Current Test 'Under 30s' vs 'Over 30s'....

[Zinzan]

What are your current sides & who would win?

 

[NUFAN]

OVERS
1. Shane Watson
2. Simon Katich
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Mike Hussey
5. Michael Clarke (c)
6. Marcus North
7. Brad Haddin
8. Nathan Hauritz
9. Ryan Harris
10. Mark Cameron
11. Doug Bollinger

UNDERS
1. Phil Hughes
2. David Warner
3. Shaun Marsh
4. Usman Khawaja
5. George Bailey (c)
6. Callum Ferguson
7. Matthew Wade
8. Mitchell Johnson
9. Trent Copeland
10. Peter Siddle
11. Nathan Lyon

It was actually hard to find a decent 3rd bowling option for the overs, went for the injury plagued Cameron, assuming he and Hauritz were fit. North and Ferguson are the most debatable probably..

It would be a pretty close match but I'm guessing the Overs 30s would win, mainly due to Harris and Hussey.

 

[Daemon]

World XIs

U 30s (Including 30y/o)

1) Alistair Cook
2) Jonathan Trott
3) Hashim Amla
4) Ian Bell
5) AB de Villiers
6) Angelo Mathews
7) Matt Prior
8) Devendra Bishoo Shakib Al Hasan
9) Stuart Broad
10) James Anderson
11) Dale Steyn

Over 30s

1) Virender Sehwag/Chris Gayle
2) Rahul Dravid
3) Kumar Sangakkara
4) Jacques Kallis
5) Kevin Pieterson
6) Michael Hussey
7) Brad Haddin
8) Daniel Vettori
9) Chaminda Vaas
10) Graeme Swann
11) Zaheer Khan


So tough to leave Sachin out

I'm also probably forgetting a few obvious ones, kindly point them out. (Especially 30+ fast bowlers)

6 Englishmen in the U30s, signs that this #1 ranking might be there to stay for many seasons to come.

 

[Zinzan]

OVERS
1. Shane Watson
2. Simon Katich
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Mike Hussey
5. Michael Clarke (c)
6. Marcus North
7. Brad Haddin
8. Nathan Hauritz
9. Ryan Harris
10. Mark Cameron
11. Doug Bollinger

UNDERS
1. Phil Hughes
2. David Warner
3. Shaun Marsh
4. Usman Khawaja
5. George Bailey (c)
6. Callum Ferguson
7. Matthew Wade
8. Mitchell Johnson
9. Trent Copeland
10. Peter Siddle
11. Nathan Lyon

It was actually hard to find a decent 3rd bowling option for the overs, went for the injury plagued Cameron, assuming he and Hauritz were fit. North and Ferguson are the most debatable probably..

It would be a pretty close match but I'm guessing the Overs 30s would win, mainly due to Harris and Hussey.

I was meaning 'World' XI's, perhaps I could have made it clearer

 

[Spark]

Johnson is now 30 btw.

 

[centurymaker]

can't really pick saffers - they haven't played a test for a year.

 

[morgieb]

Over 30's have better batting, under have better bowling. I'll say over 30's, though.

 

[morgieb]

can't really pick saffers - they haven't played a test for a year.

Don't get why you can't....

 

[NUFAN]

I was meaning 'World' XI's, perhaps I could have made it clearer

They are my world XI's.

Unders
1 A Cook
2 H Amla
3 A Ali
4 I Bell
5 AB de Villiers
6 R Taylor
7 M Prior
8 S Al Hasan
9 S Broad
10 D Steyn
11 J Anderson


Overs
1. V Sehwag
2. R Dravid
3. K Sangakarra
4. J Kallis
5. S Tendulkar
6. M Hussey
7. MS Dhoni
8. M Johnson
9. G Swann
10. R Harris
11. Z Khan


Darren Bravo and Angelo Matthews are close to filling that number 6 spot in the under 30's. The teams are pretty even, I'm leaning towards overs, but I reckon it's pretty close to call.

 

[Daemon]

Trott and Johnson are both 30, pick one

And I'd have Shakib over Bishoo as well, mistake on my part.

 

[NUFAN]

Trott and Johnson are both 30, pick one

And I'd have Shakib over Bishoo as well, mistake on my part.

You picked Trott in your under 30s, figured you were right. I'll cull him with an edit.

 

[Zinzan]

North of 30 = the "Over 30s' side, so Johnson would be eligible for that side

 

[Daemon]

North of 30 = the "Over 30s' side, so Johnson would be eligible for that side

I was going on the same principle that in games such as U19 fixtures, 19 year olds take part.

 

[centurymaker]

Don't get why you can't....

it's probably meant to be based on current form...

 

[Daemon]

You'd seriously leave out Dale Steyn and Kallis out of a current XI?

 

[Athlai]

Under 25

Tamim
Barath/Hughes
Williamson
Bravo
Akmal
Mathews
Shakib
Rahim (c) (+)
Southee
Sharma
Finn

25-30

Cook (c)
Vijay/Paranavitana
Amla
Taylor
de Villiers
Bell
Prior (+)
Broad
Bresnan
Anderson
Steyn

Yeah you might have to ruin everything in that team by putting Bishoo in it. Spinning dearth in this range and a surplus of fine fast bowlers.

Over 30

Watson
Sehwag
Sangakkara
Tendulkar
Kallis
Pietersen
Dhoni (+)
Vettori (c)
Swann (Dougeh if you're desperate for pace)
Johnson
Khan

 

[Spark]

Honestly with that four man pace attack a spinner seems a bit redundant unless it's a fairly dry wicket.

 

[Daemon]

Athlai, that's a bit harsh on Trott tbh

 

[Athlai]

Athlai, that's a bit harsh on Trott tbh

He doesn't really deserve to play ahead of Sangakkara or Kallis so he didn't get in my team. You could chuck him in there ahead of Pietersen maybe.

 

[Athlai]

Is that the strongest under 25 team in ages or what? Mathews and Shakib lend that team a lot of class.