It depends on the team make up right ? 2 out of Bevan, Hussey and Jones are good enough to play through the overs. If you replace Jones or Hussey with an out and out hitter, that could be the difference between a very good total and an imposing total.
I'd probably have Jones in the best over ODI XI just ahead of Clarke. For about 5 years he was Australia's standout ODI bat (and close to the best of the world) which is something his overall career stats by his own standards don't really reflect.
S Waugh? Really? Watson was comfortably better than him batting and bowling, and there are plenty of other better middle order batsmen, eg. Jones, Smith, Martyn, Clarke
Tough call. Probs no, will prefer Hussey.
What about:
Watson?? Think need his bowling. And Symonds is just a more consistent Maxwell. Will go:
Can take Watto over Warner yes. I'll take Maxwell over Symonds, bit more explosive at his best which I feel suits this team more, and imo a better bowler, especially by the latter stages of his career.
Symonds just think is explosive enough to be somewhat comparable given Era and just that much more consistent at that. Bowling think is Even Stevens, but might lean Symonds for variety.
The top 6 will give you consistent runs, so I'm not worried about the consistentcy too much. The extra explosive 127 SR makes me go to Maxwell which even for era adjustment is pretty special.
If need be, I still think I would bench Hussey rather Symonds. 40 avg, 92 SR in the 2000s is pretty special. Not like so wasn't Hussey, but think Bevan fills the niche. And while Maxi operated as a 5th bowler, don't think he was particularly good at it.
That as well, but Maxwell 2015 and Symonds 2003 were both great WCs although I'd go with Symonds one. But Maxwell then did what he did in 2023 in Afghanistan and also the crucial wicket of Rohit in the final. I'd say both are around equal at the WCs
That can be done actually, and then I would potentially not need to drop Warner for Watto as well
Eh, can see the reasoning but I am kinda particular about my 5th bowler and neither Glenn nor Andrew cuts it for me.
Symonds did do almost everything Maxi could but with a better consistency. I said almost as the absolute best of Maxwell is better than Symond's but the better consistency makes up for it
