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    Posted: 17 August 2007 at 6:37pm
Shane Warne is planning to become a non-overseas palyer for Hampshire. His excuse, his mother had lived in germany, and moved over to Australia when he was 4 or 5. So if he sucseeds in getting a German passport Hampshire will have the luxury of another overseas player next year.
 
But surely this shouldnt be allowed, he is about 95% Aussie. Hes played loads of games for Australia, and while doing so has become the bowler with most test wicets. Personally I dont think he can be classed German having merely spentthe 1st 4 years of his childhood there. He has always thought of himself as Australian, and after the life he's had there, he should be classed as it.


Edited by Monty - 17 August 2007 at 6:37pm
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it's called working the system and whilst it is annoying and unfortunate there are plenty of others in the past who have got away with (maybe not to the same extent admittedly)
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I hope he suceeds, what a great guy. If there was one person who I hoped could work the system its good old Warnie!
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I thought his mother left Germany when she was 5, Shane is a born and bred Aussie isn't he ?
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Originally posted by Clobber

it's called working the system and whilst it is annoying and unfortunate there are plenty of others in the past who have got away with (maybe not to the same extent admittedly)
It's called taking the p*ss - but then being misreported by the press ....... if you listen to the original interview Warne was clearly having a pop at the influx of overseas players and the kolpak debacle
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