TheStinger
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- Apr 23, 2009
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Growing up, I wanted to play cricket for Australia. I was never going to be good enough, but as with a lot of kids growing up watching their heroes out on the Adelaide Oval (or whatever your local ground happens to be) I dreamed of one day being out there.
I also have British citizenship, thanks to my mum being Scottish. Until a few years ago, I had never lived in Britain and save for one trip when I was two, I had never really been to England. But if when I was growing up and moving up the ranks of Australian cricket, I had reached a certain point where it was clear I was not going to make the next step up into the Australian team and there was a spot open in the England team, would I have jumped ship and taken it?
Having grown up wanting England beaten at every opportunity, how easy would it be to make that decision? The question that would have to be answered would be do I want to play Test cricket or do I want to play Test cricket for my country? And seeings as I had spent my entire life in Australia, that was my country.
I am not sure, as it would be a very difficult question to answer if you had spent your entire life working towards playing test cricket and here was an opportunity to fulfill that dream.
Anyone else with dual citizenship that would like to weigh in here? What would you do?
I also have British citizenship, thanks to my mum being Scottish. Until a few years ago, I had never lived in Britain and save for one trip when I was two, I had never really been to England. But if when I was growing up and moving up the ranks of Australian cricket, I had reached a certain point where it was clear I was not going to make the next step up into the Australian team and there was a spot open in the England team, would I have jumped ship and taken it?
Having grown up wanting England beaten at every opportunity, how easy would it be to make that decision? The question that would have to be answered would be do I want to play Test cricket or do I want to play Test cricket for my country? And seeings as I had spent my entire life in Australia, that was my country.
I am not sure, as it would be a very difficult question to answer if you had spent your entire life working towards playing test cricket and here was an opportunity to fulfill that dream.
Anyone else with dual citizenship that would like to weigh in here? What would you do?