bagapath
International Captain
good call.Hammond it is. Sachin at 5, hopefully.
but at no 5 viv should beat lara, sachin and headley comfortably. how can you select an all time xi without him?
good call.Hammond it is. Sachin at 5, hopefully.
Headley's better than Viv. An average of 69.86 in first class cricket is astounding, shows his 60.83 test average is no fluke.but at no 5 viv should beat lara, sachin and headley comfortably. how can you select an all time xi without him?
but viv averaged 50 over more than 100 tests and headley played only 20 odd tests. the difference between viv and other champion batters in this poll was his ability to dominate any bowling attack under all conditions. in this race of giants viv's ability to entertain and dominate while leading his team to victory should tip the scale in his favor. we'll hold on to this argument for the next spot, though.Headley's better than Viv. An average of 69.86 in first class cricket is astounding, shows his 60.83 test average is no fluke.
What he said.but at no 5 viv should beat lara, sachin and headley comfortably. how can you select an all time xi without him?
Yeah that's more or less how I'm planning on voting after this even though my preference for 4 didn't make it through.Yea, it is either Hammond or Sachin here and the other will miss out. #5 is reserved for Viv and #6 for Sobers IMO. Or if we want an all rounder, #5 for Sobers, #6 for Gilly, #7 for Imran...something like that.
Unfortunately, I don't think Imran is in the running. You do remember that dark, sad day when the majority of CW people, in all their infinite wisdom, decided not to vote for Imran in the 1946 - Present team?Yea, it is either Hammond or Sachin here and the other will miss out. #5 is reserved for Viv and #6 for Sobers IMO. Or if we want an all rounder, #5 for Sobers, #6 for Gilly, #7 for Imran...something like that.
Unfortunately, I don't think Imran is in the running. You do remember that dark, sad day when the majority of CW people, in all their infinite wisdom, decided not to vote for Imran in the 1946 - Present team?