Cricket Web's World Twenty20 XI

[superkingdave]

Jayawardene
Watson
KP
Raina
Akmal
Hussey
Vettori
Swann
Broad
Tait
Nannes

Vettori...how often does anyone get after him? perfect t20 bowler, milkybar kid did a good job this tourney, didnt get a bat but offers a bit at no. 9 (Langeveldlt hasn't been mentioned but had some awesome spells at the death)

[Top_Cat]

Nice. Really backs up what we were talking about in the other thread a few days back. The seventh batsman rarely plays a big role, but the fifth bowler is every bit as important as the first four.

Depends on the team; if not for the ultra long batting line-up, OZ may not have made it past the Super 8's (assuming you count Clarke as one of the batters).

[Shri]

Would pick Tait/Mohd Aameer instead of sidebum and Cameron White ahead of Butt. Line up would be:

M Jayawardene
K Akmal
S Raina
K Pietersen
E Morgan
M Hussey
C White
S Smith
G Swann
D Nannes
M Aameer/ S Tait

White, Raina and KP can share the 5th bowler duties.

Forgot Watson.

M Jayawardene
S Watson (3)
S Raina
K Pietersen
M Hussey
C White
K Akmal
S Smith (5)
G Swann (4)
D Nannes (2)
M Aameer/ S Tait (1)

[King Pietersen]

Mahela Jaywardene
Craig Kieswetter +
Kevin Pietersen
Suresh Raina
Cameron White
Michael Hussey
Angelo Mathews
Daniel Vettori
Graeme Swann
Dirk Nannes
Shaun Tait

[Uppercut]

Depends on the team; if not for the ultra long batting line-up, OZ may not have made it past the Super 8's (assuming you count Clarke as one of the batters).

I'm not saying it's never better to have seven batsmen, the semi-final was the perfect example of that. And Australia have some excellent fifth bowling options anyway in Watson and Dussey. But I think in the long run the five-bowler approach will win more matches for most sides.

[GingerFurball]

If you're relying on a part timer as your 5th bowler, then you'd better pray that your other 4 bowlers are doing the job.

Australia's pace trio didn't step up in either the semi or the final, and as a result the part timers got destroyed.

A 5th bowler is more important than a 7th batsman. Mussey got 17 off 10 balls in the final - Australia might have had a much more defendable total if Mussey had got in to bat earlier.

[Top_Cat]

Oh, absolutely agree a decent 5th is a higher percentage move than than 7 batters. The Aussies could have avoided needing them had they not picked Clarke at all. Would have taken the pressure of the part-timers too because Watto especially got spanked even in the big wins. Picking Clarke, though, necessitated shoring up the batting.

[NUFAN]

Mahela Jaywardene
Craig Kieswetter +
Kevin Pietersen
Suresh Raina
Cameron White
Michael Hussey
Angelo Mathews
Daniel Vettori
Graeme Swann
Dirk Nannes
Shaun Tait

Yep, I'll go with this team too.

I see a few teams have put Watson in it, don't think he deserves a spot at all.