Captain Cook's All Time ODI XI

[Captain_Cook]

IX

Brett Lee
Australia
2000-2012

RHB RF

Wickets - 380
Average - 23.36
Economy - 4.76

I feel that the best player to compliment Wasim Akram during the opening and death overs is Brett Lee. This bowler possessed one of the nastiest and most accurate bouncers in cricket. I am a big fan of his wicket to wicket bowling producing spectacular bowleds and his iconic punching celebration seen from time to time. Lee always had pace, however, when he bowled at a slightly lower speed his accuracy climbed significantly to produce unplayable yorkers so I feel that he can be used both to knock teams flat bowling wicket to wicket but also to control and contain set batsmen.

Captain Cook's All Time ODI XI

I - ?
II - ?
III - ?
IV - ?
V - ?
VI - ?
VII - ?
VIII - ?
IX - B Lee
X - W Akram
XI - ?

Twelfth Man - SR Watson

 

[NUFAN]

Very nice duo and it means that your batsman will have the ability to wack it around all the way down to number 10. Its actually a difficult decision picking who should bat at 9 and who at 10 out of Lee and Wasim. I would imagine if the team was 7 down with say 12 overs left you would probably pick Lee but if they were 7 down with 20 balls left you would want Wasim to strike a few big shots out to cow corner.

 

[Captain_Cook]

Very nice duo and it means that your batsman will have the ability to wack it around all the way down to number 10. Its actually a difficult decision picking who should bat at 9 and who at 10 out of Lee and Wasim. I would imagine if the team was 7 down with say 12 overs left you would probably pick Lee but if they were 7 down with 20 balls left you would want Wasim to strike a few big shots out to cow corner.

I think with the batting power to be announced, the dilemma of Akram vs Lee would not be on the mind of my captain very often.

 

[marc71178]

No doubt, but his figures compare with Amla, KP and AB Devill, who are the best modern ODI bats imo

If you're talking about his batting then you're talking bollocks if you're saying they're comparable with Amla or De Villiers.

 

[CricAddict]

Good 9 and 10 so far. Mine would have been the same picks too..

 

[Captain_Cook]

II

Hashim Amla
South Africa
2008-

RHB

Runs - 3675
Average - 54.85
Strike Rate - 91.19
100s - 11
50s - 21

Hashim Amla may seem like a premature pick considering he's only played 75 ODI matches but his talents and record are undeniable. His batsmanship is grace personified and very easy on the eye, his flick off the hips for 4 or sometimes 6 is one of the shots he'll be remembered for. Yet I have seen many gritty innings from him in the Test and ODI arenas when the going is tough (his 118 vs Pakistan earlier this month is a good example). Amla's ability and temperament make him the perfect opening partner for my I and provide an excellent chance of a solid foundation to build or to chase. The fact he is a safe pair of hands only adds to his status as one of the best ODI opening batsmen.

Captain Cook's All Time ODI XI

I - ?
II - HM Amla
III - ?
IV - ?
V - ?
VI - ?
VII - ?
VIII - ?
IX - B Lee
X - W Akram
XI - ?

Twelfth Man - SR Watson

 

[Red]

If you're talking about his batting then you're talking bollocks if you're saying they're comparable with Amla or De Villiers.

Yeh yeh, they avg a bit more. But his average is 40 plus. SR 90. What more do you want from an ODI opening batsman?

Plus he's your fifth bowler sorted.

 

[steds]

I will boycotting this thread unless I receive a personal vm that Ewen Chatfield will be selected.

Getting in there first. Just because.

 

[marc71178]

Yeh yeh, they avg a bit more. But his average is 40 plus. SR 90. What more do you want from an ODI opening batsman?

No, they average a lot more, both over 50 and striking quicker than him. They're simply not at all comparable.

 

[GIMH]

Even though this is an ATG ODI team, I do have a problem with the selection of players who aren't also great/extremely good Test match players. They just seem like half-baked players with some kind of flaw in their game to me.

So while the selection of Shane Watson just makes me go "blllurrrrr", the selection of Wasim Akram is excellent from every angle.

Yeah I know what you mean. I get annoyed when people post all time Rugby League XIIIs and their selections aren't also great Union players.

 

[Prince EWS]

Rugby league elevens? Interesting concept.

 

[Cabinet96]

If you want players in your ODI team to have been great test players as well, then you're not really picking an ODI eleven. You're picking a great test XI who were also good at ODI's.

The formats are very different, which is why there have been so many great ODI players who have struggled in tests, and vice-versa. An ODI player struggling in tests can show a chink in their ODI armour, but it's more likely you just glamourising tests over ODIs. I don't have a problem with that, but don't try and pick an ODI XI when you're really just secretly picking a test XI again.

 

[watson]

If you want players in your ODI team to have been great test players as well, then you're not really picking an ODI eleven. You're picking a great test XI who were also good at ODI's.

The formats are very different, which is why there have been so many great ODI players who have struggled in tests, and vice-versa. An ODI player struggling in tests can show a chink in their ODI armour, but it's more likely you just glamourising tests over ODIs. I don't have a problem with that, but don't try and pick an ODI XI when you're really just secretly picking a test XI again.

Who said anything about picking a 'secret' Test XI. I Didn't;

However, given the choice I prefer my ATG XIs to be made up of great cricketers, not just ODI specialists. Therefore, all things being equal, if there is a choice between a great cricketer who also happens to be a great ODI player, and a mere ODI specialist then I think that the preference should be given to the great cricketer.

I depends on how you define 'greatness' I guess. But whatever it is, Shane Watson doesn't have it. That's the point I was trying to make.

But as someone else indicated this is not a ATG ODI XI, but rather an AT ODI XI so as it turns out, that makes uninspiring players perfectly OK.

 

[smash84]

I do really like this team. Hashim Amla is such a gun player tbh. Brett Lee is pretty good too. Although I preferred to see Waqar send down his swinging yorkers.

Wasim IMO is the greatest ODI bowler to have played the game.

Don't rate twatto too highly though

 

[Captain_Cook]

IV

Kevin Pietersen
England
2004-

RHB OB

Runs - 4440
Average - 40.73
Strike Rate - 86.58
100s - 9
50s - 25

Wickets - 7
Average - 52.85
Economy - 5.55

The first of my controversial picks. Some people will be disappointed that my IV isn't Sir Vivian Richards, others will have noticed that Watson has better stats than KP. However, what Pietersen has can never be reflected in the stats. KP is the most exciting cricketer of his generation, the father of the switch hit and the master of the reverse sweep. It is a wonderful show when KP is batting: the nervous runs to get off the mark, his domination of slow bowling and his frustration of bowlers and captains. In the context of my team KP has the freedom to play his own game every time he comes out to bat and once in a while he'll provide a treat of an innings. I've included his bowling stats because I feel he can contribute as part of the 5th bowlers consignment of overs as he has a very good economy for a spinner.

Captain Cook's All Time ODI XI

I - ?
II - HM Amla
III - ?
IV - KP Pietersen
V - ?
VI - ?
VII - ?
VIII - ?
IX - B Lee
X - W Akram
XI - ?

Twelfth Man - SR Watson

 

[OverratedSanity]

KP is awesome, but If you've picked him INSTEAD of Viv, I disagree with the selection, especially because they were similar kinds if players who loved dominating the opposition, only one did it far better

 

[GIMH]

Rugby league elevens? Interesting concept.

I hate you

 

[NUFAN]

I don't mind the KP pick. If I was English or watched the majority of England matches I'm sure I would want to squeeze in KP and Freddy in my ODI team.

 

[Maximas]

Good picks so far Cook, but I'm more concerned about your modern test xi in your sig, seems more like since 2010 than 2000 tbh

 

[Captain_Cook]

Good picks so far Cook, but I'm more concerned about your modern test xi in your sig, seems more like since 2010 than 2000 tbh

My qualification was Test debut since Jan 1, 2000. Most of the great Australian side had their debuts in the late 1990's. My All Time Test XI is boring as it's very similar to everybody.