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  1. 03-08-2011, 11:42 PM #1
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    The Egotistical/ Self-Important XI

    Internationals only. Can be any format, or a combined one. Can be on field or off field mannerisms.

    I'll start off:

    All Time XI

    Boycott
    Grace
    V Richards*
    D Jones
    Pietersen
    Botham
    Zoehrer+
    Warne
    Jeff Thomson**
    Shoaib Akthar
    SF Barnes

    **To be replaced by G Matthews in spin-friendly conditions

    Post 1990 XI

    M Hayden
    H Gibbs
    V Sehwag
    D Jones
    KP Pietersen
    M Bevan
    P Nixon+
    S Warne*
    H Singh**
    S Akthar
    S Sreesanth

    ** to be replaced by D Powell in pace-friendly conditions.

    I realise there is some overlap, but some of these post-1990 fellows are Hall of Famers.

    These are representative samples only. Please feel free to add players or post your own XIs.
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    I don't think KP is an egotist, I think he's just slightly dim.
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  4. 04-08-2011, 12:14 AM #4
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    hang on is not at all happy about michael vaughan's omission.
    hang on would also like to have jesus h. flintoff in there.
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  5. 04-08-2011, 12:25 AM #5
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    Was thinking about Harbhajan, wouldn't call him a egotist exactly, but definitely comes across as a self-important jumped up cock tho.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burgey View Post
    Internationals only. Can be any format, or a combined one. Can be on field or off field mannerisms.

    I'll start off:

    All Time XI



    **To be replaced by G Matthews in spin-friendly conditions
    Mathews should be in the starting XI

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    Former Australian test and one-day international fast bowler Craig McDermott and evergreen offspin bowler Greg Matthews - whose legendary cockiness with bat and ball made him a man New Zealanders loved to hate in the 1980s - will cross the Tasman to take on their Kiwi rivals in the February 24 Twenty20 match.
    http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?id=63413
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  7. 04-08-2011, 01:13 AM #7
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  8. 04-08-2011, 01:17 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by JBMAC View Post
    Where's Atherton?
    Yeah, a good shout too.

    JB, could I ask you to pop over to the Davo on the Tied Test thread? Like to hear your thoughts on him as a player.
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    this thread screams for Afretard.
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  10. 04-08-2011, 01:41 AM #10
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    Disagree on Atherton

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  11. 04-08-2011, 02:10 AM #11
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    Keith Arthurton was a man whose ego seemed to regularly write cheques his ability couldn't cash.
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  12. 04-08-2011, 02:21 AM #12
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    Check out my signature.ODI XI. Best ever!!
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    Imran Khan in with a shout too I suppose.......although he might fit in better in the narcissist XI
    And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW

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    All great players has ego of various degrees they bound too considering their skills set I prefer if we talk about only those whose talk>walk.
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