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Originally Posted by Richard
From England Ashes teams of my memory (essentially 1990/91 onwards) I'd go for something like...
Gooch (1990/91-1993)
Atherton (1990/91-1994/95)
Hussain (c) (1997-2002/03)
Pietersen (2005-2006/07)
Stewart (w) (1993-2002/03)
Thorpe (1993-1997)
Ramprakash (1993-2001)
Flintoff (2005-2006/07)
Headley (1997-1998/99)
Gough (1994/95-1998/99)
Fraser (1989-1994/95)
Few doubts over that.
For Australia I'd probably have a stab at...
Taylor (c) (1989-1998/99)
Slater (1993-1998/99)
Boon (1989-1993)
M Waugh (1990/91-2001)
Border (1989-1993)
S Waugh (1989-2002/03)
Healy (1993-1997)
Warne (1993-2006/07)
Hughes (1989-1993)
McDermott (1990/91-1994/95)
McGrath (1997-2006/07)
Which funnily enough is almost exactly the team that would have played the 1993 Ashes if fitness had allowed - the only change being Reiffel in for the still-at-that-stage-novice McGrath.
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On England can't see how Headley during that period would be better than Caddick 99-2001 or Jones 2005.
For Australia hard to put Healy's peak period over Gilchrist & also Gillespie at his best is on par with Hughes, but thats personal preference i guess...