England
Someone said that he does not consider England to be 2nd best because of "entertainment value". Since when has entertainment been a factor in deciding whether a team is good or not? Sport is sport, it is played to win and any entertainment value it gives is a bonus. The only reason people consider India to be entertaining is because everyone knows the scores of the match will be low as Indians can't bat ouside of Asia. England lost their Test series in India 1-0, which is a good result if you ask me, and England won their Test series in Sri Lanka 2-1 and won their Test series in Pakistan 1-0. So, England beat 2 of the 3 teams they played in Asia, so I guess that also proves England are better than India are. Now, India lost 3-0 in Australia, 2-0 in New Zealand, they lost in South Africa too so that shows that India's performance on green pitches is horrible, while England's performance on low paced and low bouncing pitches is excellent.
The fact is the majority of fans here know little about the game compared to me and that may sound arrogant but it's the truth. The fact is I give facts in every post, something not many other people here do. Now the reason why I consider Australia, South Africa and England as being superior to India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka is because in Australia there are a variety of pitches, Brisbane and Perth are very green with lots of bounce and pace, but Sydney has slower pitches so that means that when Australians play Pura Cup they have to learn to adapt to all kinds of pitches. Therefore, that is one reason why I consider the non Asians teams as being superior. If you compare Englands, South Africa and Australias record in Test cricket all over the world it is great and respectable, but Indians record around the world is poor, therefore that is why I consider Australia and South Africa and England to be better than the Asian teams. India is the only place in Asia that Australia and England cannot win at, but the fact India cannot win anywhere but in India is a fact that India are a poor team and cannot be taken seriously.
I am 18 and I am playing my debut season this summer. I have studied the game for a very long time and never played it competitively due to my mental illness. But everytime I played cricket with friends and persons who are very good cricketers I always beat them, and I have superb hand-eye coordination which is why I am a fine batsman. I believe I have the ability to play international cricket one day, as I have always achieved every goal I tried. I represented Poland in rugby union when I played the game, and that is a great achievement as Poland are ranked 13th in world rugby. I am now beginning a career in cricket, I practice very hard, when I play against actual cricketers my age I tend to score well over a 100 before the get me out, my bowling is poor but I look to improve on that as I never took bowling seriously. I believe there are many people here who have the ability to play international cricket, but it all depends on your mental fitness. I have severe obsessive-compulsive disorder and I am psychotic and this combination is the most severe and most disabling mental illness known to humankind. I suffer from tormenting thoughts every second, and as a result I have developed a superior knowledge and understanding of psychology which allows me to succeed in regions you people won't. Cricket is all about psychology my friends, that is why Australia are the best they are the masters of psychology, and I am Australian and I am a fighter and I have the right attitude, I succeed in everything I do just like Australians always have, and I will play international cricket one day for England and I will be a fine player. You may laugh at me but I don't care, I will prove my talent when I am playing international cricket, I said I would go on and play international rugby when I was 15, no one believed I could do it, but I did it when I was 17 and if it wasn't for my mental illness I would have continued my rugby career for Sunnybank and would be playing for Queensland within the next 5 years. I had to quit and now I am fighting to regain my life and I know that cricket is right for me, I love the game, I have studied it like a person can study, I know everything about it and I always did well when playing the game with friends. My advice to anyone here playing the game is to master psychology, as cricket is a game that is played over a long period of time and needs superior mental fitness, and to be a great player you will need superb psychology. If you want help in this area, email me and I will be more than happy to help you.
In my opinion India would probably be number 2 at least if their team had superior psychology, they have talented batsman but need the psychology to get them to perform to their potential.
