The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

[smash84]

yeah, the batting is solid

 

[Gob]

Think its time to update my AT OD xi since DeVilliers now seems to have hacked the matrix

Hayden
Tendulkar
Richards
Kohli
DeVilliers
Symonds
Dhoni
Pollock
Wasim
Lee
Murali

Sorry gilly and punt

 

[harsh.ag]

Sachin
Ponting
Viv
ABdV
Dhoni
Bevan
Symonds
Pollock
Wasim
Garner
Murali

Not thought out.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Second XI shaping up as a serious force over the past 5 years.

First XI	Second XI
Tendulkar	Gilchrist +
Ponting/Kohli	Hayden
Richards	Kohli/Ponting
deVilliers +	Amla ?
Dhoni +	Bevan
Symonds	Klusener
Kapil/Flintoff	Kapil/Flintoff
Wasim	Pollock
Lee	Warne/Saqlain
Garner	Waqar/Ambrose
Muralitharan	McGrath

 

[smash84]

Second XI shaping up as a serious force over the past 5 years.

First XI	Second XI
Tendulkar	Gilchrist +
Ponting/Kohli	Hayden
Richards	Kohli/Ponting
deVilliers +	Amla ?
Dhoni +	Bevan
Symonds	Klusener
Kapil/Flintoff	Kapil/Flintoff
Wasim	Pollock
Lee	Warne
Garner
Muralitharan	McGrath

for the 2nd XI Saqlain over warne imo,

also any of donald or waqar or ambrose decent shouts for the 2nd XI pacer spot.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Awta

 

[G.I.Joe]

I'm not very comfortable with Amla. Any suggestions?

 

[cnerd123]

Hmmm

First XI
-------------
Tendulkar
Jayasuriya
Viv
ABDV
MSD (+)
Bevan
Flintoff
Dev
Murali
McGrath
Garner

Second XI
--------------
Gilchrist (+)
Kallis
Kohli
Ponting
Yuvraj
Symonds
Imran Khan (*)
Klusener
Pollock
Mushtaq
Ambrose

Went a bit allrounder-crazy for that second XI.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I'm not very comfortable with Amla. Any suggestions?

Try complimenting him. Maybe talk about his beard?

 

[honestbharani]

I'm not very comfortable with Amla. Any suggestions?

Go for Emami Navratna...

 

[G.I.Joe]

Goddamit

 

[Red]

Still have Gilly over Dhoni. Cos he's a gun, and it balances better.

Gilchrist
Tendulkar
Ponting
V.Richards
AB DeVilliers
Symonds
Kapil
Pollock
Wasim
Garner
Murali

As much as I think McGrath is great, not much separates him and Pollock and Pollock's lower order hitting was pretty handy.

 

[aussie]

First XI:

Tendulkar
Amla
Richards
Ponting
De Villiers
Hussey
Imran Khan
Klusener
Wasim Akram
Garner
Muralitharan

Harsh on Dhoni, certainly could drop one of Amla/Ponting & play him.

 

[watson]

Still have Gilly over Dhoni. Cos he's a gun, and it balances better.

Gilchrist
Tendulkar
Ponting
V.Richards
AB DeVilliers
Symonds
Kapil
Pollock
Wasim
Garner
Murali

As much as I think McGrath is great, not much separates him and Pollock and Pollock's lower order hitting was pretty handy.

That's pretty much my team as well. Although while my head says Ponting at 3, my heart says Lara.

Agreed that McGrath edges Pollock in bowling, but 8 is an important position and not having Pollock makes the tail too long imo.

Hussey or Bevan are choice 'finishers' and could replace Symonds if inclined. Having said that, I've never seen the point of 'finishers'. Why not have a reliable hitter at 6 and win the game with overs, rather than balls to spare?

 

[aussie]

Always felt Lara could have had a similar impact in ODIs to Tendy as if he had opened batting long term as he did circa 1991-1995 with great success. But of course Windies team weakness would not allow that.

 

[cnerd123]

Hussey or Bevan are choice 'finishers' and could replace Symonds if inclined. Having said that, I've never seen the point of 'finishers'. Why not have a reliable hitter at 6 and win the game with overs, rather than balls to spare?

Not all conditions are suited to big hitting, a 'reliable hitter' may not necessarily bat well with the tail (but a good finisher, by nature, does), and a low-risk approach to run chases leads to more wins in the long run than the inherent high-risk approach of big hitting.

 

[Red]

I have Symonds for his fielding as much as anything. Probably the best fielder I've seen. The fact that he's a massive hitter and handy bowling option make it an easy choice for me.

Ponting, Viv and Symonds would be unbelievable in the inner circle.

 

[honestbharani]

My ATG ODI XI for today:



Tendulkar
Lara'
Sir Viv
De Villiers
Bevan
Dhoni
Flintoff
Warne
Wasim
Murali
Ambrose



If I can somehow get in a left arm orthodox spinner there, it would be an awesome side while additionally possessing every variety of bowler available.

 

[Red]

My ATG ODI XI for today:



Tendulkar
Lara'
Sir Viv
De Villiers
Bevan
Dhoni
Flintoff
Warne
Wasim
Murali
Ambrose



If I can somehow get in a left arm orthodox spinner there, it would be an awesome side while additionally possessing every variety of bowler available.

Drop Flintoff for Shakib!

 

[marc71178]

That would leave you too short of seamers. Rather I'd suggest Jayasuriya in for Lara.