Pick the best player from every team

[syphon]

Australia - Ricky Ponting
Bangladesh - Habibul Bashar
England - Marcus Trescothick
India - Rahul Dravid
New Zealand - Mark Richardson
Pakistan - Shoaib Akhtar
South Africa - Jacques Kallis
Sri Lanka - Muttiah Merrilychuckin
West Indies - Brian Lara
Zimbabwe - Heath Streak

 

[Stormin Norman]

England - Michael Vaughan
New Zealand - Stephen Fleming

 

[Anonymous]

Australia - Glenn McGrath
Bangladesh - Habibul Bashar (I'll take syphon's word for it)
England - Michael Vaughan
India - Sachin Tendulkar
New Zealand - Stephen Fleming
Pakistan - Inzamam Ul Haq
South Africa - Jacques Kallis
Sri Lanka - Muttiah Muralitharan
West Indies - Brian Lara
Zimbabwe - Heath Streak

I've gone with McGrath because atm he has achieved the most in cricket (I didn't consider Warne). Inzamam I've chosen for the same reason, although Shoaib is awesome, Youhana is a good batsman, and Razzaq has a great ODI record (not sure about his test record though??). I was struggling for English players, and it's hard to choose a New Zealander- I went Fleming just over Richardson because he is improving, and a competent batsman in both forms of the game. Tuffey and Bond have claims.

 

[Anonymous]

Also Cairns has the stats on the board but I don't think his bowling is good enough anymore.

 

[Anonymous]

Mines kind of when in form;

AUS: Hayden, Warne
IND: Tendulker
SAF: Kallis
ENG: Vaughan
WI: Lara
PAK: Shoaib
SL: Muraliltharan
BAN: Bashar
ZIM: Streak
NZ: Bond

 

[knights04]

Australia - McGrath
NZ - Bond
RSA - Kallis
Zim - Streak
Eng - Vaughan
SL - Murali
Ind - Tendulkar
Pak - Akhtar
Ban - Rafique
WI - Lara
Ken - Tikolo

 

[Iafeta]

Australia - Ricky Ponting
New Zealand - Shane Bond
Pakistan - Yousuf Youhana
India - Rahul Dravid
South Africa - Jacques Kallis
West Indies - No brainer
England - Michael Vaughan
Sri Lanka - Murilitharan
Zimbots - Heath Streak

 

[Anonymous]

AUS-Hayden
NZ-Fleming
IND-Dravid
WI-Lara
PAK-Shoaib Akhtar
ENG-Vaughan
RSA-Pollock
SL-Muralitharan
BAN-Habibul Bashar
ZIM-Streak
KEN-Tikolo

 

[aqua_duck]

AUS-Ponting
NZ-Fleming
IND-Tendulkar
WI-Lara
PAK-Inzamam
ENG-Vaughan
RSA-Kallis
SL-Muralitharan
BAN-who cares
ZIM-Streak

 

[Anonymous]

I am a huuuuuuuuuuge Rahul Dravid fan, but it's ridiculous to pick anyone over Tendulkar. He's the best since Bradman.

 

[syphon]

I am a huuuuuuuuuuge Rahul Dravid fan, but it's ridiculous to pick anyone over Tendulkar. He's the best since Bradman.

Have you been following India for the last 2 or 3 years? Clearly Dravid is in much better form at the moment. You cannot pick Tendulkar based on reputations from 5-6 years ago.

 

[syphon]

oh ok, your criteria was different to mine. I notice you picked McGrath and Inzamam too. I was picking the best players at the moment. You have gone with the players assuming they are in peak form.