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Test XI for The Last Quarter Century

Gnske

Gnske

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I feel doing it for this century (in essence) screws players from the last 10 years (justifiably).
 
Gnske

Gnske

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It's not, I wouldn't put him in there personally but it's not like you're shoving in some hack.
 
GoodAreasShane

GoodAreasShane

Cricketer Of The Year
Personally I would go with something like this:

1. Hayden
2. Smith
3. Ponting
4. Tendulkar
5. Lara
6. Kallis
7. Gilchrist
8. Akram
9. Warne
10. Donald
11. McGrath

Sanga was incredibly close to selection, but I wanted a genuine 5th bowler so Kallis gets the nod. Ambrose, Murali, SWaugh, Steyn and Chanderpaul were also definitely considered
 
M

Moonsorrow999

U19 Debutant
From what I witnessed (born in 1992, started following cricket 2003)

Sehwag
Smith
Ponting
Sangakkara
Lara
Kallis
Gilchrist
Warne
Steyn
Asif (happy to bring in a new name)
Mcgrath
 
Victor Ian

Victor Ian

International Coach
I think you need Waugh in there. We saw what happens when you assemble a team of greats in the world v Aussie game. Need Waugh in there to say 'listen ****s... ' and make them play the opposition and not themselves.

With that in mind
Smith
Ponting (I like harsh's thinking)
Lara
Tendulkar
Kallis
Waugh
Gilchrist
Akram
Murali
Steyn
Mcgrath

Unlucky to miss out... So many.
 
trundler

trundler

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Getting rid of the crap openers altogether is a good idea, indeed.
Lara
Dravid
Ponting
Tendulkar
Kallis
Waugh
Gilchrist
Warne
Ambrose
Steyn
McGrath
 
a massive zebra

a massive zebra

International Captain
Graeme Smith*
Rahul Dravid (replaced by Virender Sehwag in Asia)
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Kumar Sangakkara (replaced by Ricky Ponting in AustralIa and England)
Jacques Kallis
Adam Gilchrist+
Dale Steyn
Curtley Ambrose (replaced by Shane Warne on a dustbowl)
Muttiah Muralitharan
Glenn McGrath
 
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a massive zebra

a massive zebra

International Captain
For the previous 25 years (1968-1993) I would go with:

Sunil Gavaskar
Barry Richards
Viv Richards*
Greg Chappell
Javed Miandad
Ian Botham (replaced by Garry Sobers if players can represent more than one generation)
Imran Khan
Alan Knott+
Richard Hadlee
Malcolm Marshall
Derek Underwood

For the 25 years before that (1942-1967):

Len Hutton*
Arthur Morris
Ken Barrington (replaced by Don Bradman if players can represent more than one generation)
Graeme Pollock
Everton Weekes
Garry Sobers
Keith Miller
Don Tallon+
Ray Lindwall
Jim Laker
Fred Trueman

For the 25 years before that (1916-1941):

Jack Hobbs
Herbert Sutcliffe
Don Bradman*
George Headley
Wally Hammond
Jack Gregory
Les Ames+
Maurice Tate
Hedley Verity
Harold Larwood
Bill O'Reilly

For the 25 years before that (1890-1915):

Victor Trumper
Warren Bardsey (replaced by Jack Hobbs if players can represent more than one generation)
Clem Hill
Kumar Ranjitsinhji
Stanley Jackson*
Aubrey Faulkner
WIlfred Rhodes
Dick Lilley+ (replaced by Jack Blackham if players can represent more than one generation)
Hugh Trumble
George Lohmann
Sydney Barnes

And for the 25 years before that (1864-1889):

W.G. Grace*
Arthur Shrewsbury
William Murdoch
Walter Read
Robert Carpenter
A.G. Steel
Jack Blackham+
Johnny Briggs (replaced by George Lohmann if players can represent more than one generation)
Charlie Turner
George Freeman
Fred Spofforth
 
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