All time Australia XI vs all time West Indies XI

[grecian]

Little drunk last night, replace Walcoott with Sobers, can't believe I left him out

Captain Lloyd, Wicket-keeper Dujon.

Your right though, Headleys still not in.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

West Indies (anti-Australia configuration)
1. Roy Fredericks
2. Gordon Greenidge
3. Brian Lara
4. Viv Richards
5. Frank Worrell*
6. Garry Sobers
7. Jeff Dujon+
8. Malcolm Marshall
9. Michael Holding
10. Curtly Ambrose
11. Andy Roberts

Australia (anti-Windies configuration)
1. Mark Taylor*
2. Victor Trumper
3. Don Bradman
4. Allan Border
5. Neil Harvey
6. Steve Waugh
7. Adam Gilchrist+
8. Shane Warne
9. Dennis Lillee
10. Bill O' Reilly
11. Glenn McGrath

Windies have an advantage of a fifth bowler in Sobers, but Australia have two spinners to share the workload and ease along the over rate.

 

[C_C]

LHC - if you are doing an 'anti-OZ configuration' for WI, wouldnt it make sense to include Clyde Walcott over Frank Worrell ?

 

[greg]

I assume all these people picking Langer are setting their matches in the modern era?

 

[LongHopCassidy]

LHC - if you are doing an 'anti-OZ configuration' for WI, wouldnt it make sense to include Clyde Walcott over Frank Worrell ?

That's a interesting idea, but Worrell's captaincy is the main thing I'm picking him for. He very nearly won a series he had every right to, against one of Australia's strongest ever teams (O'Neill, Benaud, Davidson, Harvey et cetera). I thought him to be a much more creative and positive prospect over Clive Lloyd.

The other thing that worries me about this team is over rates. Sure, a four prong will dominate sides with impunity, but an over rate of 65 will mean a banned/bankrupted Worrell and very negative cricket.