kyear2
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Warne cannot be there, period.
And how is Hutton omitted considering he faced O'Reilly, Ramadhim and Valentine and Benaud and did pretty damn well from memory.
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What would be your XI to beat this SC XI?
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And how is Hutton omitted considering he faced O'Reilly, Ramadhim and Valentine and Benaud and did pretty damn well from memory.
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No thanks. I will have him as my number 7 ahead of Bumrah so that my team wins. Bumrah comes in for Ashwin as the third pacer in pitches not aiding spin much.
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It's not equal. SC has an extra worldclass pacer.
And much better lower order batting especially if you are going with Knott, Marshall, Steyn vs Imran, Ashwin and Wasim.
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Who really cares if it goes the same way?
It's the quality of the bowlers that matters.
But in Benauds case, I truly think he was a tactical genius up there with Taylor.
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Sheesh tough crowd. Well I tried.
I don't mind Jadeja though ahead of Bumrah on spin wickets. He just wouldn't be in my starting default XI.
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Lara wasn't particularly good against the 2Ws.
kyear2
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Was he though?
While he's noted as a great captain, always read more leader of men along the likes of Worrell.
If incorrect I gracefully stand corrected.
ImpatientLime
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viv getting picks is weird. perfectly decent record in asia but bested by quite a few tbh.
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Cook and Root must be in the mix given their records. No other English player though unless you went for Anderson but I would think you can get a better attack without him.
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X factor player for tougher pitches
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Root maybe but Cook wasn't that good a bat overall
kyear2
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Not sure where you got that, he was known for fielding innovation and aggressive tactics.
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Root should be there ahead of Lara especially if Ashwin and Bumrah are opponents.
kyear2
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Not nearly.
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Why would you pick Lara if he didn't succeed against the 2Ws in the SC?
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Limiting it to players I've watched:
Cook
Kirsten
Smith
Kallis
Jayawardene
Thorpe
Gilchrist
Jadeja
Akhtar
Steyn
McGrath
Mahela is an absolute must in Asian conditions imo. Thorpe over Lara is wrong I know, but I just really enjoyed Thorpe's batting in SL/Pak in 2000. Some tremendous batting in tough conditions. Wanted to fit Kapil/Asif in there too somehow but couldn't.
Cook
Kirsten
Smith
Kallis
Jayawardene
Thorpe
Gilchrist
Jadeja
Akhtar
Steyn
McGrath
Mahela is an absolute must in Asian conditions imo. Thorpe over Lara is wrong I know, but I just really enjoyed Thorpe's batting in SL/Pak in 2000. Some tremendous batting in tough conditions. Wanted to fit Kapil/Asif in there too somehow but couldn't.
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Shri
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assuming non asian players only
Hayden
Cook
Smith
Root
Pietersen
Abdv
Benaud
Vettori
Warne
Marshall
Steyn