Prince EWS
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There probably aren't two people on the forum who rate Ashwin's bowling further apart than us two if you ignore the subz and Shri.
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The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread
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Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Fun specialist XI.
Sutcliffe
Hayden
Headley
May
Lara
Nourse
Bari+
McGrath
Walsh
Bumrah
Gibbs
Probably a way to make the fielding worse but cbf right now.
Criteria was as ATG as you can get following these guidelines
Bowlers average below 10
Keeper below 20
Batsmen have never taken a wicket in test cricket
Greenidge can obviously replace Hayden if you prefer. Others I also considered - Kohli, Amla, Kanhai, Inzamam. Flower and Sanga are disqualified for obvious reasons. Keeper could also be Taylor, Grout or Tallon. If you like clouds Anderson is an option. Bedi and Chandra too. Didn’t consider Barnes because 8.06 pre war is a bit better
Sutcliffe
Hayden
Headley
May
Lara
Nourse
Bari+
McGrath
Walsh
Bumrah
Gibbs
Probably a way to make the fielding worse but cbf right now.
Criteria was as ATG as you can get following these guidelines
Bowlers average below 10
Keeper below 20
Batsmen have never taken a wicket in test cricket
Greenidge can obviously replace Hayden if you prefer. Others I also considered - Kohli, Amla, Kanhai, Inzamam. Flower and Sanga are disqualified for obvious reasons. Keeper could also be Taylor, Grout or Tallon. If you like clouds Anderson is an option. Bedi and Chandra too. Didn’t consider Barnes because 8.06 pre war is a bit better
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
Hobbs took literally one...
Think he can squeeze in there of you raised the bar to multiple or even 10 wickets?
Personally would replace Lara with Amla.
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
Really fun article I found, can't recall if I've shared it before, apologies if I have.
www.smh.com.au
Wisden's selection of a best XI stands the test of all eras
No Lillee, Lindwall or Lara? No Gilchrist or Miller? No Greg Chappell or Barry Richards? Twice as many Englishmen as Australians? No Murali? No problem. Wisden's selection of an all-time World XI, the type of exercise that gets men in Hush Puppies and cardigans wrestling on the floor, is a good one.
Coronis
Hall of Fame Member
Yes he took one, which means he can be a potential asset as a bowler.
I mean if you think Amla is a better batsman than Lara, sure.
kyear2
Hall of Fame Member
No, was looking at it from another perspective