Prince EWS
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20 odd. Enough to make a difference.
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Test Team of Last Two Decades
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My guess is that Pollock would be back in the pavilion before you had time to order a Pepperoni Pizza with Jelapenos online.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
So he'd score < 160..
Dissector
International Debutant
Pollock averaged 29 against Australia and 36 in Australia. I could easily see him averaging 25+ against an even better attack. In the context of my team I really like the idea of a left-right partnership of Gilchrist and Pollock delivering an attacking counter-punch when the team is in trouble.
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
I would go with this, Ambrose and Murali interchanging depending on conditions. And Warne as skipper.
Burgey
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**** me that's a great side.
weldone
Hall of Fame Member
I, for one, don't believe in the idea that you have to have an all-rounder in your test team. Lloyd's West Indies and and McGrath-Warne's Australia didn't have one. More so, if your wicketkeeper is a good batsman.
I won't keep Flintoff anywhere near the XI for the last 20 years. Pollock will come near, but there are too many better (or equal) fast bowlers to be ignored (Ambrose, McGrath, Wasim, Donald and Waqar). The presence of two champion spinners in this era too don't help Pollock's case. Yes, Kallis should be in the team because he has a strong case as a batsman alone, his bowling is just a bonus (just like Sobers in an all-time XI).
10 among 11 in my team coincides with the majority opinion in CW. The only exception being that I consider Steve Waugh to be the 3rd best batsman of this era (after Sachin and Lara and before Ponting, Dravid, Kallis, Hayden etc.).
I won't keep Flintoff anywhere near the XI for the last 20 years. Pollock will come near, but there are too many better (or equal) fast bowlers to be ignored (Ambrose, McGrath, Wasim, Donald and Waqar). The presence of two champion spinners in this era too don't help Pollock's case. Yes, Kallis should be in the team because he has a strong case as a batsman alone, his bowling is just a bonus (just like Sobers in an all-time XI).
10 among 11 in my team coincides with the majority opinion in CW. The only exception being that I consider Steve Waugh to be the 3rd best batsman of this era (after Sachin and Lara and before Ponting, Dravid, Kallis, Hayden etc.).
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Shri
Mr. Glass
Green Track XI
Saeed Anwar
Gary Kirsten
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Rahul Dravid
Adam Gilchrist
Wasim Akram
Allan Donald
Curtly Ambrose
Glenn Mcgrath
Dust Bowl XI
Matthew Hayden
Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Mahela Jayawardene
Kumar Sangakkara
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Muthiah Muralitharan
Glenn Mcgrath
Saeed Anwar
Gary Kirsten
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Rahul Dravid
Adam Gilchrist
Wasim Akram
Allan Donald
Curtly Ambrose
Glenn Mcgrath
Dust Bowl XI
Matthew Hayden
Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Mahela Jayawardene
Kumar Sangakkara
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Muthiah Muralitharan
Glenn Mcgrath
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Was waiting for your team for exactly this choice.
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
Sehwag
Gooch
Lara
Kallis
Tendulkar
Waugh (c)
Gilchrist (wk)
Warne
Akram
Ambrose
McGrath
Kallis doesn't work at 6 for me - it needs someone who can play for the team when batting with the lower order, so putting him at 4 to play more of an anchor role (something he seems to prefer, even if quick runs are needed).
Gooch
Lara
Kallis
Tendulkar
Waugh (c)
Gilchrist (wk)
Warne
Akram
Ambrose
McGrath
Kallis doesn't work at 6 for me - it needs someone who can play for the team when batting with the lower order, so putting him at 4 to play more of an anchor role (something he seems to prefer, even if quick runs are needed).
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Pretty much spot on. Murali/Warne is always a toss up for me, and I'd probably play them both, but the rest is spot on.
Avada Kedavra
Banned
I rate Murali>Warne.Wasim and Waqar were a devastating combo and Ambrose>Mcgrath.Who else? And how come your team doesn't have Ganguly,Wriddhiman Saha,Ap Chakraborty,Manoj Tiwary and RR Bose
zaremba
Cricketer Of The Year
Except that I'm not sure what the point is of swapping the 12th and 13th men depending on conditions...