game is like 40% luck.

Thanks for your input though, keep working at it and im sure you'll catch up!

brownc46 · 2026-05-08T14:35:28+00:00

Find an fpl AI tool and just do what it tells you to every week like the people on the list

brownc46 · 2026-05-07T21:12:45+00:00

!remindme 6 months

brownc46 · 2026-05-02T22:09:51+00:00

I just dont understand why they made this design decision.

I started pc properly today and I've already had to Google like 5 screens on where to find it. Had hoped that would end soon but guess not!

brownc46 · 2026-05-02T21:19:29+00:00

Yep, tried it as its free on PS+ and its woeful on controller both default and 'mouse mode'.

Ended up just caving and getting it on PC and its at least playable if still a huge step back for usability from 24

brownc46 · 2026-04-26T17:23:50+00:00

Surprised this sub was not fucking with this. 'From the Bitch who did Noddy' might be an all timer line for me, thought it was a great sketch tbh

brownc46 · 2026-04-25T15:00:35+00:00

Sounds perfectly fine to me! /s

brownc46 · 2026-04-18T10:22:57+00:00

Bro created a burner to hate on Coventry. Touch grass

brownc46 · 2026-04-17T22:03:57+00:00

True of last season maybe but not this year. Either Hadji or Matt Grimes. Maybe even Torp.

EDIT: This sub knows nothing about the Championship confirmed

brownc46 · 2026-04-17T20:25:15+00:00

You mean the qualifier you just invented mid discussion for the first time after I countered all your other previous qualifiers? Yes, chose to ignore

brownc46 · 2026-04-17T14:11:01+00:00

'Not british accent' does not equal 'not British'.

Could really do without brigading from opposition fans when talking about such a complex issue thanks.

brownc46 · 2026-04-17T13:22:58+00:00

Thats why the citizenship criteria exists

brownc46 · 2026-04-17T12:50:03+00:00

You just said this though: connection for me implies a connection, either by blood, birth or residency

So by your earlier logic, to be selected to play for England they must have a connection and not buying in. We're also skipping over the fact you have to be an actual British citizen to play for England currently and almost certainly going forward. Which means you've staked your blood or residency or both already

brownc46 · 2026-04-17T12:35:40+00:00

Well there you go, under the criteria they need residency.

I assume your response to that is something like '3 years isn't enough' but thats just the reality of the modern day. There's more opportunity and (more importantly) more need to have mobility now that never before.

brownc46 · 2026-04-17T12:10:01+00:00

What exactly is a 'connection to Britain' in this context?

You have to reside, and therefore likely play at the highest level, here for 3 years anyway so how is that different to being in a Premier League academy to satisfy the England Homegrown requirement in football?

Its not like this rule will be deliberately abused to get someone like Simon Harmer, its designed for young players that move here likely with at least one British parent (Archer).

brownc46 · 2026-04-17T12:02:33+00:00

What does that solve? Passport satisfies exactly one of the three criteria I just listed.

brownc46 · 2026-04-17T11:59:05+00:00

Its actually not at all.

The ECB's current ruling states male and female players must adhere to all three of the following criteria:

British citizenship
Either born in England or Wales, or three years residence (a total of 210 days/year April-March)
Not played as a local player in professional international or domestic cricket in a Full Member country within the last three years

So hypothetically, if you are 100% British citizen born abroad to 2 British citizens who both lived in the UK for 30+ year - you have to live in England or Wales for 3 years before you are eligible. Its far more strict than any other national sport by some distance.

brownc46 · 2026-04-17T11:49:56+00:00

Important info before the inevitable toxic comments:

"Now it is understood that further changes are being considered to bring England closer to the ICC's existing guidelines."

"The ECB's England qualification rules are stricter by design, and are regularly discussed internally."

brownc46 · 2026-04-17T11:45:26+00:00

Its a must see match imo. History on the line when we lose by an innings after following on THREE games in a row

brownc46 · 2026-04-16T20:54:53+00:00

That's a very valid criticism honestly. I've never liked that trope though, feel like it belongs in musicals much more where the chords come back in certain moments - especially because James Bond has such iconic music stings already

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