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[mcgill123]

Can someone save me the effort of working it out for myself and explain how Boyd is back playing for Ireland again?, thanks.

[Woodyspin]

Cause he cant get in the england team im guessing

[ProCricketer1982]

Because he's Irish so plays for Ireland, except when they think they are good enough to play for England then qualify for England.. Then they realise they aren't or get old so go back to playing for Ireland

[jamielsn15]

Last England game was 2014 ashes and odis that followed. Served his two years and is eligible for Ireland selection.

[WalkingWicket37]

Basically he qualified for England, realised he wasn't good enough so went back and re-qualified for Ireland. Ed Joyce did the same thing, and unless his form improves Eoin Morgan may be doing the same before long! 

[mcgill123]

Thanks for the replies, can't help but think this seems flawed, didn't Ronchi do something similar?.

[ppccopener]

Basically he qualified for England, realised he wasn't good enough so went back and re-qualified for Ireland. Ed Joyce did the same thing, and unless his form imporoves Eoin Morgan may be doing the same before long! 

Hmmm....we have a 'special' relationship with Irish born players, there's no test cricket they can play so it's associate rules which enable them to play for us. And yes almost all of them have returned to play for Ireland once the chance is Test cricket slips away. Morgan of course is England captain so there's more of an incentive to play for us...and who knows his Test career may start again.. unlikely I know..but possible.
Plus how far would Ireland get in a World tournament?

He's not English thou...and we know that, he doesn't sing our national anthem, presume that didn't escape anyone's notice !  You can't blame the bloke, he plays for England but he's Irish..

[RoCo Da Pixie]

This is a similar thing to what could happen with KP. Apparently he can qualify to play for South Africa next year. Would be interesting if that was to happen.

[Alvaro]

Thanks for the replies, can't help but think this seems flawed, didn't Ronchi do something similar?.

Ronchi was born in NZ.

This is great for Associate cricket btw. It also shouldn't be ignored that England treated him like poo and Warwickshire actively pressed him to give up international cricket with Ireland before they offered him his livelihood. You can understand the choices he made. Given all that, a return to Ireland strikes me as being perfectly reasonable.

[ppccopener]

This is a similar thing to what could happen with KP. Apparently he can qualify to play for South Africa next year. Would be interesting if that was to happen.

let's hope that comes true, presuming the quota system that blocked his path is now not stopping him any longer.

 

[Batbuddy99]

Hmmm....we have a 'special' relationship with Irish born players, there's no test cricket they can play so it's associate rules which enable them to play for us. And yes almost all of them have returned to play for Ireland once the chance is Test cricket slips away. Morgan of course is England captain so there's more of an incentive to play for us...and who knows his Test career may start again.. unlikely I know..but possible.
Plus how far would Ireland get in a World tournament?

He's not English thou...and we know that, he doesn't sing our national anthem, presume that didn't escape anyone's notice !  You can't blame the bloke, he plays for England but he's Irish..

He never sang the Irish anthem either
It was on A League Of Their Own

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[ppccopener]

He never sang the Irish anthem either
It was on A League Of Their Own

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you could well be right about that....

[FattusCattus]

Maybe he's not good at remembering a lot of words in sequence.

[jamesisapayne]

Maybe he's not good at remembering a lot of words in sequence.

Ha ha. I laughed out loud when I read that!

I have no idea whatsoever how he can become England captain. He's Irish. I think the law is a complete joke that just because a country doesn't have a test qualified team their players can play for other countries.

[ppccopener]

Maybe he's not good at remembering a lot of words in sequence.

hehe.. you're on form today