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  1. Slifer

    All Time India XI game

    I'll try: Sunil Sehwag Dravid Sachin Virat* Pant+ Jadeja Kapil Ashwin Kumble Bumrah Outside India replace one or two spinners with Shami and Srinath.
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    Rank these batsmen against high quality pace

    Gooch faced early Warne and....? In his debut series Gordon played and did well vs Chandra, Prasana etc. And he also did well vs Underwood in England. That's good enough for me.
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    Asia Xi vs ROW Xi

    UAE is in Asia yes but it isnt the subcon and conditions there are not similar to India and SL as far as I've observed and it has in fact been used as a neutral venue in the recent past. And I was using Kyears team. My ROW XI would be: Hobbs Hutton Don* Viv Smith Sobers Gilchrist + Hadlee...
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    Asia Xi vs ROW Xi

    Assuming the teams put forth by Kyear the best idea would be probably to play in neutral conditions ie somewhere like the UAE. In which case I'd back the ROW. The fact that the ROW has to be handicapped in the first place says a lot. Sehwag Sunil Dravid Sachin Sanga+ Javed Imran* Ashwin Wasim...
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    Asia Xi vs ROW Xi

    Yes because Marshall, Hadlee and McGrath are more effective in pace friendly conditions than the Imran, Wasim and Waqar. Bumrah about even with the 3 in the ROW XI.
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    Greatest Test Series Victory

    They were a decent side yes but they were facing an atg side they hadnt beaten anywhere in decades til then. Honestly, had you know who not stepped on the you know what, the outcome likely would've been different let's not kid ourselves. So maybe I'm alone but I certainly had no expectations...
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    Greatest Test Series Victory

    The fact remains, no sub continent team to that point had been given much of a chance to win in RSA, least of all SL. That they did and the way they did it was unexpected. I don't know of too many teams chasing down 300 in RSA. Notice i haven't commented about India winning in Aus because for...
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    Greatest Test Series Victory

    I don't think anyone gave England a prayer in that series.
  9. Slifer

    Greatest Test Series Victory

    The point being, RSA is much more remote culturally and otherwise including playing conditions than what Bangladesh dealt with in Pakistan. Note that Bangladesh winning is still a huge achievement/upset.
  10. Slifer

    Most overrated match performances

    Still disagree. It's a candidate for one of the best knocks ever. Nobody, including a Lara fan like myself, thinks it's indisputably the best. So come again....
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    Most overrated match performances

    Bro gtfoh. That's an atg knock vs an atg attack under trying circumstances ie chasing 300+. Maybe Perera's is better but to say it isn't a top knock is trolling.
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    Greatest Test Series Victory

    In terms of series upsets in my lifetimes, these three are at the top along with the 2005 Ashes and WI drawing recently in Australia.
  13. Slifer

    Greatest Test Series Victory

    No way. Perera then Lara then whomever else.
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    Greatest Test Series Victory

    Bangladesh winning in Pakistan is a huge achievement and upset make no mistake but unless my geography is off were they not the same country once upon a time? Therefore, the conditions in Pakistan were not as alien (imo) than what they were for Sri Lanka in RSA. Steyn was on his last legs and...
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    Greatest Test Series Victory

    Doesn't matter where they played. SL beat RSA chasing 300+ vs an attack of Steyn, Rabada, Philander. Then were behind for most of the 2nd test and had no business winning that either. SL swept RSA away where if I can recall only great Australian team has ever done that. India had been...
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    Greatest Test Series Victory

    Respectfully, it's close but I'd still say SL winning in RSA was the biggest upset for me.
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    Is Ponting closer to Lara or Dravid?

    Regarding Smith, does anyone know if Australia will persist with him as an opener?
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    Joe Root vs Ponting

    No all joking aside I read it as more "batting friendly" for some reason. Must've been because I just got off of an overnight shift. Pardon my mistake. Of course Root has played in more bowler friendly conditions, no doubt about that.
  19. Slifer

    Joe Root vs Ponting

    I respectfully disagree.
  20. Slifer

    All-Time South Africa XIs - A re-run

    Smith Kallis Donald Steyn

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