What is your ultimate 4 man pace attack in Tests of all time?

[gftw]

I did a poll on 3 man post 1970 earlier but thought a discussion would be better than poll and to expand to all time and 4 man.

Mine is Marshall-Steyn-Mcgrath-Akram. I feel like this attack has everything you could ask for. There's probably some really good bowlers from pre 1970 that I'm missing since I started following after that, so interested to see what y'all would choose and to learn more!

Just consider strictly their bowling and not their batting/team composition to create the best possible bowling attack.

 

[mr_mister]

Need a spinner so one of the bowlers should probably be Imran to bat top 7

 

[CricAddict]

Need a spinner so one of the bowlers should probably be Imran to bat top 7

Yeah..just change it to bowling attack. And we have a dedicated thread to discuss ATG.

 

[subshakerz]

Mine is Marshall, McGrath, Hadlee and Imran.

Two control seamers and two swingers.

I understand why some would prefer Wasim over Imran but I think the left armer thing is superfluous.

 

[a massive zebra]

Marshall/Hadlee/McGrath plus either Ambrose or Steyn

 

[Prince EWS]

Marshall, McGrath, Ambrose and Wasim.

I don't usually go for the whole 'left-armer for the sake of it' thing when I pick these sort of teams, but if I'm going to have four specialist quicks (which I really wouldn't, but anyway) I do want the fourth one to be different. A left-armer who's good with the old ball and against the tail really complements that first trio IMO.

 

[Bahnz]

Hadlee-McGrath-Marshall-Wasim

 

[Starfighter]

Lindwall-Davidson-Trueman-Miller

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Southee-Boult-Jamieson-Wagner

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Strictly based on bowling strength

Akram - Marshall - Hadlee - Lillee ( or Steyn)

Considering overall value,

Akram - Marshall - Hadlee - Procter

 

[Victor Ian]

Marshall, McGrath, Cummins, Garner. (I want my non openers to be used to not opening)

I really wish proctor could have had a full career. He bowled so different.

 

[harsh.ag]

Marshall
Ambrose
Wasim
Akhtar

 

[271 & 16/166]

Marshall
Lillee
Trueman
Barnes

 

[harsh.ag]

Was considering Barnes instead of Akhtar but I now think of him squarely as a Bill O'Reilly-esque spin bowler.

 

[271 & 16/166]

Barnes bowled swing with spin at pace, good enough for me to be considered part of the pace attack

 

[Migara]

Marshall, McGrath, Imran and Hadlee would be my four seamers. Then I have Sobers to spin it with Muralitharan.

 

[Pap Finn Keighl]

Thought it was post 1970
For Alltime,

On pure bowling merit
Akram - Hadlee - Barnes - Marshall

Overall package
Akram - Hadlee - Barnes - Procter

 

[Anil]

Can’t go wrong with Marshall, McGrath, Ambrose & Hadlee…there will be no respite for any batting lineup…express pace, uncomfortable bounce, seam, swing, relentless accuracy…

 

[JBMAC]

Spofforth, Marshall, Lillee, Larwood

 

[bagapath]

Marshall
Hadlee
Garner
Lillee

For scorching pace, controlled swing, throttling accuracy and all-out aggression.