WaznTheGreat
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Who cares,cricket at an all time low,none of these losers can win away from home
Can't even beat HobartHeat are better than both of your merkin NSW franchises
Tests:
1. Azhar Ali
2. David Warner
3. Steve Smith
4. Virat Kohli
5. Kane Williamson
6. Quinton de Kock
7. Shakib al Hasan
8. Ravi Ashwin
9. Vernon Philander
10. Mitchell Starc
11. Kagiso Rabada
Tough choice between Philander and Hazlewood. But I can't ignore Vernon's sub 22 avg; plus he's also a very handy lower order batsman.
Also Shakib has to be there. Great test player. I'm surprised he hasn't been mentioned more but then playing for the Bangas you tend to fly under the radar.
ICC official teams
https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/597047
ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year 2017 (in batting order):
ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year 2017 (in batting order):
- Dean Elgar (South Africa)
- David Warner (Australia)
- Virat Kohli (captain) (India)
- Steve Smith (Australia)
- Cheteshwar Pujara (India)
- Ben Stokes (England)
- Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper) (South Africa)
- Ravichandran Ashwin (India)
- Mitchell Starc (Australia)
- Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)
- James Anderson (England)
- David Warner (Australia)
- Rohit Sharma (India)
- Virat Kohli (captain) (India)
- Babar Azam (Pakistan)
- AB de Villiers (South Africa)
- Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper) (South Africa)
- Ben Stokes (England)
- Trent Boult (New Zealand)
- Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
- Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
- Jasprit Bumrah (India)
Fair enough I guess - personally without checking stats I'd have Williamson over Pujara - Pujara is a beast in India - Trenty will be surprise at batting #8
1128 runs at 53.71, 5 centuries including 2 away (NZ + England). Often held the batting together when others were getting out.Dean Elgar seems odd to me. Around about this time of year last year, he played a very good Test match in Dunedin and then was rubbish for the rest of the series. Aside from a couple of very decent scores against Bangladesh towards the end of last year, what has he really done?
1128 runs at 53.71, 5 centuries including 2 away (NZ + England). Often held the batting together when others were getting out.
No brainer for 2017
Anyone else you'd like to bring forward?61.6 v Sri Lanka in SA (series ended mid Jan 2017)
44.16 v NZ
36.37 v England
110 v Bangladesh
NZ and England are probably the best gauges of his 2017, right?
Starc for mine is a query - I don't think he was even the best Australian paceman last year. Was he picked because he's a lefty?Elgar is an obvious selection in team of the year - as I said above I reckon they've done pretty well - I like Pujara, but like Warner he simply can't bat away - but Warner got those runs against Bangers to quieten some of us.
For me Pujara and Stokes (Williams and Shaqib) are the biggest points of debate - Aussies won't like Ashwin and Anderson, but I don't think Anderson can be left out - Lyon, Herath are options I guess, or a pace bowler if Shaqib was in
Starc for mine is a query - I don't think he was even the best Australian paceman last year. Was he picked because he's a lefty?
Warner is a bit dodgy too but there was no one else stepping up.
Anderson had to be selected, had a fine 2017. The bulk of wickets gets ashwin in but until he takes wickets outside India he's always going to have question marks over him.
Bump!!!!Heat are better than both of your merkin NSW franchises
Tests:
1. Azhar Ali
2. David Warner
3. Steve Smith
4. Virat Kohli
5. Kane Williamson
6. Quinton de Kock
7. Shakib al Hasan
8. Ravi Ashwin
9. Vernon Philander
10. Mitchell Starc
11. Kagiso Rabada
Tough choice between Philander and Hazlewood. But I can't ignore Vernon's sub 22 avg; plus he's also a very handy lower order batsman.
Also Shakib has to be there. Great test player. I'm surprised he hasn't been mentioned more but then playing for the Bangas you tend to fly under the radar.
We know there is only one man capable.Is Ravi the right man to handle the responsibilities of batting at #8??
We know there is only one man capable.
Sabermetrics say it’s a go!Have you confirmed it with sabermetrics?