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All-Time World XIs: Discussion Thread

kyear2

Hall of Fame Member
He believes in Barnes bowling when it comes to the keeper but not as far as the batsman facing him. Typical.
Don't think he should be selected.

Once he's there you have to figure out how to keep to him?

How is this not obvious?
 
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capt_Luffy

Hall of Fame Member
Walcott is another, huge man, excellent keeper to spin (Murali), can potentially stand to stumps for Barnes given his large reach, exceptional batsman.
Sangakkara has experience keeping to Murali though, and he certainly was very solid to that.
 

Johan

Hall of Fame Member
basically, it's Walcott/Sangakkara vs Knott/Ames types. If the latter wins, Kallis wins, if the prior wins then Miller wins.
 

capt_Luffy

Hall of Fame Member
He could keep to Murali but when PJ was there, the gap was clear to see. It'd probably be the same or even more exaggerated vs Barnes... I'd take the ATG keeper
PJ/Knott and Sangakkara also has notable gap in batting, which I think in this instance is faaar greater than keeping. Sangakkara wasn't Pant, he was a legit good keeper.
 

kyear2

Hall of Fame Member
Walcott is another, huge man, excellent keeper to spin (Murali), can potentially stand to stumps for Barnes given his large reach, exceptional batsman.
Now Walcott was an excellent keeper to spin. And I believe actually kept on uncovered pitches in England.
 

Thala_0710

International Captain
PJ/Knott and Sangakkara also has notable gap in batting, which I think in this instance is faaar greater than keeping. Sangakkara wasn't Pant, he was a legit good keeper.
Yeah Sanga was pretty decent, especially to spin, but imo the gap was big there to pace, + the fact that his batting clearly suffered a lot when he was keeping. So as wkb, the batting gap is actually quite less.
 

capt_Luffy

Hall of Fame Member
Sanga will be batting at 6. Much easier. I don't mind Walcott or ABD either.
I think Sanga was a more proven keeper than them. Heck he kept in more Tests than Ames! And most importantly, he did so to Murali in almost all of them, and his keeping was never questioned. What more can you expect?
 

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