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World XI - with a difference
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nightprowler10
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Chris Gayle - West Indies
Shahryar Nafees - Bangladesh
Rahul Dravid - India
Mohammad Yousuf - Pakistan
Stephen Fleming* - New Zealand
Andrew Flintoff - England
Tatenda Taibu+ - Zimbabwe
Shane Warne - Australia
Glenn McGrath - Australia
Muttiah Muralitharan - Sri Lanka
Makhaya Ntini - South Africa
Shahryar Nafees - Bangladesh
Rahul Dravid - India
Mohammad Yousuf - Pakistan
Stephen Fleming* - New Zealand
Andrew Flintoff - England
Tatenda Taibu+ - Zimbabwe
Shane Warne - Australia
Glenn McGrath - Australia
Muttiah Muralitharan - Sri Lanka
Makhaya Ntini - South Africa
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nightprowler10
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The creator of the thread has said that Taibu qualifies since he played in Zimbabwe's last test.
nightprowler10
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Well I do too, don't think Zimbabwe should be used at all in this certain XI.Nnanden said:Haha, fair enough. Disagree though.
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Of the openers named in this thread, going on form as their performances in 2006:
AJ Strauss - 837 runs @ 46.50
V Sehwag - 746 @ 46.62
CH Gayle - 648 @ 40.50
ML Hayden - 432 @ 39.27
Shahriar Nafees - 330 @ 41.25
GC Smith - 327 @ 29.72
Presuming that a World XI is picked on form - as it should be - I don't see how Hayden and Smith with approach it.
AJ Strauss - 837 runs @ 46.50
V Sehwag - 746 @ 46.62
CH Gayle - 648 @ 40.50
ML Hayden - 432 @ 39.27
Shahriar Nafees - 330 @ 41.25
GC Smith - 327 @ 29.72
Presuming that a World XI is picked on form - as it should be - I don't see how Hayden and Smith with approach it.
nightprowler10
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My XI's 2006 averages:
Chris Gayle - BAT 40.50
Shahryar Nafees - BAT 41.25
Rahul Dravid - BAT 74.71
Mohammad Yousuf - BAT 97.63
Stephen Fleming* - BAT 61.88
Andrew Flintoff - BAT 38.88 / BWL 29.22
Tatenda Taibu+ - BAT 43.36*
Shane Warne - BWL 31.29
Glenn McGrath - BWL 21.81*
Muttiah Muralitharan - BWL 17.86
Makhaya Ntini - BWL 23.41
*Stats taken from 2005 due to lack of sufficient number of matches in 2006
Chris Gayle - BAT 40.50
Shahryar Nafees - BAT 41.25
Rahul Dravid - BAT 74.71
Mohammad Yousuf - BAT 97.63
Stephen Fleming* - BAT 61.88
Andrew Flintoff - BAT 38.88 / BWL 29.22
Tatenda Taibu+ - BAT 43.36*
Shane Warne - BWL 31.29
Glenn McGrath - BWL 21.81*
Muttiah Muralitharan - BWL 17.86
Makhaya Ntini - BWL 23.41
*Stats taken from 2005 due to lack of sufficient number of matches in 2006
FaaipDeOiad
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"Form" doesn't just encompass the last 10 months and 26 days, though. Hayden for instance is only playing his 7th test for the year at the moment, and scored three centuries and two fifties in the last five tests of last year, and averaged 89 and 52 against the West Indies and South Africa respectively. His record in the last 12 months as opposed to 10 months is a fair bit better - 1157 runs @ 52.59.Mr Mxyzptlk said:
I agree about Smith, though. He's been pretty poor for a while, and is mostly a selection based on past glories. Strauss and Hayden have been the best test openers in the last year or so.