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[Manormanic]

Well, we're talking around it anyway.  Mine:

A Cook
Williamson (c)
Root
Smith/Kohli
De Villiers
Bairstow (w)
Stokes
Starc
Rabada
Shah
Steyn (if fit)/Boult

[singapore rookie]

Cook (c)
Williamson
Smith
Root
Kohli
De Cock (w)
Starc
Boult
Rabada
R Ashwin/ Shah
Steyn

[northernboy1987]

1: A Cook
2: D Warner
3: K Williamson*
4: J Root
5: S Smith
6: B Stokes
7: J Bairstow+
8: R Ashwin
9: M Starc
10: S Broad
11: J Anderson

Hard leaving out Steyn, AB and Kohli in particular! I was only going to pick one of Broad and Anderson but I'm English and I think they bowl so well together I'd shoehorn them both in there

[edge]

1 Cook
2 Warner
3 Williamson
4 Root
5 De Villiers
6 Stokes
7 De Kock
8 Shah
9 Rabada
10 Anderson
11 Boult

Serious tail, but shouldn't be a big problem with that top 7. Steyn would make it in but for the fact he can't get through a test match even when fit atm. Broad 12th man.

[Rob580]

1. Cook
2. Warner
3. Root
4. Kohli
5. AB
6. Stokes
7. De Kock
8. Ashwin
9. Starc
10. Rabada
11. Anderson

[Mr_Orange]

Cook
Warner
Williamson
Root
ABD
Stokes
De Kock
Rabada
Starc
Herath
Anderson

[northernboy1987]

Cook
Warner
Williamson
Root
ABD
Stokes
De Kock
Rabada
Starc
Herath
Anderson

Nice to see Herath in there, so underrated.

[Mr_Orange]

Nice to see Herath in there, so underrated.

I've edited a couple of times between Herath and Shah. Can't grumble at over 350 test wickets!

[six and out]

i will say that this side would could change quite a bit depending on where the Test was... but here is mine in general.... tried to get a mix of attack and defence, left and right etc...

1. Cook*
2. Warner
3. Williamson
4. Root
5. De Villiers
6. Stokes
7. De Kock+
8. Starc
9. Rababa
10. Anderson
11. Shah

12th man/2nd spinner - Herath

[Felix Tito]

1. Warner
2. Amla
3. Williamson
4. Kohli (c)
5. de Villiers
6. Smith
7. de Kock (w/k)
8. Ashwin
9. Starc
10. Rabada
11. Steyn

[csnew]

Didn't realise Williamson was an opener all of a sudden. Then again with Guptil, he's usually in within the first over anyway

[Manormanic]

Didn't realise Williamson was an opener all of a sudden. Then again with Guptil, he's usually in within the first over anyway

Sometimes needs must!

[csnew]

Sometimes needs must!

Cheating! Might as well let AB keep then

[alexhilly1492]

cook
warner
root
kohli
bairstow
stokes
watling
ashwin
yasir
rabada
starc

[Manormanic]

Cheating! Might as well let AB keep then

Thought about it tbh. Just figured the side might need his filthy dibbly dobblies...