Just that i'm tired of the media referring to Stokes as " New Zealand/Christchurch born " every time his name crops up. Why don't they refer to the backgrounds of Watling, Wagner, Elliott when they're mentioned? They did the same thing with Caddick when he played for England.Is it some pathetic attempt at snaffling some of the glory? Seems an incredibly " small town " kind of thing.
Irritating...
I don't think it's just here though. I do often hear 'South Aftrican born Wagner/Elliott" (not so much Watling). You also hear "SA born Pietersen" and others in British commentary/media and even in other countries' press. There is a lot of column inches to write, and not always a lot to say, so they include human interest stuff like this consistently as filler - did you know Jacob Oram was a soccer goalkeeper?