MY WORLD XI

[ozbash]

good grief el oneeyed, did you forget the kiwi legends in your squads ? :roll:

 

[Craig]

]No McGrath!?!?

Maybe because he currantly isnt playing Test cricket?

 

[Craig]

TEST
9.Boucher(wkp)
4.Mansfield

Boucher - bats at no.7 for RSA sunshine. Parore retired.

If you put yourself in a world ODI XI, then can I say I'm a great batsman then Bradman? Of course not :roll:

 

[Craig]

I counted 3 kiwis too many in the above team.

So New Zealanders dont produce good cricketers? And maybe you havent realised Fleming is in fact the best captain in the world (anybody who know's somethign about the game and watches it regulary will know) so he is worthy of being in a world XI purely as captain.

Aqua, Murali would bat at 10 or 11. And no he isnt a chucker.

 

[broncos2008]

Test

Hayden
Dravid
Ponting
Lara
Kallis
Laxman
Gilchrist
Murali
Warne/Bond
McGrath
Akthar

 

[Kiwi]

3 Kiwi's that would definately have to be in the world XI are Flemming, Oram, and Bond.

 

[Craig]

I doubt Oram would make it, and plus Bond is not fit.

 

[aqua_duck]

3 Kiwi's that would definately have to be in the world XI are Flemming, Oram, and Bond.

I think Flemming would be a strong chance but not a definate, simple reason being that there are so many good batsman around these days, his captaincy skills are a bonus though, as for Jacob Oram, if he's a better all rounder than Shaun Pollock I'll walk down george street in my birthday suit, as for Bond, if fit, i would have included him.

 

[Macca]

Based on 2003.

Test side.

1. Hayden
2. Smith
3. Ponting (C)
4. Lara
5. Laxman
6. Dravid
7. Gichrist
8. Pollock
9. Gillespie
10. Ntini
11. Muralitharan

12. Akhtar

ODI side.

1. Hayden
2. Tendulker
3. Ponting
4. Gilchrist
5. Lara
6. Symonds
7. Youhana
8. Cairns
9. Pollock
10. Gillespie
11. Muralitharan

12. Vaas

 

[salivor]

You can't have Muralitharan in your sides McSharkie, afterall he cheats.

 

[Macca]

Yeah, I knew someone would pick me up on that. Ipicked the guys that I thought had performed the best in 2003. IMO Murili chucks but while he is allowed to, I have to include him in last years best. I didn't like having to do it either.

 

[CyberKev]

I don't mind the look of McSharkie's sides, although the inclusion of Gillespie is a stretch.

Anyone who puts McGrath in their best side is hopelessly anchored in the past.

He is a shot bird who was clearly on the slippery slope even before he ran into his recent injury woes.

Pace bowling stocks on a global scale have never looked so light-on, and Australia is faring as poorly as other nations for overall quality at the current time. Gillespie & Lee are considered to be the country's gun bowlers atm, but it is dubious as to whether either would warrant a spot in a World XI 'Reserves' side.

CyberKev

 

[Macca]

Gillespie took 41 test wickets last year at an average of 22.51. In ODI's last year he had an economy rate of 3.3, one of, if not the best in the world. I'd say that warrants a spot.

 

[CyberKev]

Gillespie took 41 test wickets last year at an average of 22.51. In ODI's last year he had an economy rate of 3.3, one of, if not the best in the world. I'd say that warrants a spot.

Hmmm... Nicer figures than I would of thought, so I guess he would deserve a spot.

These figures would be mediated, however, by the fact that a handful of these tests were played against embattled minnows Zimbabwe & Bangladesh.

Gillespie is solid enough, but the fact that he could be a credible entry into a World XI line-up further emphasises my point about the anaemic state of global fast bowling stocks atm.

The point is further reinforced by McGrath coming in at 4 on the latest bowling rankings when he's barely made it on to the paddock over the past year.

CyberKev

 

[Macca]

No doubt, the bowling stocks have deteriorated and continue to do so, but we can only pick from what we have. Gillespie is a fine bowler though. He is very accurate.

 

[bayrep]

I think more to the point bowlers are breaking down a lot more becuase of the amount of games and lack of breaks there are between series.

 

[JJ]

Test
Ebrahim
Gripper
Omar
Bashar
McMillan
Vermeulan
Mashud
Kemp
Dawson
Harmison
Hondo

Excellent, a side to dominate in all forms of cricket

 

[JJ]

hmmmmmm - test team...

Hayden (Aus)
Smith (SA)
Dravid (Ind)
Kallis (SA)
Tendulkar (Ind)
Ponting (c) (Aus)
Gilchrest (Aus)
Pollock (SA)
Bond (NZ)
McGrath (Aus)
Murali (SL) (I think he chucks, but if the authorities allow it, he's effective)

B team....
Vaughan (Eng)
Richardson (NZ)
Lara (WI) (could be swapped for any in the above team)
Fleming (NZ)
Youhana (Pak)
Laxman (Ind)
Boucher (SA)
Cairns (NZ) (he's playing well again)
Ahktar Pak (see Murali)
Gillespie (Aus)
Kumble (Ind)


Unlucky - Hinds, Gibbs, Langer, Warne (not considered), Ntini, Tuffey, Sami, Inzamam...

 

[Craig]

When will people realise, Smith faces first, Hayden doesnt. Richardson faces first, Vaughan doesnt.

ANyway, has anybody noticed Smith's massive technical flaw?

 

[aqua_duck]

Well with a test average of 58 I dont think the massive technical flaw is having a massive affect.