Top-ranked team vs Rest of the World XI

[Christo]

Great Idea.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/04/1075853937738.html

Let the discussion commence. No Laxman?

 

[age_master]

nah the others are better - kallis offers another bowling option

the bowling in the OD side there is shocking - get rid of flintoff and Vaas and bring in Shoaib and streak for mine

 

[Neil Pickup]

Chaminda "seven-for and eight for and top wicket taker in the WC" Vaas and Andy "lowest economy rate in the WC" Flintoff?

 

[twctopcat]

Mouth watering none the less, bring it on! As for kallis, move over for flintoff!! Perhaps a bit of bias there but everyone knows the real truth, freddy is the man!

 

[hourn]

Chaminda "seven-for and eight for and top wicket taker in the WC" Vaas and Andy "lowest economy rate in the WC" Flintoff?

As Andy Bichel has just discovered, the world cup was a year ago.

But i would still have major considerations for Vaas. None for Flintoff.

 

[Kenny]

Nice concept, but don't they play enough international cricket already?

 

[Mister Wright]

Let the discussion commence. No Laxman?

Others have suggested a different team.

ICC should be wary of over-innovation

 

[Jono]

Nice concept, but don't they play enough international cricket already?

Ganguly brought that up today in an interview he had at training. With the amount of international cricket being played, it's going to be tough to fit that in.

 

[Deja moo]

What if the top test and odi sides arent the same?

so will aus ( theoretically) play rest in a test, and then safrica( again theoretically) play rest in 3 odi's?

and who selects the rest of the world team?

will these be official matches?

 

[Mister Wright]

What if the top test and odi sides arent the same?

so will aus ( theoretically) play rest in a test, and then safrica( again theoretically) play rest in 3 odi's?

and who selects the rest of the world team?

will these be official matches?

1) If the top teams are different from OD to Test then that is what it will be. It is the best v the rest, so it would be silly to have the second rated team to play the rest.

2) It has not been decided who will select the teams, there is talk that the ICC will nominate a panal.

3) Originally there was talk to make the matches official tests and ODIs but that seems to have died down & the matches will now be first class matches.

 

[age_master]

the ICC board would probably select teh side themselves


as for more cricket, well, its not that much more, only 8 extra days of cricket. thats not a big %

 

[Neil Pickup]

But i would still have major considerations for Vaas. None for Flintoff.

Flintoff has been bowling and batting even better since the WC.

Not for one moment am I advocating his playing in a World Test side until he gets more wickets, but to totally exclude him from a World ODI side smacks of total bias.

 

[marc71178]

Chaminda "seven-for and eight for and top wicket taker in the WC" Vaas and Andy "lowest economy rate in the WC" Flintoff?

You forget that they're not Australian Neil...

 

[age_master]

Flintoff vs Streak


Vaas vs Akhtar

???

 

[marc71178]

Flintoff bat 30.16, bowl 24.62
Streak bat 27.27, bowl 30.00

Akhtar does have a better set of figures than Vaas, but the left handed option has to come into play.

 

[age_master]

streak is more experienced...

i would want streak to bat for my team if it were in trouble and he can slog as well as flintoff for mine and leading the Zimbabwean team with the ball. and a good fielder.

if streak were playing for England i would say his stats might read a little better.


Vaas (v Aus)- averages 35 with the ball

Akhtar (v Aus) - averages 27 with the ball

Akhtar adds venom to the attack (as lee does to the Aussie attack) who cares if you have 1 left arm bowler - but if 1 left armer were needed i would suggest a spinner such as Vettori or even Pathan over Vaas

 

[marc71178]

Pathan ahead of Vaas?

 

[Langeveldt]

Apart from what he did to SA at Lords, which was amazing... I think Flintoff will get shown up by high quality bowling, especially when it comes down as spin...

 

[Richard]

IMO a terrible idea.
Too much cricket already, total waste of time.
I hope and pray it doesn't get First-Class \ List-A Limited-Overs status.
"Rest-of" stuff is never something I like the look of. Just gimmicks.

 

[age_master]

Pathan ahead of Vaas?

hes played pretty well against the Aussie side this summer and swings the ball alot and quite well...