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whufc wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:We need to put together an all-rounder XI

Are we considering keepers as all rounders...? Can we only have one of them....if so.

1. Watson
2. Jayasuriya (98 wickets at 34) plus i struggled for another opener.
3. Kallis
4. Sobers
5. Miller
6. Botham
7. Gilchrist
8. Imran Khan
9. Kapil Dev
10. Wasim Akram
11. Hadlee

Yes, I consider a keeper batter as an allrounder

Lightning McQueen wrote:

amber_fluid wrote:Amber’s all time Xl
Hayden
Greenidge
Lara
Tendulkar
Ponting
Kallis
Gilchrist
Warne
Ambrose
McGrath
Younis

I meant an “all-rounder” XI.

Pretty happy with your list though, I’d probably go Sangakarra and Akram for Gordon & Waqar but there is no wrong or right opinions

Yeah I started that post just before you posted.
I tossed up Waqar, Wasim and Hadlee.
Sangakarra’s stats are as good as any but I didn’t think he was as good as they show though.

Then Sangakarra can play instead of Jayaysuriya.

whufc wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:We need to put together an all-rounder XI

Are we considering keepers as all rounders...? Can we only have one of them....if so.

1. Watson
2. Jayasuriya (98 wickets at 34) plus i struggled for another opener.
3. Kallis
4. Sobers
5. Miller
6. Botham
7. Gilchrist
8. Imran Khan
9. Kapil Dev
10. Wasim Akram
11. Hadlee

As great as your team is I could probably only judge on players that I’ve seen play, if mal selected your list then it’s warranted .

Using my criteria I would change Sobers and Miller for possibly the Waugh twins, one would just about rate Warne as an allrounder, I think he’s a far better bat than his average suggest, he would’ve gone in at 7/400+ many times and just gone the tonk as he batted in junk time

Lightning McQueen wrote:

whufc wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:We need to put together an all-rounder XI

Are we considering keepers as all rounders...? Can we only have one of them....if so.

1. Watson
2. Jayasuriya (98 wickets at 34) plus i struggled for another opener.
3. Kallis
4. Sobers
5. Miller
6. Botham
7. Gilchrist
8. Imran Khan
9. Kapil Dev
10. Wasim Akram
11. Hadlee

As great as your team is I could probably only judge on players that I’ve seen play, if mal selected your list then it’s warranted .

Using my criteria I would change Sobers and Miller for possibly the Waugh twins, one would just about rate Warne as an allrounder, I think he’s a far better bat than his average suggest, he would’ve gone in at 7/400+ many times and just gone the tonk as he batted in junk time

Forgot about the Waugh twins being allrounders.

What about Flintoff?
I’d have him before Stokes
Shaun Pollock has to be in there

Mitch is saving Australia

whufc wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:

whufc wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:We need to put together an all-rounder XI

Are we considering keepers as all rounders...? Can we only have one of them....if so.

1. Watson
2. Jayasuriya (98 wickets at 34) plus i struggled for another opener.
3. Kallis
4. Sobers
5. Miller
6. Botham
7. Gilchrist
8. Imran Khan
9. Kapil Dev
10. Wasim Akram
11. Hadlee

As great as your team is I could probably only judge on players that I’ve seen play, if mal selected your list then it’s warranted .

Using my criteria I would change Sobers and Miller for possibly the Waugh twins, one would just about rate Warne as an allrounder, I think he’s a far better bat than his average suggest, he would’ve gone in at 7/400+ many times and just gone the tonk as he batted in junk time

Forgot about the Waugh twins being allrounders.

I do think a lot of people do forget that before his back problems, Steve Waugh was a pretty decent bowler

Jim05 wrote:Mitch is saving Australia

Smudge playing a fantastic support role as well

Jim05 wrote:Mitch is saving Australia

MCG crowd wont boo him this time then

My best 11 i've seen

Hayden
Cook
Ponting
Lara
Tendulkar
S.Waugh
Gilchrist
Warne
Ambrose
Walsh
McGrath

woodublieve12 wrote:My best 11 i've seen

Hayden
Cook
Ponting
Lara
Tendulkar
S.Waugh
Gilchrist
Warne
Ambrose
Walsh
McGrath

Reckon we would be about the same age looking at that list.

For sentimental value can't go past the middle order of Ponting, Lara, Tendulkar............but its hard to ignore what Smith and Kohli have done in recent years.....they have to be seriously considered.

woodublieve12 wrote:My best 11 i've seen

Hayden
Cook
Ponting
Lara
Tendulkar
S.Waugh
Gilchrist
Warne
Ambrose
Walsh
McGrath

Good team.
Tugga Waugh is an interesting one.
I’d have Border, Viv Richard’s, Smith, Chappell before him

Scoreboard showing 44 overs remaining today.

Mine from 1978-79 onwards:

Gavaskar - played with Australia at Adelaide in 85-86 (1st test I ever watched live) and he opened against those West Indies teams ad nauseum - first to 10 000
Cook- just shades Hayden
Ponting
Lara
Tendulkar
Border - made runs everywhere and against the those West Indies teams 2nd to 10 000 and more often than not came in at 2-3 for F*** All
Gilchrist
Warne
Marshall
Lillee
McGrath

Ambrose 12th

Great call on Border.

Cant have the discussion of the 4 pace West Indian attack being one of the greatest of all time and then not have Border in amongst your batters.

Best XI from who I have seen (since about 92-93):

Hayden
Cook
Lara
Tendulkar
Ponting
Kallis
Gilchrist
Warne
Akram
Ambrose
McGrath

valleys07 wrote:Best XI from who I have seen (since about 92-93):

Hayden
Cook
Lara
Tendulkar
Ponting
Kallis
Gilchrist
Warne
Akram
Ambrose
McGrath

Pretty hard to challenge that line up

Lightning McQueen wrote:

valleys07 wrote:Best XI from who I have seen (since about 92-93):

Hayden
Cook
Lara
Tendulkar
Ponting
Kallis
Gilchrist
Warne
Akram
Ambrose
McGrath

Pretty hard to challenge that line up

written out about 10 lists of my time watching the game, geez how hard is it to do, guys like Clive Lloyd, Viv Richards, Roy Fredericks, Derek Randall, David Gower, John Snow, Wes Hall, the list goes on, feel very lucky that have watched some of the greats over the last 60 years

Assuming on precedence that ‘Bison-ball’ will be included in the English dictionary soon?