Who would you pick to bat for your life?

[Lillian Thomson]

Len Hutton Jack Hobbs
Barry Richards Viv Richards
Denis Thatcher Marcus Welby

 

[adharcric]

One more try ...

Scenario 1: Hobbs and Boycott

Scenario 2: Lara and Hammond

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Scenario 3: Pick the same two above scenarios but the players can't be from the country you support (and can't be bradman). (I'll edit my original post).

1 - Hanif Mohammad and Geoffrey Boycott
2 - Javed Miandad and Walter Hammond

 

[andruid]

Scenario 1: Javid Maindad and Inzi

Scenario 2: Lara and Sachin.


some people may choose Kallis and Dravid.. on that case the question is can they make double centuris in two days.. i highly doubt that.

Almost picked Kallis myself for scenario 2 but the guy has yet to hit a double ton...

Hmm Scenario 3.... no changes from my first scenario but fro scenario Sangakarra for Tendulkar as he is listed in my signature and MoYo

 

[Burgey]

Surprised no one has plumbed for AB in scenario 1 or 2 yet.

1. Allan Border, Herbert Sutcliffe (if has 2B Aus) AB, Steve Waugh
2. Allan Border, Sunny Gavaskar (if has 2B Aus) AB, Steve Waugh
3. Boycott, Sutcliffe (not to get out); Sutcliffe, Gavaskar or Tendulkar (to double up)

 

[Spikey]

1. Hanif Mohammed & Boycott
2. Stan McCabe & Viv

3. (a) Hanif Mohammed & Boycott (b) Viv & Sobers. Though I'm tempted to go with Beffy for some reason instead of Sobers...

 

[shortpitched713]

A ridiculous scenario, and one in which no partnership could be expected to have a chance to succeed. I'd choose Lara and Gilchrist for both scenarios. At least it would be an entertaining last few minutes of my life.

 

[Top_Cat]

Can't I just have two Jason Gillespies for any scenario?

 

[Fusion]

Scenario One:

Jack Hobbs
Hanif Mohammed

Scenario Two:

Viv Richards
Sachin Tendulkar

Very, very tempted to put Miandad in there for Tendu, but in the end I couldn't leave out the genius of Tendulkar.

Scenario Three:

In scenario one, substitute Gavaskar for Hanif. Everyone else stays the same as they're not from my own country.

 

[silentstriker]

I figure I should give mine:

Scenario 1: Hobbs & Boycott
Scenario 2: Hobbs & Sobers
Scenario 3: Same as 1 & 2

 

[JBH001]

You have a lot of Hobbs love, dont you SS?

A second go at scenario 1 would mean I pick, Hutton and Boycott (I almost picked Hutton over Barrington first time around).

For scenario two, I choose G Chappell and G Sobers. Would be awesome watching them together, too.

 

[silentstriker]

I figure I should give mine:

Scenario 1: Hobbs & Boycott
Scenario 2: Hobbs & Sobers
Scenario 3: Same as 1 & 2

You have a lot of Hobbs love, dont you SS?

Yes. Second only to Bradman IMO. Bradman -> Hobbs -> Sobers.

 

[deeps]

1. Scenario 1: Their job is to not get out for two days. Runs are unimportant, they just cannot get out.
2. Scenario 2: Their job is to score a double century each in those two days. They may get out after scoring a double.
3. Scenario 3: Pick the same two above scenarios but the players can't be from the country you support (and can't be Bradman).

I'm only going by players i've seen.

Scenario 1: Rahul Dravid and Steve Waugh
Scenario 2: Rahul Dravid and Steve Waugh
Scenario 3a) Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis
Scenario 3b) Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

So basically, with those bowlers, you're saying I'm dead. May as well go out with a bang.

Murali. For all of them.

 

[Top_Cat]

So basically, with those bowlers, you're saying I'm dead. May as well go out with a bang.

Murali. For all of them.

AWTA. For sheer entertainment value, nothing better.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Would be entertaining to watch him face his own bowling tbh.

 

[Googenheim]

Gavaskar and Boycott for Scenario 1 (even if Bradman was eligible, I'd pick these two).
Sachin and Lara for Scenario 2.

From a weakened field:
Boycott and Chanderpaul.
Lara and Richards.

 

[biased indian]

Gavaskar & Boycott
Sachin & Lara

Boycott & Hobbs
Lara & Steve waugh

 

[deeps]

Shahid Afridi

 

[weldone]

1. Kallis, Dravid
2. Sobers, Lara
3. Dravid changes to Steve Waugh