**Official** 'My Current World XI' Thread

[grecian]

Hayden
Cook
Ponting
KP
Kallis
Sangakarra
Hussey
Pollock
Bond
Asif
Murali

 

[Turbinator]

Hayden
Cook
Ponting
Dravid
KP
Sangakarra
Hussey
Flintoff
Pollock
Bond
Murali

 

[Flem274*]

My second 11 would be;

Smith
De Villiers?
Fleming
Gibbs?
Kallis
Clarke
McCullum
Pollock (I actualy want him in the 1st 11 now, I forgot about him)
Vettori
Clark
Asif

 

[JASON]

You would have Stephen Fleming opening in a World Test XI?

I would , because he opens in ODIs and I value him more than any other openers around ATM (on current form) including Sehwag, Smith, De Villiers etc.

 

[Fiery]

I would , because he opens in ODIs and I value him more than any other openers around ATM (on current form) including Sehwag, Smith, De Villiers etc.

Fair enough Jason. It's your team so you can pick whoever you like

 

[Matt79]

Hayden
Cook
Ponting
Kallis
KP
Youssuf
Gilchrist
Flintoff
Clark
Bond
Murali

Kallis is enough of a fifth bowling option for me. If the keeper had to play in the top 6, I'd pick Kumar, but if he can come in at 7, behind that top 6, I'll take Gilly still... especially with Freddie at 8.

 

[silentstriker]

Surprised at the lack of Dravid.

 

[Prince EWS]

Surprised at the lack of Dravid.

Seconded. Even if you didn't want him in your middle order for some reason, I'd back him to be a better opener than Cook or Hayden anyway.

 

[pasag]

Cook
Dravid (Basically an opener these days )
Ponting
KP
Yousuf
Sangakkara
Hussey
Clark
Ntini
Murali
Asif

Very happy with that tbh.

 

[haroon510]

Hayden
Smith
*Ricky Pointing
Kevin Peiterson
Yousuf
+Sangakara
Hussey
Flintoff
Bond
Asif
Murli

 

[ramkumar_gr]

Hayden
Cook
Ponting
Kallis
KP
Youssuf
Gilchrist
Flintoff
Clark
Bond
Murali

Kallis is enough of a fifth bowling option for me. If the keeper had to play in the top 6, I'd pick Kumar, but if he can come in at 7, behind that top 6, I'll take Gilly still... especially with Freddie at 8.

how about Asif for Clark

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Test match

Middle order: Ponting, Kallis, Dravid. Obvious.
Opening bowler: Ntini. Then struggled to find a decent second bowler.
Wicketkeeper: Sangakkara.
Change bowler: Clark
Spin bowler: Muralitharan
Openers: Cook, Hussey (I expect Australia will shove him up there now)

That leaves a number seven and a second opening bowler. Bond is currently fit, and leaps and bounds ahead of any other opening bowler except for Malinga (then Lee, Asif, Pollock), so takes that spot. Will have to bat eight too. I'll go Pietersen at seven because he scores the quickest of this lot.

Thus

AN Cook
MEK Hussey
*RT Ponting
JH Kallis
R Dravid
+KC Sangakkara
KP Pietersen
SE Bond
SR Clark
M Muralitharan
M Ntini

 

[Pup Clarke]

Alastair Cook
Matthew Hayden
Ricky Ponting
Mohammed Yousuf
Kevin Pietersen
Michael Hussey
Kumar Sangakkara
Stuart Clark
Muttiah Muralitharan
Makhaya Ntini
Mohammed Asif

 

[pasag]

I really can't see any other Test match attack than Clark-Ntini-Murali-Asif tbh. Bond seems to be making the Test sides on his ODI/WC form. Lee shouldn't factor in at all because he's injured and had an ordinary immediate past series and more or less the same with Flintoff. Really Ntini, Clark and Asif are the best Test fast bowlers in the world for mine without question and Murali is Murali.

 

[Matt79]

how about Asif for Clark

Nah, I'll take Clark thank you.

Bond is the most vulnerable bowler in my team, for the reasons Pasag mentioned. I'd still have him in ahead of Ntini or Asif at the moment, although its a pick on perceived potential, rather than form to an extent.

 

[Spitfires_Fan]

Cook
Dravid
Ponting
Kallis
KP
Hussey
Gilchrist
Flintoff
Clark
Muralitharan
Ntini

 

[Fiery]

Bond seems to be making the Test sides on his ODI/WC form. .

I think it's fine to factor in OD form when selecting a test side. In any case, Bond's test record is good enough to demand a place in the side...he's ranked 5 in the world in tests

 

[pasag]

I think it's fine to factor in OD form when selecting a test side. In any case, Bond's test record is good enough to demand a place in the side...he's ranked 5 in the world in tests

I think you can sometimes factor in the selection of a certain player to a countries side into another format when they're doing great in the other one, selectors would be silly to neglect the form, but that's where any connection ends imo. They're completely different formats and Bond playing just two Tests since his comeback (albeit doing very well in the first one) means he shouldn't be near a world XI, imo. Especially since Ntini, Asif and Clark have been outstanding in recent times, imo.

 

[Fiery]

I think you can sometimes factor in the selection of a certain player to a countries side into another format when they're doing great in the other one, selectors would be silly to neglect the form, but that's where any connection ends imo. They're completely different formats and Bond playing just two Tests since his comeback (albeit doing very well in the first one) means he shouldn't be near a world XI, imo. Especially since Ntini, Asif and Clark have been outstanding in recent times, imo.

"shouldn't be near a world XI"? We all know what he's capable of, he's fit and firing as we saw in the World cup so have to disagree with you on this pasag. He's more dangerous than all 3 of the bowlers you mentioned above imo.

 

[oz_fan]

Hayden
Dravid
Ponting
Pietersen
Kallis
Hussey
Sangakarra
Pollock
Clark
Bond
Murali