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The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread
- Thread starter Red
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Sunil1z
International Regular
Richards over Kallis
And Smith over Chappell?
Coronis
Cricketer Of The Year
I rate Kallis over Richards. Plus he gives the team an extra bowler, alongside Sobers. He also is a good steadying presence in the middle order compared to the other more aggressive batsmen around him.
I said no current players, iirc Smith is still playing.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Mostly agree with it. Made my changes in bold.
I think my standardised averages project actually agrees with you entirely other than wanting to pick Ambrose over Steyn and Barnes over Trueman though - funny when you agree with it more than I do.
Coronis
Cricketer Of The Year
I almost put Sutcliffe/Hutton to appease the hatersMostly agree with it. Made my changes in bold.
I think my standardised averages project actually agrees with you entirely other than wanting to pick Ambrose over Steyn and Barnes over Trueman though - funny when you agree with it more than I do.
I almost went for Imran but decided to just chuck in my best bowlers since we have Sanga at 7 and Hadlee and Marshall shoring up the tail. Barnes was more a subconscious nahh for me just cos his era and unclear bowling style. Probably deserves the spot though.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Shocked that you haven't picked Waite as your 'keeper!Mostly agree with it. Made my changes in bold.
I think my standardised averages project actually agrees with you entirely other than wanting to pick Ambrose over Steyn and Barnes over Trueman though - funny when you agree with it more than I do.
I reckon I'd have Watling behind the stumps for the ROW side - minimal downgrade on Sanga as a batsman in that role, better suited to the number 7 slot, and a better 'keeper.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I was more comfortable with Barnes once I had Miller in there, it meant I still had three proper quicks and one proper spinner plus whatever h4x Barnes bowled.I almost put Sutcliffe/Hutton to appease the haters
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Haha I might have actually if I made it from scratch instead of just changing Coronis' side. Sanga seemed fair enough.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
I'd be inclined to think that if your tail is Imran, Hadlee and Marshall then you can absorb the 2-3 fewer runs Watling will score in order to have the better, specialist gloveman in the side.
Sunil1z
International Regular
Watling averages 38 and Sanga 55. Are you assuming Sanga average as pure keeper?
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Of course I am.
Sunil1z
International Regular
Sanga used to keep very well against Murali and Malinga in ODI . For 1 odd series he would do very well. Nothing wrong in having him as keeper.
Adorable Asshole
International Regular
Adorable Asshole
International Regular
Gavaskar
Sehwag
Dravid
Tendulkar
Laxman/Kohli
Kapil
Pant/Dhoni
Kumble
Bumrah
Ishant
Shami
Is Kohli better at no.5 or Laxman?
Should Kumble a good enough captain or Dhoni should replace Pant as an inferior bat?
Sehwag
Dravid
Tendulkar
Laxman/Kohli
Kapil
Pant/Dhoni
Kumble
Bumrah
Ishant
Shami
Is Kohli better at no.5 or Laxman?
Should Kumble a good enough captain or Dhoni should replace Pant as an inferior bat?
Kohli's better, don't think Laxman is as reliable a batter. Also no Ashwin/Jadeja in options is bad tbh.
Captaincy is less important tbh, and Jumbo wouldn't be first choice anyway really. Pant over Dhoni for me.
Red
The normal awards that everyone else has
Not sure how adding a much weaker batsman than Hammond in Botham makes it “better” when Miller is already in the team as the fifth bowling option.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I reckon Pant's probably already achieved more than Dhoni as a Test bat but his keeping, while on the right track, has been awful for most of his career. I'd pick Engineer for now tbh.
Perhaps the most eagerly anticipated all-time England and Australia teams were those presented by The Cricketer magazine before the Centenary Test in 1977. The selectors were John Arlott, EW Swanton and David Frith, three men steeped in cricket history whose opinion counted. The teams were chosen for a five-day match with “the major considerations being team balance and intrinsic quality”, rather than statistics.
England: Grace, Hobbs, Hammond, Compton, Woolley, Ames, Tate, Larwood, Laker, Rhodes, Barnes.
At this time cricket historians still widely regarded Grace and Hobbs as the greatest English batsmen, followed by Hammond. Hutton was probably next but both opening slots were taken. Woolley's inclusion owed something to his left-handedness, all-round qualities, and the fact that he was a favourite of Swanton, who also wanted Evans as keeper but was overruled on the grounds of batting and inconsistency in county cricket.
Rhodes' mid-career batting was ignored. He was picked solely as the best slow left-armer in all conditions. That left a longish tail although Tate had been an all-rounder in county cricket, which selectors still took seriously.
Australia: Trumper, Simpson, Bradman, Macartney, Harvey, Miller, Oldfield, Lindwall, Trumble, Lillee, O'Reilly.
Simpson was preferred to Ponsford against the fastest bowling (both were actually more comfortable against spin). Greg Chappell was next middle order batsman in line. Trumble edged out Turner.
Thirty years later in 2009, Cricinfo invited panels of ten leading journalists to select an all-time Test XI for their country. Veteran David Frith was a member of both the English and Australian panels.
Only four Englishmen survived from 1977: Hobbs, Hammond, Larwood and Barnes. Two of those to make the Cricifo team had emerged since then: Botham and Pietersen, who scraped past Compton on a tie-break of readers' votes. The other five had been overlooked by The Cricketer panel: Hutton, Barrington, Knott, Trueman and Underwood. Admittedly Knott and Underwood were still playing back then, but so was Lillee whose Australian career had started after theirs.
Five Australians made both teams: Trumper, Bradman, Miller, Lillee and O'Reilly. Four of the Cricinfo selection were relatively new on the scene: Border, Gilchrist, Warne and McGrath, leaving just two who had been omitted in 1977: Morris and Greg Chappell.
Seven of the 2009 Australian team received eight or more panel votes (Morris, Border, O'Reilly and McGrath were the exceptions), compared with five Englishmen.
There appears to have been more consensus regarding the Australian all-time team.
England: Grace, Hobbs, Hammond, Compton, Woolley, Ames, Tate, Larwood, Laker, Rhodes, Barnes.
At this time cricket historians still widely regarded Grace and Hobbs as the greatest English batsmen, followed by Hammond. Hutton was probably next but both opening slots were taken. Woolley's inclusion owed something to his left-handedness, all-round qualities, and the fact that he was a favourite of Swanton, who also wanted Evans as keeper but was overruled on the grounds of batting and inconsistency in county cricket.
Rhodes' mid-career batting was ignored. He was picked solely as the best slow left-armer in all conditions. That left a longish tail although Tate had been an all-rounder in county cricket, which selectors still took seriously.
Australia: Trumper, Simpson, Bradman, Macartney, Harvey, Miller, Oldfield, Lindwall, Trumble, Lillee, O'Reilly.
Simpson was preferred to Ponsford against the fastest bowling (both were actually more comfortable against spin). Greg Chappell was next middle order batsman in line. Trumble edged out Turner.
Thirty years later in 2009, Cricinfo invited panels of ten leading journalists to select an all-time Test XI for their country. Veteran David Frith was a member of both the English and Australian panels.
Only four Englishmen survived from 1977: Hobbs, Hammond, Larwood and Barnes. Two of those to make the Cricifo team had emerged since then: Botham and Pietersen, who scraped past Compton on a tie-break of readers' votes. The other five had been overlooked by The Cricketer panel: Hutton, Barrington, Knott, Trueman and Underwood. Admittedly Knott and Underwood were still playing back then, but so was Lillee whose Australian career had started after theirs.
Five Australians made both teams: Trumper, Bradman, Miller, Lillee and O'Reilly. Four of the Cricinfo selection were relatively new on the scene: Border, Gilchrist, Warne and McGrath, leaving just two who had been omitted in 1977: Morris and Greg Chappell.
Seven of the 2009 Australian team received eight or more panel votes (Morris, Border, O'Reilly and McGrath were the exceptions), compared with five Englishmen.
There appears to have been more consensus regarding the Australian all-time team.