West Indies ATG Team- Open Voting

[harsh.skm]

To untie the opening position, I would vote for Worrell. And I would definitely have Dale Steyn in my AT SAF XI.

[watson]

Originally Posted by Monk

South Africa are pretty dangerous imo..

Barry Richards
Graham Smith
Jaques Kallis
Graham Pollock
Dudley Nourse
Faulkner/Amla
John Waite
Mike Procter
Shaun Pollock
Hugh Tayfield
Allan Donald

IMO That perfectly balanced RSA team would beat our current WI team over a 5 Test series quite comfortably as it doesn't have a single weakness. Just check out that great depth in both batting and bowling.

[AndyZaltzHair]

Originally Posted by kyear2

having a wicketkeeper who played Lindwall and Miller better than any else did.

not when he was keeper

[kyear2]

Originally Posted by watson

IMO That perfectly balanced RSA team would beat our current WI team over a 5 Test series quite comfortably as it doesn't have a single weakness. Just check out that great depth in both batting and bowling.

It's a matter of quality over quantity, four of the top 10 batsmen of All Time and two of the top five pacers and four of the top fifteen fastmen and Greenidge was a match winner in his own right.

But yes the S.A. team is formidable indeed, though as many have pointed out in other threads, Richards and Procter never had a chance to prove themselves in Test cricket.

[The Sean]

South Africa are shaping up to be a formidable, superbly balanced side, but I'd still have England ahead of them for the third place play-off behind Australia and West Indies.

[kyear2]

No more votes?

[steve132]

I'll opt for Greenidge and Hunte as the openers in the WI team.

[kyear2]

Knew there were three spots up for grabs, didn't know all three would have been so close. Hunte though was the second best opener we have produced. Will see where the next few votes go.

[watson]

The team so far (I think);

01. Gordon Greenidge
02. Conrad Hunte
03. Viv Richards
04. Brian Lara
05. George Headley
06. Garfield Sobers
07. Clyde Walcott
08. Malcolm Marshall
09. Michael Holding
10. Joel Garner
11. Curtly Ambrose

[Days of Grace]

Middle order should be:

Headley
Richards
Lara

imo.

[harsh.skm]

Originally Posted by watson

The team so far (I think);

01. Gordon Greenidge
02. Conrad Hunte
03. Viv Richards
04. Brian Lara
05. George Headley
06. Garfield Sobers
07. Clyde Walcott
08. Malcolm Marshall
09. Michael Holding
10. Joel Garner
11. Curtly Ambrose

I think it's a tie between Hunte and Worrell. Agree with the above post about the middle order: Headley at number 3 too awesome to miss. The oddity here is that all three of them have awesome records at number 3. Lara himself said that he most preferred the number 5 position but the stats don't bear that out.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...s;type=batting

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/eng...s;type=batting

[kyear2]

Yea it is still tied btwn Hunte and Worrell, so was waiting for a two vote majority but will go with who of the two gets the next vote.

Headley inho opnion should always be at three for the W.I., or what ever team he plays for in the absence of Bradman. He was that good.

Looking forward to completing the South Africa team next.

[AndyZaltzHair]

personally I would prefer this batting order,

Greenidge
Hunte
Headley
Lara
Richards
Sobers

[watson]

I thought that steve132s vote on post #262 put Hunte ahead by 1 ???

[kyear2]

will do a recount and check. Time this was finished.

Yup still tied.