The Professional XI

[Spikey]

Yeah Hussey a good shout.




oh and Peter Nevill

 

[Spark]

Ricky Ponting.

 

[Spikey]

 

[weldone]

A bowling attack of Ambrose, Hadlee, Marshall and Muralitharan would do well - all thoroughly professional and top performers..

 

[Andre]

Paul Reiffell one of the most professional I can remember in the Aussie system.

 

[ankitj]

Shaun Pollock and Walsh?

 

[silentstriker]

Kallis - end of thread - the ultimate professional cricketer.

Sir Dick Hadlee is up there as well in that respect.

Should have put in another qualification: can't be selfish. Would knock both out at once

Yeah Hussey a good shout.




oh and Peter Nevill

Ricky Ponting.

Hussey I would say is a good shout. Ponting - nah. Sachin or Lara wouldn't make it either.

 

[nsniks]

Anil Kumble?

 

[sunilreddy]

Anil Kumble

 

[silentstriker]

Shaun Pollock and Walsh?

Yea I'd definitely say both are great shouts. Always thought Walsh doesnt get the credit he deserves - but hard to stand out with the bloke on the other side.

 

[silentstriker]

Anil Kumble?

Anil Kumble

For sure. Broken jaw and all. Not many other Indians I can think of.

 

[Spark]

Ponting is without doubt the most professional member of this side in terms of working on his game, keeping his fielding standards high despite his age etc etc.

 

[Satguru]

Anil Kumble for me too... ultimate professional... would bowl his heart out no matter what the condition of the pitch and no matter how well he's actually bowling. He may be getting hammered all around the park, but by god if the captain wants him to bowl, hell ****ing bowl 100%, broken jaw or not. Underrated, gritty batsman as well, would fight it out till the very end... Sydney 2008 was probably his finest innings ..WAG!

Rahul Dravid: ATG batsman, kept wickets when the side needed it, captained the side in a difficult period, took the blame for the 2007 WC like a man and resigned... immeasurably sweet guy

Apart from these two Bangalore boys, Kallis and Gilchrist were the two that came to mind

 

[Satguru]

Border

O really?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ponting is without doubt the most professional member of this side in terms of working on his game, keeping his fielding standards high despite his age etc etc.

Would fail the "onfield conduct" bit of not being an arsehole. Over a dozen reprimands for his behaviour whilst captaining IIRC.

Think there's a little rose tint to the viewing of dear old Courtney too. Seems a genial giant now, but was a properly nasty bastard as a bowler. Played the Windies' bad cop with the intimidatory stuff. Famously bounced Deadly Dev about a dozen times on the (ha) bounce which, as a tactic, was effectively a punch by proxy as Malcolm wasn't able to play the hook or pull. Devon, Jamaican born, was treated to some rather unsavory sledging about him being the white man's lacky too.

I'd say Gary Kirsten is an obvious shout and the most meticulously professional English cricketer of recent vintage must be The Gaffer himself, Alec Stewart. Reputedly still the fittest member of the squad into his fifth decade.

 

[Howe_zat]

WG Grace.

 

[weeman27bob]

Peter May.

 

[fredfertang]

WG Grace.

I think the good doctor's behaviour strayed towards the "overt asshole" too often for him to fit with the criteria set out in the OP but he'd certainly be first pick for a squeaky voices XI, though off hand I can't think of a single teammate for him, 'cept Alan Ball, though he wasn't much of a cricketer I don't suppose

 

[Straight Drive]

Stephen Fleming.
Graham Thorpe.

 

[The Sean]

Any two of Hobbs, Sutcliffe or Hutton at the top of the order.

Lindwall, Davidson, Bedser and Statham all contenders for the bowling attack.