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Best All Time Test XII

Dingo

School Boy/Girl Cricketer
Just because I like to stir up controversy... :)

I'd like to hear what everyone thinks is their best all-time Test XII. Any player from any country who has played Test cricket can be named in your XII. You don't have to make assumptions about the pitch, location, weather, etc.

For starters, here's my best XII:

Sir Len Hutton (vc)
William Ponsford
Sir Walter Hammond
Sir Don Bradman (c)
Sir Viv Richards
Graeme Pollock
Sir Garry Sobers
Keith Miller
Rod Marsh+
Sydney Barnes
Curtly Ambrose
Dennis Lillee (12th Man)

Three of Wisden's best five of the last century are named, as are five players with knighthoods. Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne are the two from Wisden's who are missing.
 

sean

School Boy/Girl Captain
I'd agree - probably not Marsh as keeper. I reckon Gilly might turn out as the best keeper/batsman ever, but at the moment I'd have Heals in there. Alec Stewart might get a sympathy vote from me too ;)

I'd have Walsh in there too. Shane Warne is just a fat prick - I hate him. I cannot understand why he gets picked in all these sides when truly great spinners are left out - Grimmet, O'Reilly.

[Edited on 2/17/02 by sean]
 
G

Guest

Guest
This is a world XII out of a book I have so if you don't like it then don't blame me!

1. Jack Hobbs
2. Barry Richards
3. Sir Viv Richards
4. Sir Donald Bradman
5. Sachin Tendulkar
6. Sir Gary Sobers
7. Ian Botham
8. Alan Knott
9. Shane Warne
10. Dennis Lillee
11. Sydney Barnes
12. Sir Len Hutton

REMEMBER I didn't pick this team, it was the book!
 

sunburnt_spinner

Cricket Spectator
The great thing about this kinda stuff is that everyone has their own opinions. My team is based on the fact that I have only included players I have seen in my life (born in 1977).

Greenidge
Boon
Richards
Tendulkar
Border
S.Waugh
Ian Botham
Sir Richard Hadlee
Ian Healy
Malcolm Marshall
Glenn McGrath
Muttiah Muralitharan

Greendige gets the nod ahead of Gooch due to the flip of a coin. David Boon, toughest bloke that played. Tendulkar is the best batsman in the world at present. Allan Border much like Steve Waugh would be batsman who you would have bat if your life depended on it. Botham and Hadlee need no introduction. Healy was the best keeper that ever played, Gilchrist might be a better bat but his keeping is dodgy. Malcolm Marshall was named by many as the toughest of the 80's Windies quicks to face. And depending on the track you can go whichever way you like with the last two. McGrath the best seamer in the last 10 years and Murali ahead of Warne (even though he chucks) because his record is awesome.
 

schak82

Cricket Spectator
Hey what about VIV?

If I was chosing it I would choose:

S. Gavaskar
G. Greenidge
D. Bradman
S. Tendulkar
I. Richards (viv)
G. Sobers
A. Gilchrist
J. Laker
W. Younis
K. Dev
G. McGrath
 

Neil Pickup

Cricket Web Moderator
Well, the first test that I can remember would be the England-India series of 1991 where Gooch got his 333 so.. (this is players when they were at their peaks)

1 Gordon Greenidge
2 Mark Taylor
3 Brian Lara
4 Sachin Tendulkar
5 Andy Flower (wkt)
6 Steven Waugh (capt)
7 Jacques Kallis
8 Shane Warne
9 Muttiah Muralitharan
10 Courtney Walsh
11 Curtly Ambrose
12 Jonty Rhodes (he'll come on to field if he plays, and who can catch better?)
 

Sudeep

International Captain
--Sir Len Hutton
--Sunil Gavaskar
--Sir Don Bradman
--Sachin Tendulkar
--Sir Viv Richards
--Brian Lara
--Adam Gilchrist
--Kapil Dev
--Shane Warne/M. Muralitharan
--Wasim Akram
--Sir Richard Hadlee
--Jonty Rhodes (12th Man)

[Edited on 3/21/02 by Sudeep Popat]
 

Anon2

U19 Cricketer
I never realised Wasim Akram was so popular in people's eyes. Hey Neil, how come you haven't got Sir Don Bradman, he was a living legend, a magician with a bat instead of a wand.
 

a massive zebra

International Captain
Jack Hobbs
Sunny Gavaskar
Don Bradman (cpt)
Graeme Pollock
Walter Hammond
Garry Sobers
Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Imran Khan
Malcolm Marshall
Muttiah Muralitharan
Sydney Barnes

Jonty Rhodes
 

krkode

State Captain
Virender Sehwag
Parthiv Patel (wk)
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Saurav Ganguly (c)
Yuvraj Singh
Ashish Nehra
Zaheer Khan
Anil Kumble
Irfan Pathan
Donald Bradman (12th man)

Just because I like to stir up controversy... :happy:
 

NikhilN

International Regular
Here is mine in Batting order


Adam Gilchrist(wk)
Sachin Tendulkar
Don Bradman(cpt)
Sunil Gavaskar
Allan Border
Viv Richards
Kapil Dev
Imran Khan
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Muttiah Muralitharan

12th Man: Jack Hobbs
 

NikhilN

International Regular
krkode said:
Virender Sehwag
Parthiv Patel (wk)
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Saurav Ganguly (c)
Yuvraj Singh
Ashish Nehra
Zaheer Khan
Anil Kumble
Irfan Pathan
Donald Bradman (12th man)

Just because I like to stir up controversy... :happy:
r you kidding me? this is more of the current Indian XII more then the all time world XII
 

roseboy64

Cricket Web Content Updater
Gordon Greenidge/Sunil Gavaskar
Desmond Haynes/Jack Hobbs
(Sir)George Headley(C)
Sir Donald Bradman(VC)
(Sir)Brian Lara
(Sir)Sachin Tendulkar
Sir Garfield Sobers
Adam Gilchrist(WK)
Imran Khan
Curtly Ambrose
(Sirs)Muttiah Muralitharan/Shane Warne
(Sir)Courtney Walsh

Jonty Rhodes
 
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roseboy64

Cricket Web Content Updater
That is the current Indian XI who are in no way the best all time Test XI.But two in the XII are.Guess who?
 

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