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watson · 13-08-2012, 11:45 PM

If Len Hutton bats himself at No.5 and Maurice Leyland one spot higher at No.4 in his ATG England Team to play Keith Miller's ATG Aussie Team - then that's good enough for me.

01. Bob Simpson
02. Bill Lawry
03. Charles Macartney
04. Maurice Leyland
05. Bill Ponsford
06.
07. John Waite
08. Ray Lindwall
09. Bill Johnston
10. Sydney Barnes
11. Neil Adcock

BTW Andy and KK seemed to have selected their respective wicket keepers rather too well

Jager · 13-08-2012, 11:48 PM

Did Miller have his own dream team?!

watson · 13-08-2012, 11:50 PM

Herbie Taylor: Nice pick Valer!

He definitely featured on my short-list.

watson · 13-08-2012, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jager

Did Miller have his own dream team?!

Yes. I'll post the two teams when I get home to look them up again. Can't quite remember.

Valer · 13-08-2012, 11:58 PM

1.Bruce Mitchell
2 Eddie Barlow
3.Herbie Taylor
4. Mahela Jayawardene
5. Javed Miandad

7 Andy Flower(Wk)
Charlie Turner
George Lohmann
Muttiah Muralitharan
Courtney Walsh

12.7 year average (test) career. (Note time off reduces played time).

Would you believe that was a spreadsheet assisted pick Watson?

Almost tempted to pick my 12th man early to deny him to everyone who wants a spinner.

Jager · 14-08-2012, 12:25 AM

@watson cheers! I've always wanted to assemble a 'Miller and mates' XI - it was my theme idea for the theme draft - Larwood, Lindwall, O'Reilly and himself would make a fearsome bowling attack

@Valer I tried to get Yousuf voodooed (at the same time, still delighted to get him) and was planning on picking up a new favourite player of mine in the reselection rounds, but it appears Marcuss is going to get him now

kingkallis · 14-08-2012, 01:12 AM

CricZo XI

1. Len Hutton /
2. Matthew Hayden /
3.
4. Everton Weekes /
5. Doug Walters / o
6. Trevor Goddard / o (4)
7. Andrew Flintoff o / (3)
8. Jeff Dujon +
9. Hedly Verity o (5)
10. Waqar Younis o (2)
11. Dennis Lillee o (1)

Himannv · 14-08-2012, 01:44 AM

Dujon is a good keeper to get IMO. What happened to your usual tendency to pick Marsh kk?

watson · 14-08-2012, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jager

Did Miller have his own dream team?!

In 1977 Ian Woolridge records how Len Hutton and Keith Miller were asked-

Quote:

'to choose their strongest All-Time XIs to represent their respective countries in a mythical Test. Each was asked to pick themself.'

The venue was to be the MCG. Here is what they came up with;

Len Hutton's XI
01. Jack Hobbs
02. Herbert Sutcliffe
03. Walter Hammond
04. Maurice Leyland
05. Len Hutton
06. Frank Woolley
07. Les Ames
08. George Hirst
09. Wilfred Rhodes
10. Harold Larwood
11. Sydney Barnes

Keith Miller's XI
01. Charles Bannerman
02. Victor Trumper
03. Don Bradman
04. Bill Ponsford
05. Stan McCabe
06. Keith Miller
07. Monty Noble
08. Ray Lindwall
09. Don Tallon
10. Bill O'Reilly
11. Clarrie Grimmett

Source: 'The Picador Book of Cricket', pages 424-27: Ashes Dream Teams (1977)

Note: Keith Miller didn't specify the batting order for Miller, Noble, Lindwall or Tallon. However, the order above is my best guess after 'reading between the lines'.

The only really dubious selections in my opinion are George Hirst and Charles Bannerman. All the other players have very good cases for being chosen. Even if you disagree.

Marcuss · 14-08-2012, 03:04 AM

What about my 8/9 ones?

kyear2 · 14-08-2012, 03:05 AM

1. Barry Richards
2. Sid Barnes
3. Ricky Ponting *
4.
5. Lindsay Hassett
6. Tony Greig
7. Les Ames
8. Malcom Marshall
9. Alec Bedser
10. Ian Bishop
11. Jim Laker

Jager · 14-08-2012, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcuss

What about my 8/9 ones?

I realised it would be quite unfair not to contest them

I can only process one player for you per sequence, so you'll need to give me another two picks - one for R10 and one for R11 which will start as soon as Blakus gets back to me!

kingkallis · 14-08-2012, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Himannv

Dujon is a good keeper to get IMO. What happened to your usual tendency to pick Marsh kk?

Tired of picking him in every draft

And yeah Dujon is a better keeper + better batsman as well

AndyZaltzHair · 14-08-2012, 03:36 AM

Happy to get Denis Lindsay the man in crisis

1. Graham Gooch
2. Arthur Morris
3. Viv Richards
4. Jacques Kallis
5. Neil Harvey
6.
7. Denis Lindsay+
8. Wilfred Rhodes
9. Peter Pollock
10. Fazal Mahmood
11. Joel Garner

watson · 14-08-2012, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Happy to get Denis Lindsay the man in crisis

Poor Denis. Sounds like he needs a Bex and good lie down.

13-08-2012, 11:45 PM	#1081 (permalink)
watson International Debutant Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,687	If Len Hutton bats himself at No.5 and Maurice Leyland one spot higher at No.4 in his ATG England Team to play Keith Miller's ATG Aussie Team - then that's good enough for me. 01. Bob Simpson 02. Bill Lawry 03. Charles Macartney 04. Maurice Leyland 05. Bill Ponsford 06. 07. John Waite 08. Ray Lindwall 09. Bill Johnston 10. Sydney Barnes 11. Neil Adcock BTW Andy and KK seemed to have selected their respective wicket keepers rather too well __________________ 1945-1977 ATG Draft: Desmond Haynes - Roy Fredericks - Rohan Kanhai - Neil Harvey - Clive Lloyd - Asif Iqbal - John Waite - Ray Lindwall - Garth McKenzie - John Snow - Derek Underwood ATG XI: Jack Hobbs - Len Hutton - Don Bradman - Brian Lara - Graham Pollock - Gary Sobers - Alan Knott - Malcolm Marshall - Shane Warne - Dennis Lillee- Sydney Barnes

13-08-2012, 11:48 PM	#1082 (permalink)
Jager International Debutant Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: The land of Siddle Posts: 2,876	Did Miller have his own dream team?! __________________ Oh for a strong arm and a walking stick

13-08-2012, 11:50 PM	#1083 (permalink)
watson International Debutant Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,687	Herbie Taylor: Nice pick Valer! He definitely featured on my short-list. Last edited by watson; 13-08-2012 at 11:53 PM.

14-08-2012, 01:12 AM	#1087 (permalink)
kingkallis International Captain Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: India Posts: 5,720	CricZo XI 1. Len Hutton / 2. Matthew Hayden / 3. 4. Everton Weekes / 5. Doug Walters / o 6. Trevor Goddard / o (4) 7. Andrew Flintoff o / (3) 8. Jeff Dujon + 9. Hedly Verity o (5) 10. Waqar Younis o (2) 11. Dennis Lillee o (1) __________________ CricZo XI - Draft League Season 1 M Hayden, G Gooch, R Dravid, W Hammond, K Pietersen, G Sobers, R Marsh (wk), R Benaud (c), D Steyn, W Hall, N Adcock Season 2 J Hobbs, B Richards, D Boon, H Taylor, C Lloyd (c), A Stewart (wk), T Goddard, A Davidson, H Tayfield, C Ambrose, H Griffith Season 3 H Sutcliffe, M Hayden, I Chappell (c), G Pollock, A Faulkner, M Hussey, D Lindsay (wk), I Botham, A Kumble, M Marshall, D Lillee

14-08-2012, 01:44 AM	#1088 (permalink)
Himannv International Captain Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: SL Posts: 6,168	Dujon is a good keeper to get IMO. What happened to your usual tendency to pick Marsh kk? __________________ "I will go down as Darren Sammy, the one who always smiles" - Darren Sammy

13-08-2012, 11:58 PM	#1085 (permalink)
Valer U19 Vice-Captain Join Date: May 2011 Location: - Posts: 529	1.Bruce Mitchell 2 Eddie Barlow 3.Herbie Taylor 4. Mahela Jayawardene 5. Javed Miandad 7 Andy Flower(Wk) Charlie Turner George Lohmann Muttiah Muralitharan Courtney Walsh 12.7 year average (test) career. (Note time off reduces played time). Would you believe that was a spreadsheet assisted pick Watson? Almost tempted to pick my 12th man early to deny him to everyone who wants a spinner.

14-08-2012, 12:25 AM	#1086 (permalink)
Jager International Debutant Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: The land of Siddle Posts: 2,876	@watson cheers! I've always wanted to assemble a 'Miller and mates' XI - it was my theme idea for the theme draft - Larwood, Lindwall, O'Reilly and himself would make a fearsome bowling attack @Valer I tried to get Yousuf voodooed (at the same time, still delighted to get him) and was planning on picking up a new favourite player of mine in the reselection rounds, but it appears Marcuss is going to get him now

14-08-2012, 03:05 AM	#1091 (permalink)
kyear2 International Debutant Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: w.i Posts: 2,512	1. Barry Richards 2. Sid Barnes 3. Ricky Ponting * 4. 5. Lindsay Hassett 6. Tony Greig 7. Les Ames 8. Malcom Marshall 9. Alec Bedser 10. Ian Bishop 11. Jim Laker __________________ 1st XI Hutton \| Hobbs \| Bradman \| Richards \| Tendulkar \| Sobers \| Gilchrist \| Khan \| Marshall \| Warne \| McGrath 2nd XI Sutcliffe \| Gavaskar \| Headley \| Chappell \| Lara \| Kallis \| Miller \| Knott \| Ambrose \| Lillee \| Muralitharan 3rd XI Greenidge \| Morris \| Ponting \| Pollock \| Hammond \| Worrell \| Ames \| Hadlee \| Holding \| Trueman \| O'Reilly 4th XI Richards \| Simpson \| Sangakkara \| Weekes \| Border \| Walcott \| Botham \| Lindwall \| Laker \| Garner \| Barnes

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