All-Time World XIs: Discussion Thread

[Thala_0710]

The middle order battle:
Pietersen: 3
Mccabe: 4
Hazare: 3
Gower: 4
Clarke: 3
Laxman: 3
Jayawardene: 3

 

[Thala_0710]

7 genuine contenders at this current moment

 

[ankitj]

Why has Peter Pollock not made it yet?

 

[Prince EWS]

Why has Peter Pollock not made it yet?

Didn't get enough votes.

 

[Coronis]

Why has Peter Pollock not made it yet?

Picked a peck of pickled peppers.

 

[Thala_0710]

Dujon vs Dhoni (4 each) seems to be the major battle for the wkb position

 

[Prince EWS]

Picked a peck of pickeled peppers.

A well known disqualifying act.

 

[Thala_0710]

The middle order battle:
Pietersen: 3
Mccabe: 4
Hazare: 3
Gower: 4
Clarke: 3
Laxman: 3
Jayawardene: 3

Even Yousuf and Aravinda aren't too far away from this bunch for me

 

[ankitj]

Didn't get enough votes.

Thanks

 

[capt_Luffy]

This squabble for batsmen was extremely close.

 

[Al Salvador]

Even Yousuf and Aravinda aren't too far away from this bunch for me

Yousuf and Aravinda same level as Pietersen, Gower, Clarke? Seriously?

 

[Thala_0710]

Yousuf and Aravinda same level as Pietersen, Gower, Clarke? Seriously?

Slightly below them but in a similar tier yeah

 

[Al Salvador]

Slightly below them but in a similar tier yeah

Nah man they're well below, You talk about match factor a lot. Have a look at Gower's match factor away from home. Yousuf was ftb and minnow bully. I like Aravinda but he isn't same class to kp, Gower, clarke etc either

 

[Thala_0710]

Nah man they're well below, You talk about match factor a lot. Have a look at Gower's match factor away from home. Yousuf was ftb and minnow bully. I like Aravinda but he isn't same class to kp, Gower, clarke etc either

I mean so is Clarke. You have Jayawardene there as well, who isn't much different from Yousuf. Yousuf actually does well in nz and eng, and not always on roads either. So for me, they aren't that far apart

 

[Al Salvador]

I mean so is Clarke. You have Jayawardene there as well, who isn't much different from Yousuf. Yousuf actually does well in nz and eng, and not always on roads either. So for me, they aren't that far apart

Match factor away from home
Lloyd 1.33
Gower 1.31
Ponting 1.21
Dravid 1.21
Root 1.29

These exercises aren't perfect so I'm not going to debate a lot but Gower's away record is proper ATG, he deserves to be rated much higher than Yousuf, mahela (whom I like a lot btw)

Regarding Clarke, his away record doesn't look great but it's very well balanced. He averages 40 or so almost everywhere. His record in England is affected by touring there with bad back (he was averaging almost 50 there after 3 tours of long 5 match series against terrific attack)

@capt_Luffy

 

[Fuller Pilch]

If people are voting for Goddard, why are they also picking a seamer?

Surely Goddard would be 3rd seamer and McCabe 4th. It would make more sense to vote for a spinner.

If 5 seamers are wanted for some strange reason, Wagner would be the best option.

 

[capt_Luffy]

If people are voting for Goddard, why are they also picking a seamer?

Surely Goddard would be 3rd seamer and McCabe 4th. It would make more sense to vote for a spinner.

If 5 seamers are wanted for some strange reason, Wagner would be the best option.

McCabe is a terrible 5th bowler NGL. Also feel the next spinners in line (Derek, Chandra, Bedi, Lyon) can't bat decently. Trumble is a good option, but Gibbs is an offie as well.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

McCabe is a terrible 5th bowler NGL. Also feel the next spinners in line (Derek, Chandra, Bedi, Lyon) can't bat decently. Trumble is a good option, but Gibbs is an offie as well.

He's fine - opened the bowling for Australia. He'd be 4th seamer with Goddard as 3rd. Doesn't matter if the spinner can't bat.

 

[morgieb]

If people are voting for Goddard, why are they also picking a seamer?

Surely Goddard would be 3rd seamer and McCabe 4th. It would make more sense to vote for a spinner.

If 5 seamers are wanted for some strange reason, Wagner would be the best option.

McCabe is a 6th option at best.

More importantly, I don't think Fazal Mahmood should be batting #8 here.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

McCabe is a terrible 5th bowler NGL. Also feel the next spinners in line (Derek, Chandra, Bedi, Lyon) can't bat decently. Trumble is a good option, but Gibbs is an offie as well.

Shakib