The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

[Red]

So, if you had to pick a team to win a test in only 3 or 4 days, who would you select?

- Barry Richards
- Victor Trumper
- Don Bradman
- Brian Lara
- Viv Richards
- Garry Sobers
- Adam Gilchrist
- Mitchell Johnson (2013/14 version)
- Dale Steyn
- Dennis Lillee
- Murali

 

[smash84]

instead of johnson pick marshall or holding

 

[Red]

instead of johnson pick marshall or holding

What about Imran?

 

[smash84]

Both would probably get you quicker wickets than Imran since you are looking to wrap up the match in quick time. Of course under normal circumstances Imran is a better option

 

[smash84]

What about Imran?

Both would probably get you quicker wickets than Imran since you are looking to wrap up the match in quick time. Of course under normal circumstances Imran is a better option

Well, on 2nd thought not even Marshall and Holding at their peak match Imran at his peak

Imran

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[Coronis]

Chuck in Waqar maybe.

 

[harsh.ag]

Marshall
Steyn
Waqar
Murali

for the bowling attack with the lowest strike rate.

 

[kyear2]

So, if you had to pick a team to win a test in only 3 or 4 days, who would you select?

- Barry Richards
- Victor Trumper
- Don Bradman
- Brian Lara
- Viv Richards
- Garry Sobers
- Adam Gilchrist
- Mitchell Johnson (2013/14 version)
- Dale Steyn
- Dennis Lillee
- Murali

Replace Trumper with any of Hayden, Greenidge or Sehwag, depending on conditions.
Replace Johnson with Marshall
Depending on conditions, replace Lillee with Waqar/ Imran, but only in Pakistan.

 

[bagapath]

Replace Trumper with any of Hayden, Greenidge or Sehwag, depending on conditions.

WHY????

Get rid of Barry Richards, please. Four effin test matches aren't good enough for selection!!!

Trumper and Sehwag would be a great pair to watch.

Replace Johnson with Marshall

Agree.
Also, bring in Donald for Lillee

Trumper
Sehwag
Bradman
Lara
Richards
Sobers
Gilchrist (wk)
Marshall
Steyn
Murali
Donald

Now... pit them against this team.

H.Sutcliffe
Boycott
MC Cowdrey
Hammond
Jimmy Adams
Bailey
Parore (wk)
Tate
Bedser
Fazal
Gibbs

 

[kyear2]

Richards
Sehwag
Bradman
Lara
Richards
Sobers
Gilchrist (wk)
Marshall
Steyn
Murali
Donald

Now... pit them against this team.

Sutcliffe
Boycott
Dravid
Cowdrey
Hammond
Barrington
Parore (wk)
Davidson
Bedser
Fazal
Gibbs

And no doubt which would win.

 

[bagapath]

And no doubt which would win.

I dont know. Who?

 

[bagapath]

Not on Lords honors board XI

Gavaskar
Gayle
Ponting
Tendulkar
Lara
Imran
Benaud (c)
Akram
Blackham (wk)
Lillee
Ambrose

 

[harsh.ag]

Sunny Gavaskar
Barry Richards#

Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Jacques Kallis

Adam Gilchrist+

Imran Khan*
Dennis Lillee
Bill O'Reilly
Curtly Ambrose

#Yes, Bagapath, I know

 

[kyear2]

Sunny Gavaskar
Barry Richards#

Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Jacques Kallis

Adam Gilchrist+

Imran Khan*
Dennis Lillee
Bill O'Reilly
Curtly Ambrose

#Yes, Bagapath, I know

That is an amazing team.
would push

Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton

Don Bradman
Viv Richards
Greg Chappell/ George Headley
Garry Sobers

Richard Hadlee (will have to check to verify)
Malcolm Marshall
Shane Warne
Glenn McGrath/ Dale Steyn

 

[bagapath]

Sunny Gavaskar
Barry Richards#

Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Jacques Kallis

Adam Gilchrist+

Imran Khan*
Dennis Lillee
Bill O'Reilly
Curtly Ambrose

#Yes, Bagapath, I know

Since he has played in only four games Barry would make it to the not-on-the-honor board XI for any ground in the world. He can open wth andy ganteaume. We can accept this as a standard practice and choose teams without them so that we can consider proper test cricketers also.

 

[harsh.ag]

Since he has played in only four games Barry would make it to the not-on-the-honor board XI for any ground in the world. He can open wth andy ganteaume. We can accept this as a standard practice and choose teams without them so that we can consider proper test cricketers also.

If not Barry, then Hayden probably.

 

[the big bambino]

That's the greatness of Richards though. His greatness over 4 tests can be stacked up over Hayden though he's played many more.

 

[kyear2]

His greatness is not based on those 4 games.

 

[the big bambino]

Well they were pretty good all the same. Even if his fc record is the measure its still a terrific effort to have made such a rep.

 

[OverratedSanity]

That's the greatness of Richards though. His greatness over 4 tests can be stacked up over Hayden though he's played many more.

Of course it can't. There's no way anyone can say Barry Richards is better than Hayden as a test batsman. Overall, taking his FC career and WSC, maybe,... but tests? No