"Representative" World XI

[Flametree]

Hi all,

Can you try to pick a current (test) world eleven, with the proviso that you must include at least one player from every test playing side?

My xi :

1. Gayle (WI)
2. Tamim Iqbal (Bang)
3. Dravid (Ind)
4. Sangakkara (SL)
5. Misbah ul Haq (Pak)
6. Taibu (wk) (Zim)
7. Vettori (NZ)
8. Swann (Eng)
9. Steyn (SA)
10. Anderson (Eng)
11. Harris (Aus)

 

[Daemon]

1. Chris Gayle (WI)
2. Alistair Cook (Eng)
3. Rahul Dravid (Ind)
4. Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
5. Younis Khan (Pak)
6. Daniel Vettori (NZ)
7. Shakib Al Hasan (Bang)
8. Tatenda Taibu (wk) (Zim)
9. Dale Steyn (SA)
10. James Anderson (Eng)
11. Ryan Harris (Aus)

3 pace bowlers, 2 spinners (albeit both SLA) and the added part time option of Chris Gayle. Batting is pretty deep as well.

Another thing that can be done is swap Cook for Watson and Harris for Bresnan/Broad, thus adding even more bowling and batting depth.

 

[Athlai]

Watson (Aus)
Gayle (WI)
Sangakkara (SL)
Tendulkar (Ind)
Taylor (NZ)
RTD (Neth)
Shakib al Hasan (Ban)
Taibu (Zim)
Steyn (SA)
Anderson (Eng)
Gul (Pak)

 

[Dan]

1. Alistair Cook (ENG)
2. Chris Gayle (WI)
3. Rahul Dravid (IND)
4. Mahela Jayawardene (SL) [c]
5. Brendon Taylor (ZIM)
6. Ryan ten Doeschate (Associates)
7. Daniel Vettori (NZ) [4]
8. Mushfiqr Rahim (BAN) [wk]
9. Dale Steyn (RSA)
10. Pat Cummins (AUS)
11. Junaid Khan (PAK)

Gives you 2 genuine pace bowlers who can move the ball, a reverse-swing bowler who has pace as well, and Vettori to hold up an end/choke the life out, plus the part time options of RtD and Gayle. Bats deep as well.

 

[theegyptian]

Sehwag
Gayle
Kallis
Sangakarra(wk)
B Taylor
Watson
Shakib
Vettori/(Southee)
Steyn
Ajmal
Anderson

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Chris Gayle
Gautam Gambhir
Kumar Sangakkara (c)
Younis Khan
Michael Hussey
Brendan Taylor
Matthew Prior (wk)
Shakib Al Hasan
James Anderson
Dale Steyn
Tim Southee

 

[Cabinet96]

1. Tamim Iqbal(Ban)
2. Shane Watson (Aus)
3. Rahul Dravid (Ind)
4. Kumar Sangakkara (SL)
5. Kirk Edwards (WI)
6. Brendon Taylor (Zim)
7. Mat Prior (Eng)
8. Dale Steyn (SA)
9. Tim Southee (NZ)
10. James Anderson (Eng)
11. Saeed Ajmal (Pak)