Current Test XI

Agent Nationaux · 14-11-2011, 03:43 PM

I don't know if this exercise has been done before but let's give it a try.

Pick two test playing nations, from which one has to be the country that you support and the other can be any of the remaining test playing nations. Make up a current Test XI from your selected countries.

For me Pakistan and South Africa.

Smith
Amla
Younis
Kallis
Yousuf
Misbah (c)
De Villiers (wk)
Afridi/Ajmal
Gul
Steyn
Morkel

If Asif and Amir were playing, I would have them in for Morkel and Gul respectively.

Howe_zat · 14-11-2011, 03:50 PM

Turbs had a thread about team merging quite recently, worth a look.

As I said in there, England & South Africa seem to compliment each other extremely well at the moment. Perhaps not coincidentally.

Smith
Cook
Trott
Kallis
KP/Bell
De Villiers
Prior
Swann
Steyn
Morkel
Anderson

flibbertyjibber · 14-11-2011, 03:55 PM

England and Australia

Cook
Strauss
Trott
Pietersen
Bell
Hussey
Prior
Bresnan
Broad
Swann
Anderson

Good god, the 10-1 ratio would have been the same the other way round in the 90's and early 00's with probably Thorpe as the only player to get in the Aussie side. Shows how it can turn.

Howe_zat · 14-11-2011, 04:05 PM

Watson, Clarke, Harris?

flibbertyjibber · 14-11-2011, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Howe_zat

Watson, Clarke, Harris?

Need Strauss as captain.

Harris over who?

Clarke or Hussey? Hussey on 2011 form.

Marcuss · 14-11-2011, 04:38 PM

Would go Harris over Bresnan.

Mike5181 · 14-11-2011, 04:40 PM

NZ + West Indies

1.Chris Gayle
2.Brendon McCullum
3.Kane Williamson
4.Ross Taylor
5.Shivnarine Chanderpaul
6.Jesse Ryder
7.Reece Young+
8.Daniel Vettori
9.Jerome Taylor
10.Fidel Edwards
11.Kemar Roach

jan · 14-11-2011, 04:50 PM

1 smith/amla
2 cook
3 bell
4 trott
5
6
7 prior
8 steyn
9 swann
10
11

not sure about the blanks...

Agent Nationaux · 14-11-2011, 04:51 PM

Would definitely replace one of the West Indian quicks for Southee.

Agent Nationaux · 14-11-2011, 04:53 PM

Jan you have 4 countries there if you include Sanga. Pick one country you support and any other Test nation.

Daemon · 14-11-2011, 09:06 PM

India Pak

Gambhir
Sehwag
Dravid
Sachin
Younis
Laxman
Dhoni (C)
Zaheer
Gul
Ajmal
Junaid

Want to get Misbah in there somewhere but that Indian batting lineup is too awesome

karan316 · 14-11-2011, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike5181

NZ + West Indies

1.Chris Gayle
2.Brendon McCullum
3.Kane Williamson
4.Ross Taylor
5.Shivnarine Chanderpaul
6.Jesse Ryder
7.Reece Young+
8.Daniel Vettori
9.Jerome Taylor
10.Fidel Edwards
11.Kemar Roach

This looks like a really good combination. Good blend of attacking and defensive batsmen,
bowling looks awesome aswell, Taylor,Edwards,Roach and Vettori along with the part timers Gayle, Ryder and Williamson.
I wonder why WI have never played Jerome Taylor, Edwards and Roach together in their test 11.

Himannv · 14-11-2011, 09:58 PM

Sri Lanka and South Africa

Greame Smith
Hashim Amla
Kumar Sangakara
Jacques Kallis
Mahela Jayawardena
AB de Villiers
Mark Boucher
Vernon Philander
Dale Steyn
Morne Morkel
Imran Tahir

:s

Jigga988 · 14-11-2011, 10:00 PM

Windies and Bangladesh

Gayle
Iqbal
Barath
Chanderpaul
Shakib
Samuels
Rahim
Taylor
Roach
Edwards
Not sure (maybe bishoo)

Jigga988 · 14-11-2011, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karan316

This looks like a really good combination. Good blend of attacking and defensive batsmen,
bowling looks awesome aswell, Taylor,Edwards,Roach and Vettori along with the part timers Gayle, Ryder and Williamson.
I wonder why WI have never played Jerome Taylor, Edwards and Roach together in their test 11.

Because it would involve one/two of them coming out in a stretcher...

14-11-2011, 03:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Howe_zat International Coach Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Top floor, bottom buzzer Posts: 13,796	Turbs had a thread about team merging quite recently, worth a look. As I said in there, England & South Africa seem to compliment each other extremely well at the moment. Perhaps not coincidentally. Smith Cook Trott Kallis KP/Bell De Villiers Prior Swann Steyn Morkel Anderson __________________ Ain't nothing in the woodshed, except maybe some wood Last edited by Howe_zat; 14-11-2011 at 03:53 PM.

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flibbertyjibber Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: England Posts: 7,905	England and Australia Cook Strauss Trott Pietersen Bell Hussey Prior Bresnan Broad Swann Anderson Good god, the 10-1 ratio would have been the same the other way round in the 90's and early 00's with probably Thorpe as the only player to get in the Aussie side. Shows how it can turn.

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Howe_zat International Coach Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Top floor, bottom buzzer Posts: 13,796	Watson, Clarke, Harris?

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Mike5181 International Regular Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: City of Sails Posts: 3,381	NZ + West Indies 1.Chris Gayle 2.Brendon McCullum 3.Kane Williamson 4.Ross Taylor 5.Shivnarine Chanderpaul 6.Jesse Ryder 7.Reece Young+ 8.Daniel Vettori 9.Jerome Taylor 10.Fidel Edwards 11.Kemar Roach

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Agent Nationaux Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Posts: 8,265	Would definitely replace one of the West Indian quicks for Southee.

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Agent Nationaux Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: UK Posts: 8,265	Jan you have 4 countries there if you include Sanga. Pick one country you support and any other Test nation.

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Daemon Cricketer Of The Year Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: . Posts: 8,737	India Pak Gambhir Sehwag Dravid Sachin Younis Laxman Dhoni (C) Zaheer Gul Ajmal Junaid Want to get Misbah in there somewhere but that Indian batting lineup is too awesome

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