is this the best batting line-up you have ever seen?

[hang on]

what about the 3 Ws and sobers, assuming they ever played together?

 

[weldone]

what about the 3 Ws and sobers, assuming they ever played together?

Spot on. They sure did play together lots of matches.

That would be a very strong contender indeed.

Kanhai and Rowe also played with those 4 in some match?

 

[Cevno]

In a battle of four batsman as listed ,i would go for the Indian lineup here as the 4th batsman is stronger than in the other 2 listed.

 

[bagapath]

In a battle of four batsman as listed ,i would go for the Indian lineup here as the 4th batsman is stronger than in the other 2 listed.

really???? u think laxman is better than gilchrist and lloyd?????

 

[Rush]

Tbh I can't comment on the Windies team, but out of the other two, whilst I feel man for man India's 4 is stronger than the Oz 4, I think as a unit the Oz 4 worked better together than the Indian 4

 

[Stapel]

I got into cricket too late to have seen the Windies bat.

I guess it could be them, or even the Windies of the 60/70s

Would it be off to suggest that Jaya, Sanga, Samaraweera +Dilshan/Jayasuria coudl be in that list too?

 

[silentstriker]

If we are assuming all four at the top of their game, I would go for Australia (just) over India. However I don't think either side has ever had all four in top form at the same time if I'm not mistaken?

 

[Blaze 18]

I'd take the Indian one.

 

[Cevno]

really???? u think laxman is better than gilchrist and lloyd?????

He is better than Gilchrist and Haynes for me. Lloyd is a tough one.

Waugh is rated higher than his average for scoring tough if not big runs, Laxman is the same.

 

[Uppercut]

If it's just four I'll take the Aussies. The best complete batting lineup I've seen was either the aforementioned Australia side from '05-'07 or India's home series against Australia when Gambhir, Ganguly and Dhoni rounded off the top seven.

 

[silentstriker]

Laxman is someone who I think a lot of people feel could have achieved a lot more. Sort of an opposite of Waugh in that respect who squeezed out every bloody drop from his ability.

 

[Uppercut]

Laxman's playing better than he ever has though. He could yet do himself justice.

As it stands, he's probably the slightly-weak link that gives the four Aussies the edge.

 

[The Sean]

Went for the Widies. Although I did not see them I would choose the English team of
1928-29

Hobbs, Sutcliffe, Hammond and Jardine to chooes 4....sounds HUGE!

Sensational line-up that one, though personally I'd go with Hendren over Jardine for the strongest quartet.

A couple of other options:

South Africa 69/70 (Richards, Barlow, Pollock, Irvine - only four Tests together, and for Richards and Irvine it was the only four Tests they ever played )

Australia 1934 (Woodfull, Ponsford, Bradman, McCabe - rivals the post-WWII line-up IMO)

 

[weldone]

Australia 1934 (Woodfull, Ponsford, Bradman, McCabe - rivals the post-WWII line-up IMO)

Pretty much.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Went for the Widies. Although I did not see them I would choose the English team of
1928-29

Was my first thought, actually. Three nailed on members of England's AT XI with a toss up between Hendren, Jardine & Mead for the 4th best batsman in the team.

Would dispute that, weldone.

Hobbs=Hutton if you say so, but I personally rate Hutton higher. Sutcliffe>Compton is equally debatable, and Sutcliffe being an opener is all you've really got to go on in that regard. Jardine>Leyland is very shaky. As a cricketer, maybe, but as a batsman alone?

Pffft. Frenchmen.

 

[Bun]

I need to think on this.

 

[wpdavid]

Spot on. They (3 Ws and Sobers) sure did play together lots of matches.

That would be a very strong contender indeed.

Kanhai and Rowe also played with those 4 in some match?

Not Rowe - he came along years after the 3 W's had retired.

Maybe Kanhai very early in his career.


Probably the Aus line-up for me, especially if we go down to number 7.

But WI circa late 1970s - Richards at his peak, Lloyd still a force - were unbelievable too.

 

[Himannv]

Was my first thought, actually. Three nailed on members of England's AT XI with a toss up between Hendren, Jardine & Mead for the 4th best batsman in the team.

Probably Paynter as well.

 

[Himannv]

Not Rowe - he came along years after the 3 W's had retired.

Maybe Kanhai very early in his career.


Probably the Aus line-up for me, especially if we go down to number 7.

But WI circa late 1970s - Richards at his peak, Lloyd still a force - were unbelievable too.

I think Kallicharan was another batsman who was pretty good at the time.

 

[wpdavid]

I think Kallicharan was another batsman who was pretty good at the time.

Yes he was, just not really at the same level as Richards & Lloyd.