Quote ="vastman"FWIW
My own opinion is that he should not be picked because he isn't British by birth, nor has he as far as i'm aware applied to be a British citizen. He is a Kiwi, end of IMO - that is my belief and I simply can't see any justification for what has happened - morally at least.
I agree with your sentiments about Rangi being a Kiwi and not being eligible to play for England as this is a belief i have always had. I do not agree however that there is no justification for him playing for England, every other sport allows this to happen and even the Aussies and Kiwi's in rugby league are guilty of this. Therefore we either follow suit or get left further behind by not picking the best players available under the current rules. Yorkshire cricket club had the same beliefs but had eventually to allow foreigners into the team or get left totally behind. I will never agree with it happening but i have to accept it until all countries put a stop to it and we all know this will never happen.
