Innings-Based XI

[Shady Slim]

so here is a fun game, you have to make two teams that compete in the one game.

team one is who you play for the first "phase", so you have them batting and bowling in the first two innings, of course this is dependent on the toss, so you don't get a different batting first XI or something to that general effect.

team two is who you play for the second phase, innings three and four, when, again depending on your toss result, either setting or chasing.

this idea is a result of younis khan's ridiculous fourth innings average by the way

i know that you all really enjoy ATG XIs, so go!

 

[Howe_zat]

One team to set it up, one team to take it home

1st innings

Sehwag, Richards, Ponting, Kallis, Lara, Richards, Gilchrist, Marshall, Trueman, Warne, McGrath

2nd innings

Hutton, Hobbs, Bradman, Tendulkar, Sobers, S Waugh, Knott, Wasim, Hadlee, Muralitharan, Barnes

 

[OverratedSanity]

Waugh averages something awful in the second innings. Sub him for Ponting/Younis.

Also needs more VVS.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I'd go

1st Innings: Sehwag, Hutton, Lara, Tendulkar, Waugh, Sobers, Gilchrist, Marshall, Hadlee, Lillee, McGrath

2nd Innings: Gavaskar, Hobbs, Viv Richards, Sangakkara, Ponting, VVS Laxman, Imran, Wasim, Warne, Ambrose, Muralitharan

Gotta have Ambrose in there for hax spells in the 4th innings on dicey pitches.

 

[Shady Slim]

just noting that you are allowed to double up on players across innings if you want

 

[smash84]

I'd go

1st Innings: Sehwag, Hutton, Lara, Tendulkar, Waugh, Sobers, Gilchrist, Marshall, Hadlee, Lillee, McGrath

2nd Innings: Gavaskar, Hobbs, Viv Richards, Sangakkara, Ponting, VVS Laxman, Imran, Wasim, Warne, Ambrose, Muralitharan

Gotta have Ambrose in there for hax spells in the 4th innings on dicey pitches.

Imran has a pretty awful last inning bowling average from what i remember

 

[Athlai]

Oh man Warne 1st innings, Murali 2nd innings would be the bees knees.

 

[Riggins]

Cant believe people are picking Sehwag in the first innings. What about if there's a fourth innings chase!?

 

[G.I.Joe]

What about if there's a fourth innings chase!?

There won't be any, because

people are picking Sehwag in the first innings.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I can honestly never tell when Riggins is taking the piss. I took that as him poking fun of the fact that commentators always saying Sehwag is "the danger man" in 4th innings chases because of his explosive style, despite him never actually delivering in a big chase (bar vs England at Chennai).

But I'm not sure

 

[Prince EWS]

I can honestly never tell when Riggins is taking the piss. I took that as him poking fun of the fact that commentators always saying Sehwag is "the danger man" in 4th innings chases because of his explosive style, despite him never actually delivering in a big chase (bar vs England at Chennai).

But I'm not sure

Might be an Australian humour delivery thing but I never struggle to tell. You were spot on with the bolded.

 

[Hurricane]

Might be an Australian humour delivery thing but I never struggle to tell. You were spot on with the bolded.

Humour is very nationalistic and I often miss the Australian delivery. Did catch that last joke though. Your personal humour I am tuned into however, possibly because of your english flair. All english humour tickles my fancy.

 

[mr_mister]

australian humour is very easy to get. you just take nothing we say seriously