Team of the Tournament

[JJ]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/32067442

McCullum (c)
Guptill
Sangakarra
Smith
de Villiers
Maxwell
Anderson
Vettori
Starc
Boult
Morkel

Shami (12th)

Hard to argue with any of it - Dilshan, Brendon Taylor, Dhawan unlucky I think... McCullum has to be capt, hasn't put huge scores up but has set the tone - Guptill came with a late run...

 

[Twizzle]

The Big Show, lol

wtf is he doing there

 

[JJ]

The Big Show, lol

wtf is he doing there

Everyone's picking him - Bumble has a team with him and no AB - I'd have thought AB was a cert

I'd be tempted to have Dilshan open up and pop McCullum down to replace either Maxwell or Anderson - obviously I like Anderson more, probably because I am a Kiwi

 

[Red Bear]

Smith hadn't been brlliant until yesterday, AB might be more deserving
Not sure I'd trust ten overs of Maxwell/Anderson either.

Not a terrible effort though

 

[lockyno1]

Smith hadn't been brlliant until yesterday, AB might be more deserving
Not sure I'd trust ten overs of Maxwell/Anderson either.

Not a terrible effort though

4 50's in a row and then a ton in a semi....he's a certainty.

 

[vvvrulz]

http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/cricket/32067442

McCullum (c)
Guptill
Sangakarra
Smith
de Villiers
Maxwell
Anderson
Vettori
Starc
Boult
Morkel

Shami (12th)

Hard to argue with any of it - Dilshan, Brendon Taylor, Dhawan unlucky I think... McCullum has to be capt, hasn't put huge scores up but has set the tone - Guptill came with a late run...

Sean Williams deserves a mention.
Dhawan was India's best hands down.

Not sure about Guptill as it was mostly that one innings, but that squad is mostly on the mark I think.

 

[lockyno1]

Would have picked Ashwin in there somewhere, hate India but the bloke was very good this tournament. Anderson really? Surely Sean Williams gets a gig over him for starters.

 

[Mr Angry]

Kind of hard to argue

Brendon McCullum
Runs: 328, Average: 41.00, Strike Rate: 191.81

Martin Guptill
Runs: 532, Average: 76.00, Strike Rate: 108.79

Kumar Sangakkara
Runs: 541, Average: 108.20, Strike Rate 105.87

Steve Smith
Runs: 346, Average: 57.66, Strike Rate: 94.02

AB de Villiers
Runs: 482, Average: 96.40, Strike Rate: 144.31

Glenn Maxwell
Runs: 324, Average: 64.80, Strike Rate: 182.02, Wickets: 5, Average 36.20, Economy Rate: 5.83

Corey Anderson
Runs: 231, Average: 38.50, Strike Rate: 109.47, Wickets: 14, Average: 16.21, Economy Rate: 6.45

Daniel Vettori
Wickets: 15, Average: 18.80, Economy Rate: 3.98

Mitchell Starc
Wickets: 20, Average: 10.20, Economy Rate 3.65

Trent Boult
Wickets: 21, Average: 15.76, Economy Rate: 4.41

Morne Morkel
Wickets: 17, Average: 17.58, Economy rate 4.38

 

[hineyrulz]

Brendan Taylor unlucky to miss out but can't really argue with anyone else.

 

[JJ]

AB's "strong zone"

Not sure what Bumble was thinking leaving him out - while Kumar has been amazing, this guy is a dead-set freak - not sure I've seen anyone with as many toys

 

[Mr Angry]

AB's "strong zone"

Not sure what Bumble was thinking leaving him out - while Kumar has been amazing, this guy is a dead-set freak - not sure I've seen anyone with as many toys

lol I agree, just a great player.

Love that picture.

 

[JJ]

Would have picked Ashwin in there somewhere, hate India but the bloke was very good this tournament. Anderson really? Surely Sean Williams gets a gig over him for starters.

Tahir >Ashwin easily... But Air Vettori has to get it, I think...

And yes, Anderson is fair enough - remember we've seldom had to make big scores, and he'd come through in tight situations, and he always seems to get a wicket or two...

 

[lockyno1]

Tahir >Ashwin easily... But Air Vettori has to get it, I think...

And yes, Anderson is fair enough - remember we've seldom had to make big scores, and he'd come through in tight situations, and he always seems to get a wicket or two...

Yes but surely as a number 6 bat there are a few other options. Sean Williams for one, gets wickets and has made big scores. I rate Anderson but picking him as he got a wicket or two is pushing it. NZ hasn't needed him, but that doesn't mean he gets in over Sean Williams. Williams had a better tournament.

Forgot Tahir, you could make a case for all 3 of those spinners.

 

[JJ]

Yes but surely as a number 6 bat there are a few other options. Sean Williams for one, gets wickets and has made big scores. I rate Anderson but picking him as he got a wicket or two is pushing it. NZ hasn't needed him, but that doesn't mean he gets in over Sean Williams. Williams had a better tournament.

Forgot Tahir, you could make a case for all 3 of those spinners.

Big Show at is at 6, Anderson is at 7

They're the two most questionable imo

 

[Mr Angry]

SC Williams (Zim)
Runs: 339, Average: 67.80, Strike Rate 109.00, Wickets 7, Average 40.85 Economy Rate: 6.35

Maybe as the six (batting all rounder) not the 7, (bowling all rounder) - But I would take Maxwell due to strike rate


R Ashwin (India)
Wickets: 13 Average: 25.38, Economy Rate: 4.28

Imran Tahir (SA)
Wickets: 15, Average: 21.53, Economy Rate: 4.23

Clearly Dan is superior, and a great man down the order to have.

As usual facts are not your friend.

 

[JJ]

Dan is a great man - no question

 

[chigurh]

The Big Show, lol

wtf is he doing there

At a guess, it's most likely because he has scored 324 runs at an average of 64 and a strike rate of 182 while solely shouldering his sides spinning duties and being a gun in the field.

Just gotta LOL at the few that still can't accept that he is doing the business for his side at present.

 

[aqua_duck]

Big show won me over this tournament, his batting was devastating, was solid with the ball and freaky in the field

 

[JJ]

Official ICC team is the same, except Brendan Taylor 12th man not Shami

http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-...ounces-team-of-the-icc-cricket-world-cup-2015

 

[The Charlatan]

At a guess, it's most likely because he has scored 324 runs at an average of 64 and a strike rate of 182 while solely shouldering his sides spinning duties and being a gun in the field.

Just gotta LOL at the few that still can't accept that he is doing the business for his side at present.

Have to admit, I thought he was a bit of a passenger coming into this tournament. Happy to be proven wrong though.