ICC has announced a Super series to be held between a World Eleven and the top Test and ODI team, which bar any surprising results over the next year will be Australia. Here is my selection for the Test Team and ODI Team. This is based on current form and obviously may be different at the time of selection in April/May 2005.
Test Team: World Eleven
1. Michael Vaughan
2. Hershelle Gibbs
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Brian Lara (Captain)
5. Rahul Dravid
6.Jacques Kallis
7. Kumar Sangakkara (wicket keeper)
8.Shaun Pollock
9. Steve Harmison ( or M.Ntini)
10.Shoaib Akhtar
11.Muttiah Muralitharan
Test Team Coach - John Wright
Reserves: Irfan Pathan, Anil Kumble, M. Ntini ,Graeme Smith, Graeme Thorpe, VVS Laxman (considering his spectacular form against Australia) .(Considering the game will be played at Sydney at the SCG which is a turner - may consider 2 spinners. If Murali not available, replace with Harbhajan Singh as reserve)
ODI Team : World Eleven
(3 ODI games to be played at the Telstra Dome)
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Chris Gayle
3. Stephen Fleming (Captain)
4. Sourav Ganguly
5. Rahul Dravid
6.Jacques Kallis
7. Kumar Sangakkara (wicket keeper)
8. Andrew Flintoff
9. Shaun Pollock
10. Shoaib Akhtar ( or M.Ntini)
11. M. Muralitharan
ODI Team Coach - Dave Whatmore
(again if Murali not available, replace with Kumble. )
Reserves: Steve Harmison, Chaminda Vaas, Anil Kumble, Michael Vaughan, Virendra Shewag .
Test Team: World Eleven
1. Michael Vaughan
2. Hershelle Gibbs
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Brian Lara (Captain)
5. Rahul Dravid
6.Jacques Kallis
7. Kumar Sangakkara (wicket keeper)
8.Shaun Pollock
9. Steve Harmison ( or M.Ntini)
10.Shoaib Akhtar
11.Muttiah Muralitharan
Test Team Coach - John Wright
Reserves: Irfan Pathan, Anil Kumble, M. Ntini ,Graeme Smith, Graeme Thorpe, VVS Laxman (considering his spectacular form against Australia) .(Considering the game will be played at Sydney at the SCG which is a turner - may consider 2 spinners. If Murali not available, replace with Harbhajan Singh as reserve)
ODI Team : World Eleven
(3 ODI games to be played at the Telstra Dome)
1. Sachin Tendulkar
2. Chris Gayle
3. Stephen Fleming (Captain)
4. Sourav Ganguly
5. Rahul Dravid
6.Jacques Kallis
7. Kumar Sangakkara (wicket keeper)
8. Andrew Flintoff
9. Shaun Pollock
10. Shoaib Akhtar ( or M.Ntini)
11. M. Muralitharan
ODI Team Coach - Dave Whatmore
(again if Murali not available, replace with Kumble. )
Reserves: Steve Harmison, Chaminda Vaas, Anil Kumble, Michael Vaughan, Virendra Shewag .
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