Agree with this. Sachin an obvious lock for the ATG ODI team and a leading contender for the Test middle order.Both McGrath and Tendulkar make both XIs for me but conceivably you could leave out McGrath from both (Pollock/Akram/Garner in ODIs and Marshall/Hadlee/Steyn/Ambrose in tests) but Tendulkar has no replacement in ODIs in addition to being in that top handful of test batsmen. Richards too. Leaving Murali out of the ODI team would raise eyebrows but there's Warne in tests.
Is he? He has as good a chance as McGrath realistically. Throw in the other top few pacers and some bowling all rounders like Imran and McGrath is only one of a ~8. Like Tendulkar.Tendulkar is very questionable for the Test team.
I think McGrath is potentially superior to his alternatives more than Tendulkar isEh, I wouldn't really count Headley, Pollock
Is he? He has as good a chance as McGrath realistically. Throw in the other top few pacers and some bowling all rounders like Imran and McGrath is only one of a ~8. Like Tendulkar.
He isn't. Marshall, Ambrose, Hadlee are as good as him as bowlers or arguably better. Steyn, Donald, Garner are very very close to him and arguably equal. And a lot of them comfortably better than him as batsmen if it ever came to that.I think McGrath is potentially superior to his alternatives more than Tendulkar is
Was about to say this. He's a 100% lock in odis and probably underrated on Cw for tests.Viv Richards should have been in the options.
Escaped by mind. ?Have added now.Viv Richards should have been in the options.