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Here you go. Pick the country with the best 2nd ATG XI side. Couldn't make viable ones for New Zealand and Sri Lanka (and nearly India)
South Africa
Bruce Mitchell
Gary Kirsten (c)
Hashim Amla
AB De Villiers
Daryll Cullinan
Aubrey Faulkner
Jock Cameron (w)
Mike Procter
Garth Le Roux
Vernon Philander
Neil Adcock
Notes: I picked Garth Le Roux over Vincent van der Bijl because I wanted two genuine quick bowlers, and already had similar bowlers in Philander and Procter. Plus Le Roux bats a bit. Herbie Taylor is in my first XI. Faulkner to provide the spin option. Jock Cameron ahead of Mark Boucher. Anybody know a better bat than Cullinan?
West Indies
Conrad Hunte
Frank Worrell
Clyde Walcott
Rohan Kanhai
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Clive Lloyd (c)
Jackie Hendriks/ Deryck Murray (w)
Andy Roberts
Joel Garner
Alf Valentine
Courtney Walsh
Notes: Very strong on both the bowling and batting fronts. Might consider having a four man pace attack with Wes Hall. Desmond Haynes and Richie Richardson were closest to miss out.
Australia
Matthew Hayden
Arthur Morris
Stan McCabe
Neil Harvey
Allan Border
Steve Waugh (c)
Ian Healy (w)
Alan Davidson
Ray Lindwall
Clarrie Grimmett
Jeff Thomson/ Fred Spofforth
Notes: Strong batting and bowling here. Lots of support bowling options in McCabe, Border and Waugh. Clem Hill, Charles Macartney and Archie Jackson closest to make the cut. Can't pick between Thommo and Spofforth, or for that matter throw in Alderman and Gillespie.
Pakistan
Shoaib Mohammad
Majid Khan
Younis Khan (c)
Zaheer Abbas
Saleem Malik
Asif Iqbal
Moin Khan (w)
Saqlain Mushtaq/Saeed Ajmal
Mushtaq Ahmed
Fazal Mahmood
Shoaib Akhtar
Notes: Pace trio of Fazal, Shoaib and Asif, complemented by both leg and off spin. Batting a little weak (I have Qadir and Mushtaq Mohammad in my first team, so Fazal doesn't make it there. Plus I have a middle order of Inzi, Javed and Yousuf, so Abbas doesn't make it there)
England
Herbert Sutcliffe
Geoff Boycott
Peter May
David Gower
Dennis Compton
Tony Greig (c)
Les Ames (w)
John Snow
Derek Underwood
Bob Willis
Alec Bedser
Notes: Strong batting. Two genuine pacers and lots of variety in the attack. Underwood could be replaced by Verity/Wardle.
India
Vijay Merchant
Gautam Gambhir
VVS Laxman
Mohammad Azharuddin
Dilip Vengsarkar
Gundappa Viswanath
Farooq Engineer (w)
Zaheer Khan
Amar Singh
Bishan Singh Bedi
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar
Notes: Not that strong in either department despite having some strong names.
Which would you say is the strongest side. You are welcome to vote as per your own 2nd XIs as well
South Africa
Bruce Mitchell
Gary Kirsten (c)
Hashim Amla
AB De Villiers
Daryll Cullinan
Aubrey Faulkner
Jock Cameron (w)
Mike Procter
Garth Le Roux
Vernon Philander
Neil Adcock
Notes: I picked Garth Le Roux over Vincent van der Bijl because I wanted two genuine quick bowlers, and already had similar bowlers in Philander and Procter. Plus Le Roux bats a bit. Herbie Taylor is in my first XI. Faulkner to provide the spin option. Jock Cameron ahead of Mark Boucher. Anybody know a better bat than Cullinan?
West Indies
Conrad Hunte
Frank Worrell
Clyde Walcott
Rohan Kanhai
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Clive Lloyd (c)
Jackie Hendriks/ Deryck Murray (w)
Andy Roberts
Joel Garner
Alf Valentine
Courtney Walsh
Notes: Very strong on both the bowling and batting fronts. Might consider having a four man pace attack with Wes Hall. Desmond Haynes and Richie Richardson were closest to miss out.
Australia
Matthew Hayden
Arthur Morris
Stan McCabe
Neil Harvey
Allan Border
Steve Waugh (c)
Ian Healy (w)
Alan Davidson
Ray Lindwall
Clarrie Grimmett
Jeff Thomson/ Fred Spofforth
Notes: Strong batting and bowling here. Lots of support bowling options in McCabe, Border and Waugh. Clem Hill, Charles Macartney and Archie Jackson closest to make the cut. Can't pick between Thommo and Spofforth, or for that matter throw in Alderman and Gillespie.
Pakistan
Shoaib Mohammad
Majid Khan
Younis Khan (c)
Zaheer Abbas
Saleem Malik
Asif Iqbal
Moin Khan (w)
Saqlain Mushtaq/Saeed Ajmal
Mushtaq Ahmed
Fazal Mahmood
Shoaib Akhtar
Notes: Pace trio of Fazal, Shoaib and Asif, complemented by both leg and off spin. Batting a little weak (I have Qadir and Mushtaq Mohammad in my first team, so Fazal doesn't make it there. Plus I have a middle order of Inzi, Javed and Yousuf, so Abbas doesn't make it there)
England
Herbert Sutcliffe
Geoff Boycott
Peter May
David Gower
Dennis Compton
Tony Greig (c)
Les Ames (w)
John Snow
Derek Underwood
Bob Willis
Alec Bedser
Notes: Strong batting. Two genuine pacers and lots of variety in the attack. Underwood could be replaced by Verity/Wardle.
India
Vijay Merchant
Gautam Gambhir
VVS Laxman
Mohammad Azharuddin
Dilip Vengsarkar
Gundappa Viswanath
Farooq Engineer (w)
Zaheer Khan
Amar Singh
Bishan Singh Bedi
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar
Notes: Not that strong in either department despite having some strong names.
Which would you say is the strongest side. You are welcome to vote as per your own 2nd XIs as well
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