Days of Grace
International Captain
AstleAstle
Fleming(c)
Taylor
Crowe
Twose
Cairns
Parore(wk)
Hadlee
Vettori
Larson
Bond
McCullum (wk)
Taylor
Crowe (c)
Twose
Styris
Cairns
Hadlee
Vettori
Bond
Chatfield
AstleAstle
Fleming(c)
Taylor
Crowe
Twose
Cairns
Parore(wk)
Hadlee
Vettori
Larson
Bond
Ha ha, hell of a side. Though personally I reckon Compton and/or Woolley would be musts in any hypothetical all time England ODI side.Not all these have played ODI's but I couldn't give a toss.
Hobbs
Knight
Dexter
Pietersen
Hammond
Botham
Flintoff
Knott
Snow
Trueman
Underwood
Botham spent a good 4 years in the England team based on what he might do rather than actual performance, and that's how he gets in here.Amazing how Botham get's in all the English sides here, despite his record being average in this form.
Yet we haven't got anyone much better though, I suppose.
And yet Knighty's still there, fabulous.Not all these have played ODI's but I couldn't give a toss.
Hobbs
Knight
Dexter
Pietersen
Hammond
Botham
Flintoff
Knott
Snow
Trueman
Underwood
When I started it was going to be one legend and one based on ODI performance alternately but when I got passed Pietersen I couldn't be arsed and just made the rest up of quality cricketers instead.And yet Knighty's still there, fabulous.
Thoughts on Rhodes? Verity?
Love the bowling attack, Trueman, Snow opening, with Freddie and Botham waiting in the wings, Underwood and Hammond for the middle overs.Not all these have played ODI's but I couldn't give a toss.
Hobbs
Knight
Dexter
Pietersen
Hammond
Botham
Flintoff
Knott
Snow
Trueman
Underwood
One year down the line now Mathews averages 35+ with a SR of 85, and bowling average of 31. What would be the judgment now?and I called Taylor selection premature.
It may not be much when we are talking about a World XI, but Pollock did average 29 with a 88 strike-rate batting at no.7 during his ODI career, so he was definitely no mug.Needs a proper lower order biffer, tbh. Pollock just doesn't cut it at #7. Can't fault the rest of the lineup.
I'd probably fit Ray Price in there somewhere.How about this??
Zimbabwe
N.Johnson
B.Taylor
M.Goodwin
A.Flower
G.Flower
T.Taibu
G.Whittal
H.Streak
P.Strang
E.Brandes
H.Olonga
I agree to an extent Smalishah. Wrote it off the top of my mind, without checking any stats..Wanted to have an allrounder there, thought of Afridi and Botham, and went with Botham.I think Ian Botham and Malcolm Marshall were not such great ODI players