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Pick An All Time XI Comp.
- Thread starter archie mac
- Start date
archie mac
International Coach
Your players are from the right eras
biased indian
International Coach
wht if 2 have the correct team ????
or no one has the corect team but 2 has 10 rite ?????
or no one has the corect team but 2 has 10 rite ?????
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
I have six places to sort out between two players each from the same era. Before that my comments on this team so far.
- I am disappointed to have no bowlers from eras 2 and 3 barrring the all rounder. In losing Lindwall, Grimmett and Orielly, besides so many others, I feel a bit sad and the team weakened.
- I feel terrible having to leave out Viv Richards the best right handed batsman I have seen but having to take two from era 5 I had no choice butto take the two great spinners and the two master batsmen from India and west Indies. I would have prefered Sir Vivian over Sachin or Lara but it would have been a bigger compromise to have to chose a second player from the current era. I am afraid, I dont find any others who should be on such a team.
- I am disappointed to leave out Oldfield but Tallon would have been my second choice so this compromise is notthat bad and Sir Donals would approve
- It is terrible having to leave out the great West Indians particularly Holding and Roberts amongst the fast bowlers and the three W's.
- Finally Pollock is a big miss. But once Sobers was in, he could have come only by changing the keeper and again I would have had to chose another player from era 5, not my era for great players barring those included.
My normal all time XII would read Trumper/Grace, Hobbs, Bradman, Hammond, Headley, Sobers, Oldfield, Imran, Lillee, Murali, Grimmett and Barnes. You could play an extra spinner from the 12 if conditions were suitable. This team has all three type of spinners, two fast bowlers inswing and out swing respectively and the greatest medium fast pacer of all time besides Hammond who could bowl pretty well.
I have never been able to decide between Grace and Trumper. I wish their were two sides, one for limited overs and one for tests and I would have put Trumper for ODI's and Grace for the longer version and felt less guilty as I will here when I finally drop one of them.
I have here 11 players from my prefered seventeen but unfortunately only eight of them (at best) can make this final XI
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
So tempted to post the XI...
You are worried that someone will use your ideas or you think you want to make some changes ?
Dont bother about the first and if its the second just say this is not your final side.
Comeone Perm this is for fun
Y u no SJS?Oh oh
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
I have decided on two places. Hammond over Headley for the middle order slot and Tallon over Evans as keeper. It now reads
1. Trumper/Grace
2. Hobbs
3. Bradman
4. Hammond
5. SRT/BCL
6. Sobers
7. Imran/Marshall
8. Tallon
9. Warne/Murali
10. Lillee/Hadlee
11. Barnes
I chose Hammond over Headley since he was one of the greatest slip fielders and could bowl a fair medium pace.
Tallon over Evans was an easier choice.
1. Trumper/Grace
2. Hobbs
3. Bradman
4. Hammond
5. SRT/BCL
6. Sobers
7. Imran/Marshall
8. Tallon
9. Warne/Murali
10. Lillee/Hadlee
11. Barnes
I chose Hammond over Headley since he was one of the greatest slip fielders and could bowl a fair medium pace.
Tallon over Evans was an easier choice.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
I am sorry I didnt get that Richard.Y u no SJS?
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
I did not leave.
I just came back after my illness and found I was no longer on the staff. I suppose james felt there was no point in having someone on the staff who is missing for such long periods.
Cant say I blame him.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
I now use sjs10@mac.com
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
sureCheck your inbox if you could in about 10 mins' from this post.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
Hi James I have replied to Rich will forward the same to you rightaway.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Can I just say that the credit for the side should go to Archie here - I just wrote the bottom half of the final article. Can't even remember the full XI TBH. Actually, I'm looking at it now. Mohammad Ashraful at number six gives the batting order real stability.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
No, you can't, Sean being the modest type he is refuses not to give his helpers more credit than they deserve.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Haha, trying to get my head around the double-negative there.