Rankin rejects Ireland.

huge risk for rankin to be taking here , he will be well down the pecking order for a place with england and will be unable to represent ireland

for those having a go at the ECB here , one simple question, why would the ECB "loot" him from ireland when we have such strength in depth in seam bowling and have absolutely no need for him

if you are looking to blame someone for the potential impact on irish cricket why not blame the players themselves, they are the ones turning their backs on ireland in the hope they will be successful on a bigger stage

England don't want Rankin, instead they must be tempted by Paul Stirling.

why ?

hes only played 9 FC matches and averages 25 , not exactly earth-shattering

Rich i was talking more in the one dayers where recently he has scored 2 tons against Pakistan and Sri Lanka with a T20 strike rate.

i doubt very much he would turn his back on ireland just to play ODIs , and hes nowhere near a test place

and when will people get this into their heads

the ECB are not poaching players from ireland , the decision is and has to be made by the individual himself and he has to accept all the risk associated with that decision

I know this is embarrassing for you poms but do stay on topic.Leagues and blah.

They should change the rules to -once you play for a country , stay put.This is a simple solution.

What england are doing now is snatching a toddler after all the potty training by their catholic momma.

Pox is exaggerating again

"comment by hazsa19 (U8480) posted 3 minutes ago

Pox is exaggerating again"

You mean 'talking rubbish'?

only fools would believe england are "snatching" anyone , its the individual's decision, no-one is forcing him to do anything he doesn't want to do

and at end of the day he aint anywhere near good enough to get into the england team anyway