The one player you want to play for your country

[Retox]

Which player would you want from any other country. Remember if you select someone who is 35ish they may only play for 1-2 more years.

I'd go for Hussey for NZ. We need an Opener and If I recall Hussey started as one.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Danish Kaneria.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

James Anderson (H)

 

[GIMH]

I'd steal Kevin Pietersen from South Africa

 

[Prince EWS]

Jacques Kallis.

 

[Goughy]

For England

It would have been Gilchrist a few years ago, and maybe still is.

Tossup between him and Kallis.

For SA

Ponting or Murali

 

[age_master]

For Australia

Andrew Flintoff

 

[pasag]

Taking age into the equation - Kevin Pietersen. Otherwise Murali.

 

[Prince EWS]

For England

It would have been Gilchrist a few years ago, and maybe still is.

Tossup between him and Kallis.

It'd have to be a wicket keeper of some variety, surely...

 

[33/3from3.3]

For New Zealand - Andrew Symonds

 

[howardj]

Jacques Kallis

 

[Kweek]

some gun bowler, Bond with less injuries probably

Flintoff maybe can bowl fast and can bat...

Flintoff it is.

 

[Goughy]

It'd have to be a wicket keeper of some variety, surely...

I was under the impression that Gilchrist was a keeper. Am I mistaken?

 

[Prince EWS]

I was under the impression that Gilchrist was a keeper. Am I mistaken?

Yeah, I was referring to your "Tossup between him and Kallis." comment. Kallis would be very useful for England as it would allow Flintoff to bat 7 and Read/Jones to bat 8 without disrupting the bowling too much. However their wicket keeping options have been so dire recently that you'd just have to take one..

 

[Smudge]

I believe McKanga would like Geraint Jones for Australia.

 

[Arjun]

For India, it would be one of Symonds, Gayle or Brett Lee.

• Symonds is an explosive middle-order batsman, top-class fielder and a more-than-useful stock bowler. He's got everything needed for that place in the Indian middle-order, which all current batsmen are lacking.
• The Indians' Test and ODI opening conundrum would be solved greatly if Chris Gayle opened the innings. You'd have the same opener in both forms. He is also a very explosive batsman who can still play a very long innings and is a more-than-useful off-spinner who will last long, unlike Sehwag, Yuvraj and Mongia.
• Brett Lee has pace. His bowling unit rolls over batting sides cheaply. His team wins tournaments. Enough said!

 

[Jono]

For India: Asif

 

[Josh]

Fidel Edwards

 

[shankar]

For India: Asif

Agreed, keeping in mind that he has his whole career ahead of him. But if those considerations don't come into play, I'd take Flintoff.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Yeah, I was referring to your "Tossup between him and Kallis." comment. Kallis would be very useful for England as it would allow Flintoff to bat 7 and Read/Jones to bat 8 without disrupting the bowling too much. However their wicket keeping options have been so dire recently that you'd just have to take one..

Personally, I'd take Kallis and have Read at 8.