@stretch and @mntboy, ja i know, what you are saying about Labooshane is true to a degree, but keep in mind that Labooshane's parents left for Queensland when he was 10, so technically he isnt a born Ozzie. I played club cricket alongside Jonathan Trott and I tell you, that guy was class from the first time I played against him at u/15 trials and seeing him play for England really saddened me. It has to be said Trotty would never push King Kallis out of the side back then and finding a space for him in THAT Protea side was probably going to be difficult. (Just to give some perspective on why I feel the way I do) Andrew Strauss, now theres someone who irritates me. but not as much as KP... anyone seen that series of interviews on SS2 "KP the Genius" or whatever it's called? OMG he is a proper box! To conclude, its not so much the kids that are schooled/born/raised outside of our beloved country and play for their adopted country that irks me, its the vast number of cricketers that we see leaving every year and are lost to our flawed domestic/national structure. But we are not unique, other sporting codes in other countries do experience the same. Cricket IS the beautiful game!
