Predict your nation's line up for their first match in the 2015 World Cup

[Spark]

I haven't paid too much attention to SL's batting order over the last year or so but Mahela at 5 seems quite low

 

[Daemon]

Dhawan
Rahane
Kohli
Rohit
Raina
Dhoni
Jadeja
Ashwin
M.Sharma
Bhuv
Shami


I think the pace bowlers are the hardest to pick. There's Pandey, Mohit Sharma, Aaron, Yadav, Bhuvi and Shami all fighting for 3 spots, not to mention another couple of bowlers who'll be the flavour of the month. Oh and Binny too.

 

[Salamuddin]

Dhawan
Rahane
Kohli
Rohit
Raina
Dhoni
Jadeja
Ashwin
M.Sharma
Bhuv
Shami


I think the pace bowlers are the hardest to pick. There's Pandey, Mohit Sharma, Aaron, Yadav, Bhuvi and Shami all fighting for 3 spots, not to mention another couple of bowlers who'll be the flavour of the month. Oh and Binny too.

Uthappa will probably be in the reckoning IMO for a spot in the starting lineup. Looks a far better player now than he did a few years go.

 

[CricAddict]

Uthappa
Rahane
Kohli
Rohit
Raina
Dhoni
Jadeja
Binny
M.Sharma
Bhuvi
Ishant the terrible

Ashwin, Pujara, Shami, Dhawan and Aaron

 

[Maximas]

I haven't paid too much attention to SL's batting order over the last year or so but Mahela at 5 seems quite low

Thirimanne will bat above him if selected, but if it's someone else MJ will probably bat 4, he's very versatile in the ODIs, if he doesn't open like he probably should then 5 is the next best place for him on Aussie pitches IMO

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Cook
Bell
Ballance
Root
Morgan
Bopara
Buttler
Jordan
Broad
Tredwell
Anderson

 

[Spikey]

Simple as it sounds. Predict your nation's line up for their first match in the WC. If anyone gets it exactly right, they win all the glory they can hold.


- Finch
- Watson
- S. Marsh
- Clarke
- Bailey
- Maxwell
- Haddin
- Faulkner
- Johnson
- Agar
- McKay

Throwing Agar in there as a rough shot. He's marketable, and we know how much CA value that. Plus, I reckon he'd actually go ok in ODIs.

god id be so furious if this was it

 

[Maximas]

god id be so furious if this was it

Looks ok to me if you replace Agar with Doherty like the selectors will

 

[Riggins]

hope and expect nath will be in the side by then.

 

[Spikey]

that doesnt make it better. where's starc. why is faulkner batting at 8 when he cant really bowl. doherty is so mediocre. shaun marsh and arun finch are in the top 3.

 

[Spikey]

watson
warner
clarke
bailey
smith
maxwell or faulkner
haddin
starc
mj
harris
mckay

drop warner for finch if you want the spinning option

 

[Spikey]

i was kinda joking with that team but it's actually not bad.

 

[Red]

that doesnt make it better. where's starc. why is faulkner batting at 8 when he cant really bowl. doherty is so mediocre. shaun marsh and arun finch are in the top 3.

Faulkner can bowl and is an excellent option at 8
Marsh and Finch are good ODI batsmen
I didn't pick Doherty
Starc might play, meh

 

[long hop]

1) Bell
2) Hales
3) Ballance
4) Vince
5) Morgan (c)
6) Buttler (wk)
7) Stokes
8) Jordan
9) Broad
10) Riley
11) Finn

Root and Kieswetter as the reserve batsmen
Topley and Briggs as reserve bowlers.

I hope it would be something like this anyway.

 

[cricmahanty]

Dhawan
Sharma
Kohli
Rahane
Raina
Dhoni
Jadeja
Ashwin
Bhuvneshwar
Shami
Zaheer, if fit. Else, Yadav

I guess that'll be the XI they'll start with. I'm not sure whether Sharma as an opener will be of any help Down Under and would rather see Rahane open with Dhawan, and Sharma's place go to someone like a Pujara provided he proves himself in whatever amount of ODI cricket he's made to play prior to the WC. I also wouldn't rate out Yuvraj under any circumstances. He should be in the squad and probably also in the XI as there's more than a high chance of guys like Raina being vulnerable to the conditions in Australia and New Zealand.

The bowling looks paper thin, as is always the case with India. India have to rely on the tweakers to pull them through the middle overs. And we could literally trade anything for having a fit Zaheer Khan to spearhead the attack.

 

[GGG]

I am hoping it is this

Guptil
Ryder
Williamson
Taylor
McCullum
Ronchi
Anderson
Vettori
Southee
Mills
McClenaghan/N McCullum depending on the wicket

I really wish we could fit in Neesham though, if he can sort out his bowling I would swap McClenaghan with him.

 

[hendrix]

If we're going magical hendrix fairyland 11:

1. Ryder
2. Williamson
3. Taylor
4. Watling (w)
5. McCullum
6. Anderson
7. Neesham
8. Vettori
9. Southee
10. Henry
11. McCleneghan

sub fielder:
Guptill

sub opener/MVP: Latham

Sub bowlers: Mills, NcCullum, Milne, Boult

 

[salman85]

1.Shahzad
2.Jamshed
3.Umar Akmal (Hoping he gets promoted up the order by then)
4.Asad Shafiq
5.Sohaib Maqsood
6.Misbah (c)
7.Sarfaraz (wk)
8.Afridi
9.Ajmal
10.Junaid
11.Gul

 

[flibbertyjibber]

1) Bell
2) Hales
3) Ballance
4) Vince
5) Morgan (c)
6) Buttler (wk)
7) Stokes
8) Jordan
9) Broad
10) Riley
11) Finn

Root and Kieswetter as the reserve batsmen
Topley and Briggs as reserve bowlers.

I hope it would be something like this anyway.

I prefer your team to mine but I fear mine will be closer to it.

 

[shrik]

Dhawan
Sharma/Rahane
Kohli
Yuvraj
Raina
Dhoni
Jadeja
Ashwin
Bhuvneshwar
Shami
Yadav

Place of R sharma and Rahane will depend on how they perform in the triangular series before the world cup.