Ricky Ponting's XI to play Australia

[honestbharani]

He really nailed it in bowling department. Ambrose, Akram, Pollock, Flintoff, Murali almost covered all the varieties right there and to think kallis is an extra bowling option!!!! Almost all the bowlers are very hard to score..
Although batting look a little thin, they got solidity with likes of sanga, kallis, sachin and fire power with lara, sehwag, smith.. Flintoff,Akram,Pollock are no mugs with bat either. Even ambrose and murali can bat. All in all this team will give punter's team a run for money.

yep Sachin to provide the necessary leg spin too.. Only thing missing is a left arm spinner..

 

[Matt79]

What do people reckon Sachin's equivalent team would look like?

 

[Shri]

Lara and Warne would feature for sure. Not sure about the rest.

 

[Teja.]

What do people reckon Sachin's equivalent team would look like?

Sachin's equivalent of a team to face the Aussies? Or a World XI?

 

[G.I.Joe]

The team to face India would be chock full of left handers.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Sanath Jayasuriya
Matthew Hayden (?)
-
Brian Lara
-
-
Andy Flower +
Shaun Pollock
Muttiah Muralitharan/Shane Warne
Glenn McGrath
Allan Donald

Pollock, Donald and McGrath all have sub 20 averages against India. Pollock is a lock in because Sachin obviously rates his batting highly. Sachin also rates Wasim highly, so there's a chance he'd make it ahead of either McGrath or Donald, despite his average of 28 with the ball.

 

[Jono]

Sachin would have Dilhara Fernando in

 

[L Trumper]

Sachin would have Dilhara Fernando in

Hansie Cronje

 

[Sir Alex]

Abdul Razack surely.

 

[silentstriker]

Jimmy Anderson obv.

 

[Migara]

Sanath Jayasuriya
Matthew Hayden (?)
-
Brian Lara
-
-
Andy Flower +
Shaun Pollock
Muttiah Muralitharan/Shane Warne
Glenn McGrath
Allan Donald

Pollock, Donald and McGrath all have sub 20 averages against India. Pollock is a lock in because Sachin obviously rates his batting highly. Sachin also rates Wasim highly, so there's a chance he'd make it ahead of either McGrath or Donald, despite his average of 28 with the ball.

Mahela Jayawardane will feature some where in that middle order

 

[akilana]

Am a little surprised he didn't chuck Bond at the expense of Ambrose or Wasim since they only played 10 odd matches in 2000s and I always thought he rated Bond very highly.

Bond didn't do much against Australia in tests.. He was excellent in ODIs against Aussies.

 

[aussie]

Bond didn't do much against Australia in tests.. He was excellent in ODIs against Aussies.

Mainly because his consistent injuries prevented him from ever appearing againts AUS in a test @ his peak & AUS thanks god.

 

[Prince EWS]

Sachin would have Dilhara Fernando in

indeed.

One of the worst things in cricket.

 

[honestbharani]

Udal?