This was halfway suggested by BoyBrumby in the Ashes subforum. Who would win if you had a match between a Heaven XI (all-time team of players who are sadly departed) against an Earth XI (all-time team of players still alive).
My go at picking the sides:
Heaven XI
Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman*
Hammond
Headley
Miller
Ames+
Marshall
Trueman
Laker
O'Reilly
Earth XI
Gavaskar
Boycott
Richards
Tendulkar
Lara
Sobers
Gilchrist+
Hadlee
Warne
Lillee
McGrath
My go at picking the sides:
Heaven XI
Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman*
Hammond
Headley
Miller
Ames+
Marshall
Trueman
Laker
O'Reilly
Earth XI
Gavaskar
Boycott
Richards
Tendulkar
Lara
Sobers
Gilchrist+
Hadlee
Warne
Lillee
McGrath