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General Cricket => Players => Topic started by: Nickauger on July 19, 2011, 07:47:19 AM
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In light of the apparent sub continental bias towards an all time best test team. Maybe we should have our own vote to see. Pick your best 12 players and I will collate the results at the end of play next Friday to see how th two teams differ.
4 batsman
2 all rounders
1 wicket keeper
4 bowler
12th man
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Hutton
Hammond
Bradman
Tendulkar
Sobers
Gilchrist
Botham
Warne
Barnes
Marshall
Muralitharan
12th Man
Kallis
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Sutcliffe
Hobbs
Bradman
Graeme Pollock
Sobers
Kallis
Les Ames
Marshall
Warne
Andy Roberts
McGrath
Oh, and Viv Richards as 12th man!
A few left wing choices there, I was tempted just to pick 4 of the West Indies finest quickies, but felt Warne and McGrath had to be in there somewhere. Also couldn't choose between Healy, Knott, Les Ames, Godfrey Evans, and a couple of others for keepers. All-rounders were shoe-ins in my opinion, but I would have loved to have seen Clive Rice and Mike Procter play a few more test matches...
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There's got to be room for that legend of the game, our Geoffrey hasn't there?
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Ponting
Boycott
Bradman
Gower
Botham
Flintoff
Stewart
Warne
Muralitharan
McGrath
Holding
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Ian Buchanan
Talisman
Canners
Pete Hosk
Peplow
Buzz
Ayrtek
Fattus
Prowannabe
Ciaran
Jimmy Anderson
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Talisman is dropped..He can't be found
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Ian Buchanan
Talisman
Canners
Pete Hosk
Peplow
Buzz
Ayrtek
Fattus
Prowannabe
Ciaran
Jimmy Anderson
Forget Anderson, I took 7 wickets the weekend before last ;)
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Ian Buchanan
Talisman
Canners
Pete Hosk
Peplow
Buzz
Ayrtek
Fattus
Prowannabe
Ciaran
Jimmy Anderson
I like what you did there mate.
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Talisman is dropped..He can't be found
I will take his place as a pinhc hitting opener with the offer of being able to moo well, and erm a good roation bowler
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Off topic boys.
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Hobbs
Greenidge
Bradman
Tendulker
Richards
Sobers
Gilchrist
Warne
Marshall
Trueman
Thompson
12th Man Lara
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Sehwag
Greenidge
Bradman
Tendulkar
Sobers
Botham
Gilchrist
Akram
Marshall
Trueman
Warne
12th Man - Barry Richards (as he could be the best player never to play a prolonged period of test cricket with an average of nearly 75, over 4 tests admittedly). Of course, he could have been rubbish after that but somehow I doubt it.
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Tendulkar
Gavaskar
Bradman
Richards
Botham
Sobers/Hadlee
Gilchrist
Warne
Marshall
Holding
Lillee
12th Hadlee/Sobers
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Greenidge
Haynes
Bradman
Tendulkar
Richards
Botham
Sobers
Gilchrist
Murali
Marshall
Lillee
12th Holding
Could come up with a few great combinations
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No one going for imran khan, surely the greatest all rounder of his era. and there were some legendary all rounders in his day, botham, hadlee, kapil dev. Personally i believe only Sobers was a better all rounder.
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Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman
Tendulkar
Richards
Sober
Gilchrist
Imran
Wasim
Warne
Marshall
12th man Lillee
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Hobbs
Sutcliffe
Bradman
Sachin
Sobers
Botham
Gilchrist
Warne
McGrath
Holding
Lillee
12th man: Flintoff!
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No one going for imran khan, surely the greatest all rounder of his era. and there were some legendary all rounders in his day, botham, hadlee, kapil dev. Personally i believe only Sobers was a better all rounder.
Personal opinion dear boy. If you feel that strongly for his inclusion then share your views! :)
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Personal opinion dear boy. If you feel that strongly for his inclusion then share your views! :)
Well in terms of stats, he had a better test batting average than beefy, kapil, and hadlee. He had a better bowling average and economy rate than both beefy and kapil. I know stats dont tell the whole story but he was just a joy to watch, the flair and artistry of his play was beautiful. and he had the added pressure of being a captain and he was a inspirational captain. i know its not the test arena but took a pakistan to world cup victory too.
Like i said sobers is the greatest all rounder but after him its imran all the way for me. I would have both sobers and imran in my team.
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Well in terms of stats, he had a better test batting average than beefy, kapil, and hadlee. He had a better bowling average and economy rate than both beefy and kapil. I know stats dont tell the whole story but he was just a joy to watch, the flair and artistry of his play was beautiful. and he had the added pressure of being a captain and he was a inspirational captain. i know its not the test arena but took a pakistan to world cup victory too.
Like i said sobers is the greatest all rounder but after him its imran all the way for me. I would have both sobers and imran in my team.
Lol that's your opinion then mate, write down your best team. This whole thread is down to personal opinion to find the forum's ideas of the best test eleven of all time. I'm sure you don't agree with every-one's ideas which is why its a poll. Go on, give us your best eleven!!! :)
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I reckon in years to come Kallis will be held in similar regard. Beautiful batsman to watch, quality change bowler, truly dependable.
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I reckon in years to come Kallis will be held in similar regard. Beautiful batsman to watch, quality change bowler, truly dependable.
Yet gets hardly any plaudits. Perhaps it is due to the idea that he is seen to quite often play for himself.
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H Sutcliffe
ML Hayden
DG Bradman
WR Hammond
GS Sobers
KR Miller
AC Gilchrist
SK Warne
MD Marshall
MA Holding
H Larwood
12th Man - IT Botham
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Yet gets hardly any plaudits. Perhaps it is due to the idea that he is seen to quite often play for himself.
True, but then you could say the same of most opening batsmen in test cricket over the years. Does raise an interesting question of who would be in a team of current test players. Mine certainly wouldn't just mirror the ICC rankings.
Strange how so few seem to have Boycott in there, anyone who can bat with a stick of celery on uncovered wickets should be considered. Anyone mentioned Allan Border or Steve Waugh yet? Broke all sorts of records. Ricky Ponting for sheer runs amassed (in all conditions) over the years?
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Here you go nick
Gordan Greenidge
Ricky Ponting
Don Bradman
Vivian Richards
Garfield Sobers
Imran Khan
Adam Gilchrist
Wasim Akram
Malcolm Marshall
Waqar Younis
Muttiah Muralitharan
12th man : Joel Garner
I know im a proper opener short but i have to have those four.
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Here you go nick
Thank you my man, and it's a mighty fine 12 as well!!
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True, but then you could say the same of most opening batsmen in test cricket over the years.
Very true but perhaps absence makes the heart go fonder.
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Fair enough.
Mine would be:
Greenidge
Tendulkar
Bradman
Richards.V
Sobers
Kallis/Botham
Marsh
Hadlee
Wasim Akram
Marshall
Warne
Got most test nations covered there, Kallis or Botham would be 12th man. Though qalib13's argument for Imran Khan is very convincing too. Too hard this.
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If i had to pick a side based on players I wish I could have seen.
Herbert Sutcliffe
Jack Hobbs
Don Bradman
Wally Hammond
Keith Miller
Graeme Pollock
Godfrey Evans
Richie Benaud
Fred Trueman
Harold Larwood
Ray Lindwall
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Fools, everyone knows the greatest XI of all time is the current Indian test XI.
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This is really hard because there's always that one more player you want to fit in, however this is what I've gone for;
Hobbs
Herbert Sutcliffe
Bradman
Tendulkar
S Waugh (c)
Sobers
Knott
Warne
Holding
Marshall
Roberts
12th man- Lara
As I said really really hard to pick 11 players out of so many brilliant players that have graced Test cricket
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Headley
Tendulkar
Bradman
Sobers
Richards
botham
gilchrist
Lillee
Warne
Hadlee
Marshall
12th man trueman
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Captians?! What about MB.
And does the 11 not also depend on where they would play?
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You can pick a captain if you want, and no, not really. Hopefully the all time test team should be because they are half decent wherever they play.
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Don Bradman
Viv Richards
Len Hutton
Sachin Tendulkar
Garry Sobers
Ian Botham (Captain)
Kumar Sangakkara (best keeper who can bat equally in my opinion)
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Muttiah Muralitharan
Jeff Thompson
12th man Malcom Marshall
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hobbs
seywag
bradman
Richards
tendulkar
sobers
gilchrest
warne
barnes
Marshall
lillee
anyone who doesn't pick this team is wrong
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hobbs
seywag
bradman
Richards
tendulkar
sobers
gilchrest
warne
barnes
Marshall
lillee
anyone who doesn't pick this team is wrong
Looks pretty average to me ;)
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i would go GG over seywag myself
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i would go GG over seywag myself
In an 'all time test xi'. I guess that is tongue in cheek?
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how about...
buchannon
Buzz
canners
hosk
bulldog
peplow
procricket
fattus
Tim2000s
ayrtek
prowannabe.
12th talisman- would play but we couldn't find him.
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how about...
buchannon
Buzz
canners
hosk
bulldog
peplow
procricket
fattus
Tim2000s
ayrtek
prowannabe.
12th talisman- would play but we couldn't find him.
Now that's the team!!!!! ;)
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I find it hard to include players I've never seen play, so the likes of hobbs and sutcliffe wouldn't get in my team. I'm going with:
1. Boycotte
2. Hayden
3. Lara
4. Tendulkar
5. Kallis
6. Botham
7. Prior (was racking my brains for a keeper and then decided, he's actually pretty awesome at the minute)
8. Warne
9. Courtney Walsh
10. Glenn McGrath
11. Curtly Ambrose
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how about...
buchannon
Buzz
canners
hosk
bulldog
peplow
procricket
fattus
Tim2000s
ayrtek
prowannabe.
12th talisman- would play but we couldn't find him.
How can you leave out Johan95 ? Who else do you know can smack 90+ meter 6's off the back foot ?
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How can you leave out Johan95 ? Who else do you know can smack 90+ meter 6's off the back foot ?
life is harsh, I had to make tough decisions and that was one I made.
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I can't believe hosk is in at 4 instead of me... Just because he can supply the whole league with bats
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sorry, but I had to take into account the need for multiple trampoline effect bats and let's face it no one does the like the hosk.
he may be a bit high in the order at 4, but as I want first pick I felt buttering up was required.
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i am disapointed that i am not in your team buzz! i am the
fastest fattest keeper in world
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sorry, but Dave got picked so we could have post match entertainment as he and the 12th man share a beer...
there are several deserving forum members who were left off the team.
if anyone can argue their case for.selection, please do. you should also state who and why you are dislodging someone from the team.
no one, myself included, is safe from the axe...!!!
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Buzz you realise some people take this place seriously enough to be offended/over the moon about your list?
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I do. unfortunately it was written whilst having drunk two bottles.of wine in the sunshine at lords and I couldn't remember half the people o wanted to include.
on that basis I should be the first person dropped.
the problem is it is a bit too late to delete it...
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I do. unfortunately it was written whilst having drunk two bottles.of wine in the sunshine at lords and I couldn't remember half the people o wanted to include.
on that basis I should be the first person dropped.
the problem is it is a bit too late to delete it...
I'd take if as a compliment to your forum standing buzz lol.