Team of the 2010s

[trundler]

I probably should have snuck Mohammad Shahzad in there then. Could open & 'keep. Problem solved.

I don't think there's a dearth of 'keeping options, like there is for openers.

 

[stephen]

I'll get there soon enough if people keep posting rubbish like "Cummins>Anderson" "ABdV never downhill skiied" "Kamran>Saha" and "Chanders wasn't a selfish ****". Truly outrageously dumb opinions which deserve aggressive put downs the kind I'm incapable of.

I'll be interested to see how Cummins vs Anderson goes next year. If Cummins outbowls Anderson again it'll be pretty clear who the better bowler is.

 

[trundler]

This is why we need a Miyagi or Blocky. A shared target for all our anger and vitriol.

Yeah Bolo is always quality even if he puts Hadlee ahead of McGrath in his ATXI

 

[trundler]

I'll be interested to see how Cummins vs Anderson goes next year. If Cummins outbowls Anderson again it'll be pretty clear who the better bowler is.

He'll have to stop breaking down after every 2 overs though

 

[stephen]

He'll have to stop breaking down after every 2 overs though

He strung 13 tests in a row together, including 4 in the subcontinent. I'm thinking he'll be fine.

 

[morgieb]

I don't think there's a dearth of 'keeping options, like there is for openers.

The problem is that there's 6-7 of them that are quite even, and all have flaws:

* Prior - three great years then it all fell apart
* Haddin - not good enough away from home
* Dhoni - ditto
* Watling - always solid, but never first-rate.
* Bairstow - patchy apart from one great year, and even then he wasn't keeping well
* Sarfraz - not really good enough with either bat or gloves
* de Kock - managed 12 good months and **** all else thus far
* de Villiers - didn't keep enough.
* Rahim - **** keeper

 

[morgieb]

He strung 13 tests in a row together, including 4 in the subcontinent. I'm thinking he'll be fine.

Is going to miss the UAE tour FWIW.

 

[stephen]

The problem is that there's 6-7 of them that are quite even, and all have flaws:

* Prior - three great years then it all fell apart
* Haddin - not good enough away from home
* Dhoni - ditto
* Watling - always solid, but never first-rate.
* Bairstow - patchy apart from one great year, and even then he wasn't keeping well
* Sarfraz - not really good enough with either bat or gloves
* de Kock - managed 12 good months and **** all else thus far
* de Villiers - didn't keep enough.
* Rahim - **** keeper

At least Wade was consistent. Consistently awful.

 

[stephen]

Is going to miss the UAE tour FWIW.

Yep. Precautionary mostly. In an interview he said he felt perfectly fine but the doctors wouldn't let him bowl. I'm hoping and thinking that now he's a bit older his bones will harden and he'll be on the park more often than not. I still don't expect him to have Jimmy's incredible longevity though.

 

[Maximas]

People picking Randiv or Mendis back in 2010 rather than Herath hurts me

Even if he was like 31 already back then

 

[Groundking]

The problem is that there's 6-7 of them that are quite even, and all have flaws:

* Prior - three great years then it all fell apart
* Haddin - not good enough away from home
* Dhoni - ditto
* Watling - always solid, but never first-rate.
* Bairstow - patchy apart from one great year, and even then he wasn't keeping well
* Sarfraz - not really good enough with either bat or gloves
* de Kock - managed 12 good months and **** all else thus far
* de Villiers - didn't keep enough.
* Rahim - **** keeper

Bairstow is pretty good behind the stumps now though

 

[OverratedSanity]

Dhoni had the best career of the lot but it gets overlooked that he was actually quite sloppy at times even against the spinners. He had ridiculously quick hands which meant he'd affect stumping flawlessly but he used to drop quite a few off Ashwin and Ojha in the 2010-13 period. Good batsman in SC conditions though.

 

[Starfighter]

People picking Randiv or Mendis back in 2010 rather than Herath hurts me

Even if he was like 31 already back then

What happened to Randiv? Just fell off the face of the Earth.

 

[morgieb]

Bairstow is pretty good behind the stumps now though

Yeah true, was meaning that in the year he was consistently great with the bat his keeping was pretty terrible. It's good now yeah but his batting really isn't the same threat.

 

[Flem274*]

watling has played multiple match turning innings now, including sealing the target against england in england, and he's always excellent with the gloves.

i think it's time everyone admits he has been the best despite ABDVs greater peak.

 

[Maximas]

What happened to Randiv? Just fell off the face of the Earth.

Was pretty unlucky not to get a game on a turner at Sydney back in early 2013, and then never made the squad again, Dilruwan Perera completely filled his niche by the time SL were playing regular tests again in 2014.

 

[Groundking]

Yeah true, was meaning that in the year he was consistently great with the bat his keeping was pretty terrible. It's good now yeah but his batting really isn't the same threat.

Yeah, but he's still got the best record for he 2010's after ABDV as designated keeper for the 2010's , and it's not like he's not been scoring runs.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Was pretty unlucky not to get a game on a turner at Sydney back in early 2013, and then never made the squad again, Dilruwan Perera completely filled his niche by the time SL were playing regular tests again in 2014.

Kaushal another guy who's just disappeared. I think he got called for chucking and hasn't been seen since?

 

[morgieb]

watling has played multiple match turning innings now, including sealing the target against england in england, and he's always excellent with the gloves.

i think it's time everyone admits he has been the best despite ABDVs greater peak.

Yeah it depends on whether you're happy to pick a non-regular keeper or not. I don't think I am, and yes if forced to pick I'd go Watling right now. Maybe Bairstow or de Kock could chase him down in the next 15 months, but not right now. He's just a weird name in an ATG XI

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'll be interested to see how Cummins vs Anderson goes next year. If Cummins outbowls Anderson again it'll be pretty clear who the better bowler is.

Depends on the cloudiness IMO

Yeah it depends on whether you're happy to pick a non-regular keeper or not. I don't think I am, and yes if forced to pick I'd go Watling right now. Maybe Bairstow or de Kock could chase him down in the next 15 months, but not right now. He's just a weird name in an ATG XI

Nah Bairstow is in ahead of Watling by a mile IMO