Edmonton Saint Posted 8 July, 2009 Share Posted 8 July, 2009 But I don't follow cricket and was wondering why the England cricket team is playing its opening game in the ashes in Cardiff, Wales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 8 July, 2009 Share Posted 8 July, 2009 Because (i think) technically its the English and Welsh cricket team since the ECB is the "England and Wales Cricket Board" The one and only time I'm able to answer a cricket question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmonton Saint Posted 8 July, 2009 Author Share Posted 8 July, 2009 I see, why are they only called England then and not England and Wales? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungle Posted 8 July, 2009 Share Posted 8 July, 2009 Baj is pretty much correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 8 July, 2009 Share Posted 8 July, 2009 I see, why are they only called England then and not England and Wales? Now I'm out of my depth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungle Posted 8 July, 2009 Share Posted 8 July, 2009 Probably for the same reason we call the Olympic Team "Great Britain" rather than "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 8 July, 2009 Share Posted 8 July, 2009 Simon Jones (hero of the 2005 Ashes) is Welsh, and yeh it's cos of the England and Wales Cricket Board. I think bungle summed up why. In my opinion, the Rose Bowl would have been a better choice than Cardiff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack rill Posted 8 July, 2009 Share Posted 8 July, 2009 But I don't follow cricket and was wondering why the England cricket team is playing its opening game in the ashes in Cardiff, Wales? Because the convicts are into the same sort of amusement arcade as the Taffy's,,,,hth;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 8 July, 2009 Share Posted 8 July, 2009 The atmosphere looked crap today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungle Posted 8 July, 2009 Share Posted 8 July, 2009 The atmosphere looked crap today I will make sure it looks much better on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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