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My New Zealand XI - 1983 to present:

McCullum (wk)
Fleming (c)
Williamson
M. Crowe
Taylor
Nicholls
Cairns
Hadlee
Vettori
Southee
Boult

Unlucky to miss out: BJ Watling, Andrew Jones, Danny Morrison, John Bracewell.

Failed Creation wrote:My New Zealand XI - 1983 to present:

McCullum (wk)
Fleming (c)
Williamson
M. Crowe
Taylor
Nicholls
Cairns
Hadlee
Vettori
Southee
Boult

Unlucky to miss out: BJ Watling, Andrew Jones, Danny Morrison, John Bracewell.

Shane Bond played buggerall tests but he has to make the team, was my favourite bowler in high school

Failed Creation wrote:My New Zealand XI - 1983 to present:

McCullum (wk)
Fleming (c)
Williamson
M. Crowe
Taylor
Nicholls
Cairns
Hadlee
Vettori
Southee
Boult

Unlucky to miss out: BJ Watling, Andrew Jones, Danny Morrison, John Bracewell.

Williamson, Crowe and Taylor pick themselves, but Glenn Turner is easily ahead of the other batsmen.

One of the weaker bowling lineups, but no real arguments with who you've gone with.

RB wrote:

Failed Creation wrote:My New Zealand XI - 1983 to present:

McCullum (wk)
Fleming (c)
Williamson
M. Crowe
Taylor
Nicholls
Cairns
Hadlee
Vettori
Southee
Boult

Unlucky to miss out: BJ Watling, Andrew Jones, Danny Morrison, John Bracewell.

Williamson, Crowe and Taylor pick themselves, but Glenn Turner is easily ahead of the other batsmen.

One of the weaker bowling lineups, but no real arguments with who you've gone with.

Also unlucky - the "run miser" - Ewan Chatfield!!

Armchair expert wrote:

Failed Creation wrote:My New Zealand XI - 1983 to present:

McCullum (wk)
Fleming (c)
Williamson
M. Crowe
Taylor
Nicholls
Cairns
Hadlee
Vettori
Southee
Boult

Unlucky to miss out: BJ Watling, Andrew Jones, Danny Morrison, John Bracewell.

Shane Bond played buggerall tests but he has to make the team, was my favourite bowler in high school

Good call. Bond could've been anything if he'd have been able to stay on the park.

Grenville wrote:

Failed Creation wrote:We ought to do one for all the established Test playing nations.

Best Windies collection in my time -

Haynes
Greenidge
Richardson
Richards
Lara
Lloyd
Dujon
Marshall
Garner
Holding
Ambrose

Game over, no team would beat this mob.

Steve Waugh’s team and Ponting’s team that both won 16 tests in a row would argue differently.
Would have love too have seen Warnie bowl to Viv and Clive.

amber_fluid wrote:

Grenville wrote:

Failed Creation wrote:We ought to do one for all the established Test playing nations.

Best Windies collection in my time -

Haynes
Greenidge
Richardson
Richards
Lara
Lloyd
Dujon
Marshall
Garner
Holding
Ambrose

Game over, no team would beat this mob.

Steve Waugh’s team and Ponting’s team that both won 16 tests in a row would argue differently.
Would have love too have seen Warnie bowl to Viv and Clive.

Yep, those Aussie teams would've given them a hiding, Hayden and Ponting would've dined out on the short stuff.
Considering the Windies couldn't handle Border on a spinning deck Warne would've made them look stupid

Failed Creation wrote:My New Zealand XI - 1983 to present:

McCullum (wk)
Fleming (c)
Williamson
M. Crowe
Taylor
Nicholls
Cairns
Hadlee
Vettori
Southee
Boult

Unlucky to miss out: BJ Watling, Andrew Jones, Danny Morrison, John Bracewell.

Maybe John Wright to open and McCullum in the middle order instead of Nicholls. Pretty good record for an opener in the 80's.

FlyingHigh wrote:

Failed Creation wrote:My New Zealand XI - 1983 to present:

McCullum (wk)
Fleming (c)
Williamson
M. Crowe
Taylor
Nicholls
Cairns
Hadlee
Vettori
Southee
Boult

Unlucky to miss out: BJ Watling, Andrew Jones, Danny Morrison, John Bracewell.

Maybe John Wright to open and McCullum in the middle order instead of Nicholls. Pretty good record for an opener in the 80's.

I agree, John Wright carried them for years.

Grenville wrote:

Failed Creation wrote:We ought to do one for all the established Test playing nations.

Best Windies collection in my time -

Haynes
Greenidge
Richardson
Richards
Lara
Lloyd
Dujon
Marshall
Garner
Holding
Ambrose

Game over, no team would beat this mob.

Walsh is very unlucky there, not that I don't agree with you.

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Grenville wrote:

Failed Creation wrote:We ought to do one for all the established Test playing nations.

Best Windies collection in my time -

Haynes
Greenidge
Richardson
Richards
Lara
Lloyd
Dujon
Marshall
Garner
Holding
Ambrose

Game over, no team would beat this mob.

Walsh is very unlucky there, not that I don't agree with you.

Andy Roberts too...

The only team that matters- Zimbabwe

A Campbell
G Flower
A Flower
B Taylor
M Goodwin
N Johnson
H Streak
T Taibu
P Strang
R Price
H Olonga

A Flower & Streak are very underrated as Test Cricketers. They have decent records considering everyone else around them was ordinary.

My Australian XI - 1983 to Present:

Taylor (c)
Hayden
Ponting
Smith
S. Waugh
Gilchrist
Healy (wk)
Warne
Gillespie
McDermott
McGrath

Tough one to pick, obviously.

Players unlucky to miss out: Border, Boon, Langer, M. Waugh, Clarke, Johnson, Lyon.

David Brent wrote:The only team that matters- Zimbabwe

A Campbell
G Flower
A Flower
B Taylor
M Goodwin
N Johnson
H Streak
T Taibu
P Strang
R Price
H Olonga

A Flower & Streak are very underrated as Test Cricketers. They have decent records considering everyone else around them was ordinary.

Eddo Brandes

Failed Creation wrote:My Australian XI - 1983 to Present:

Taylor (c)
Hayden
Ponting
Smith
S. Waugh
Gilchrist
Healy (wk)
Warne
Gillespie
McDermott
McGrath

Tough one to pick, obviously.

Players unlucky to miss out: Border, Boon, Langer, M. Waugh, Clarke, Johnson, Lyon.

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Smith
S.Waugh
Border
Gilchrist
Warne
Gillespie
Lillee
McGrath

ENGLAND
A.Cook
J.Trott
K.Pietersen
J.Root
D.Gower
G.Thorpe
I.Botham
A.Stewart
S.Broad
J.Anderson
B.Willis

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Failed Creation wrote:My Australian XI - 1983 to Present:

Taylor (c)
Hayden
Ponting
Smith
S. Waugh
Gilchrist
Healy (wk)
Warne
Gillespie
McDermott
McGrath

Tough one to pick, obviously.

Players unlucky to miss out: Border, Boon, Langer, M. Waugh, Clarke, Johnson, Lyon.

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Smith
S.Waugh
Border
Gilchrist
Warne
Gillespie
Lillee
McGrath

Lillee was on his way out in 83

Off The Wall wrote:Lillee was on his way out in 83

I'm a little older than FC, purely based on what I've seen.

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Failed Creation wrote:My Australian XI - 1983 to Present:

Taylor (c)
Hayden
Ponting
Smith
S. Waugh
Gilchrist
Healy (wk)
Warne
Gillespie
McDermott
McGrath

Tough one to pick, obviously.

Players unlucky to miss out: Border, Boon, Langer, M. Waugh, Clarke, Johnson, Lyon.

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Smith
S.Waugh
Border
Gilchrist
Warne
Gillespie
Lillee
McGrath

Agreed.

Sub MacGill in for Dizzy on a turner.

RB wrote:Agreed.

Sub MacGill in for Dizzy on a turner.

Them days have passed when it was mandatory to play two spinners in Sydney, it was always good to see a couple of changes though.

Now we just produce roads, the 3rd session of day 5 at Sydney have produced some of the most entertaining cricket ever.