Ashes dream teams

[a massive zebra]

Of the Australian Team, replace DC Boon for Trumper, KR Stackpole or WM Lawry for GS Chappell, and RM Hogg for Lindwall. This is based on Ashes performances and not on career performance.
Rodney Hogg was feared by English Batsmen during (his short international career) the two or three Ashes series he played, taking 56 wickets at 17.00 .
Keith Stackpole (stacky) and (Bill) Lawry have better Ashes record than Greg Chapell. David Boon averages 45 odd in the Ashes to Trumpers 35 odd.

 

[JASON]

It is amazing that you think Boon should replace Trumper. And you are an Australian !

Its also beyond comprehension that you compare , on the basis of batting average, two players who played a century apart. No consideration for the quality of wickets etc at all.

Till Bradman was half way through his career, Trumper was the name that occupied THE BATSMAN OF ALLTIME pedestal in cricket. There were those living then who had seen Trumper play and were seeing Bradman. But today, having seen neither, we decide that some one like Boon, heaven have mercy, is a better batsman that Victor Trumper because of their relative test batting averages in the Ashes. Phew...

What I said was my opinion. David Boon is a player I have seen and rate highly based on what I have seen. You are entitled to yours.

 

[marc71178]

Warne at seven is not a Bunny by any standards.

Yes, but at 7 he is the start of a long tail.

 

[tooextracool]

What I said was my opinion. David Boon is a player I have seen and rate highly based on what I have seen. You are entitled to yours.

so you rate a player higher on the basis of having seen him as opposed to a player you have never seen?

 

[SJS]

What I said was my opinion. David Boon is a player I have seen and rate highly based on what I have seen. You are entitled to yours.

Well. If we are to rate only those that we have seen, more than half the players in both sides dont qualify. I thought it was an all time eleven and not an our-generation eleven.