tooextracool
International Coach
certainly explains why he wasnt in the seamer frienly track team.Neil Pickup said:Probably because you'd want Strauss on any track, flat or not!
certainly explains why he wasnt in the seamer frienly track team.Neil Pickup said:Probably because you'd want Strauss on any track, flat or not!
even so, imo, the best team whether it is to bat for 2, 3 or 5 days would need to have the best players(they can bat fast or slow and they can go on and on....), not necessarily good defensive minded players...Mr Mxyzptlk said:Because it's a match situation... and because I stated it in my initial post.
Debateable as to the 4th one though.willb88 said:4 bowlers a keeper and 7 batsmen, best team balance you can get with a few part time bowlers
So Gillespie's bowling against himself?willb88 said:I would pick:
1. Strauss - can bat for a day with no trouble.
2. Langer - in great form.
3. Kirsten - can bat forever easily.
4. Vaughan - we all know how good he is when in form.
5. Thorpe - can bat for ages.
6. Atherton - great player bats for ages, boring.
7. Kallis - stays in and gets runs - used as a bowler too.
8. Boucher - best keeper/batsman that can block out/defend.
9. Warne - can bat well for a bowler.
10. Gillespie - can bat ok for a bowler.
11. Hoggard - worked hard on blocking out - another bowler
4 bowlers a keeper and 7 batsmen, best team balance you can get with a few part time bowlers
I'd take him batting 78 overs for 130-140 any day, then making the odd really big score and then being inconsistent between those.Mr Mxyzptlk said:I was hesitant to slip Strauss in there because, he is determined and can stay at the crease for a while, but the way he's gotten out lately has been a bit of a concern. He does seem to lose concentration for small periods and in those periods is succeptible to dismissal.
Hussain?Mr Mxyzptlk said:Atherton fair enough, but who would you take out for Kallis?