With your own eyes XI

[smash84]

.....Daemon....WAG

 

[ankitj]

India and Australia teams from Bangalore test in 2004 I guess: 1st Test: India v Australia at Bangalore, Oct 6-10, 2004 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Wait, that match did not include Tendulkar. So I might mix that match with this: 3rd Test: India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Mar 24-28, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Home XI

Sehwag, Gambhir, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Ganguly, Dinesh Karthik, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan, Kumble, Zaheer

Visiting XI

Langer, Hayden, Martyn, Inzamam, Yousuf, Younis, Gilchrist, Warne, Gillespie, Kasprowicz, McGrath

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I am shocked to notice that we lost the test to Pakistan that had an attack comprising Sami, Razzaq, Kaneria, Afridi, Arshad Khan

 

[honestbharani]

Home:


Sehwag
Gambhir
Dravid
Sachin
Laxman
Dhoni (c) (wk)
Kapil (vc)
Harbhajan
Zaheer
Kumble
Srinath

 

[pskov]

Not sure if you mean home/visitor based on country or based on who the home and away team were at the match? If the latter then the team would be mixed up a bit more, as one or two listed below are from when I've gone to see Middlesex.

Home XI

Trescothick
Cook
Vaughan*
Thorpe
Pietersen
Flintoff
Foster+
Gough
Anderson
Hoggard
Panesar

Never seen Matt Prior play, so will include James Foster who I've seen play for Essex against Middlesex. Gough also is included because I saw him play at Lord's against Middlesex. The bowling looks good in this but the batting a bit shaky. Maybe Collingwood could come in for one of the seamers, but I like the four prong pace attack.

Visiting XI

Smith*
Gayle
Sangakkarra
Kallis
Lara
Chanderpaul
Boucher+
Vaas
Morkel
Murali
Ntini

Steyn wasn't playing when I went to see South Africa (Oval 2008). Seen Andy Flower on the county circuit before he retired but was a shadow of his best at the time so don't really count him. Jayawardene is unlucky to miss out, I decided a specialist keeper in Boucher was better than having Sanga keep and play a proper batsman at 7. I've also seen New Zealand in an ODI at Bristol, but none of their players are good enough to get in.

 

[OMM!]

Home (England) XI:-

A.Cook
M.Trescothick(c)
J.Trott
K.Pietersen
G.Thorpe
I.Bell
M.Prior(wk)
G.Swann
A.Caddick
S.Jones
J.Anderson

Away (Rest of the World) XI:-

M.Hayden
R.Dravid
R.Ponting
S.Tendulkar
B.Lara
S.Waugh(c)
A.Gilchrist(wk)
S.Warne
M.Muralitharan
C.Ambrose
G.McGrath

Yeah, the away side would win pretty easily!

 

[honestbharani]

Away:


Hayden
Amla
Lara
Ponting
AB De Villiers
Gilchrist (wk) (vc)
Flintoff
Warne (c)
Ambrose
Murali
McGrath



Could not quite fit in Wasim. Maybe I will have him instead of one of the spinners. Maybe instead of McGrath as Ambrose is already there...

 

[smash84]

Wait, that match did not include Tendulkar. So I might mix that match with this: 3rd Test: India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Mar 24-28, 2005 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo

Home XI

Sehwag, Gambhir, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Ganguly, Dinesh Karthik, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan, Kumble, Zaheer

Visiting XI

Langer, Hayden, Martyn, Inzamam, Yousuf, Younis, Gilchrist, Warne, Gillespie, Kasprowicz, McGrath

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I am shocked to notice that we lost the test to Pakistan that had an attack comprising Sami, Razzaq, Kaneria, Afridi, Arshad Khan

actually the indian team was, for some reason, not as good as a unit on the ground as it was on paper

 

[JBMAC]

Australia


W A Brown
A R Morris
D G Bradman (c)
A L Hassett
K R Miller
N Harvey
R R Lindwall
D Tallon (k)
D K Lillee
S K Warne
J Thompson

Away
G Greenidge
D Haynes
L Hutton
P May
E Dexter
F Worrell
F Engineer (k)
L Gibbs
W Hall
F Trueman
M Marshall

Very difficult selecting a well balanced team for each of these .Could easily select another couple of teams ,both from home and away, but would like to watch a game featuring these players

PS: And yes I have seen them ALL Play.

 

[JBMAC]

When you look at the above you could ask why are the aussie top heavy in bowling but with the quality of the batsmen selected, that's all you would need

Also batting orders would be changed

 

[fredfertang]

How do you rate Sid Barnes?

 

[JBMAC]

How do you rate Sid Barnes?

Only saw him play once at The Gabba.In that Test he did not do much but the aussies only batted once and thrashed the poms by an innings plus. So I am not in a position to judge.

 

[honestbharani]

Lara?

 

[smash84]

JB where do you rate Lara Croft ?

 

[GIMH]

Basing my selections off the performances I've seen, rather than the best players I've watched, if that makes sense. That should explain some ommissions.

Home

Trescothick
Cook
Trott
Collingwood
Bell
Prior
Flintoff
Swann
Tremlett
Harmison
Anderson

Away

Tamim
Dilshan
Ponting
Prince
De Villiers
Watson
P Jayawardene
Shakib
Siddle
Clark
Ntini

I cheated putting Watson at 6 but whatever

 

[JBMAC]

JB where do you rate Lara Croft ?

As a Tomb Raider, Number One......As a cricketer, definitely RS

 

[Burgey]

Haha, JB. Epic elevens both. Don't see anyone competing with having seen those players.

Fwiw here are mine:

Australia

Taylor (c)
Hayden
Ponting
G Chappell
Border
S Waugh/ Walters
Gilchrist
Warne
Thomson
Lillee
McGrath

Visiting

Greenidge
Boycott
Richards
Tendulkar
Lara
Botham
Dujon
Marshall
Kumble
Holding
Garner

I'm sure I've left many out. Kumble out for Andy Roberts for Perth and brisbane.

 

[smash84]

As a Tomb Raider, Number One......As a cricketer, definitely RS

 

[benchmark00]

Australia


W A Brown
A R Morris
D G Bradman (c)
A L Hassett
K R Miller
N Harvey
R R Lindwall
D Tallon (k)
D K Lillee
S K Warne
J Thompson

Away
G Greenidge
D Haynes
L Hutton
P May
E Dexter
F Worrell
F Engineer (k)
L Gibbs
W Hall
F Trueman
M Marshall

Very difficult selecting a well balanced team for each of these .Could easily select another couple of teams ,both from home and away, but would like to watch a game featuring these players

PS: And yes I have seen them ALL Play.

JBMAC,

Please list the best eleven mahjong players you have witnessed during your time on the mahjong circuit.

 

[JBMAC]

JBMAC,

Please list the best eleven mahjong players you have witnessed during your time on the mahjong circuit.

Please explain

 

[benchmark00]

Always imagined the CW mahjong champion to be more lucid itbt.