The ATG World XI's game

[weldone]

1. Mohammad Yousuf
2. Fazal Mahmood

 

[weldone]

Jack Ryder

Just for a bit of Collingwood/Camberwell Magpies pride. Really not sure who to pick out of that group, haha.

None

 

[NUFAN]

Interesting picks now. I get the feeling that both players need to be able to bowl as personally I don't have that much confidence in our 3 selected bowlers. Mitchell Johnson could have been an awesome option for 8 at different times throughout his career..

1) Tony Greig
2) Chris Cairns - who I would bat at 7 with Dujon at 8.

 

[Jager]

Mitchell Johnson could have been an awesome option for 8 at different times throughout his career..

Every time Mitchell Johnson played, my theory was that he had a one in six chance of being the best bowler in the world that day.

 

[fredfertang]

Interesting picks now. I get the feeling that both players need to be able to bowl as personally I don't have that much confidence in our 3 selected bowlers. Mitchell Johnson could have been an awesome option for 8 at different times throughout his career..


1) Tony Greig
2) Chris Cairns - who I would bat at 7 with Dujon at 8.

Agreed

 

[NUFAN]

Every time Mitchell Johnson played, my theory was that he had a one in six chance of being the best bowler in the world that day.

I nearly went for Johnson. In fact, I did but thought better of it. MJ would likely create some rough for the offspinner (can't say it helped any of Aussies offspinners though) and if he was getting carted (a likely event) you could just bring on Gibbs to stem the runs.

But that's just too frustrating, so I can't pick him.

 

[Dan]

Tony Greig (at 6)
Wilfred Rhodes (at 7)

Dujon to bat 8.

 

[Howe_zat]

Frank Woolley
Wilfred Rhodes

 

[watson]

Tony Greig (at 6)
Wilfred Rhodes (at 7)

Dujon to bat 8.

No7 is either too low or high low for Rhodes. He was either a batsmen (opener) who didn't bowl, or a bowler who couldn't bat and went in at No.10 or 11 for good reason. Rhodes was a rarity is that he completely transformed his cricketing skills.

In other words; it is a mistake to call Rhodes an 'allrounder'.

 

[watson]

Flintoff at 6 and Cairns at 8.

 

[NasserFan207]

Laxman at 6, Flintoff at 8. Both men capable of astounding heroics at times, and seemed to raise their level against the best, which makes them good picks for this. Picked Flintoff over Cairns because he was the better bowler. Could've been an ATG bowler if it wasn't for injury. Both are awesome matchwinners.

 

[marc71178]

Greig
Flintoff (at 7)

 

[Eds]

Turner was more than handy with the bat. He's fine at 9. Of course we need a decent number 8, but it's not "alarmingly weak", currently.

1. Tony Greig
2. Peter Pollock

 

[Dan]

No7 is either too low or high low for Rhodes. He was either a batsmen (opener) who didn't bowl, or a bowler who couldn't bat and went in at No.10 or 11 for good reason. Rhodes was a rarity is that he completely transformed his cricketing skills.

In other words; it is a mistake to call Rhodes an 'allrounder'.

By that argument, Imran Khan's credentials as an all-rounder could be called in to question - he didn't always perform with bat and ball at the same time. When he performed with the ball, he was useful with bat and vice versa. An all-rounder doesn't have to be a front-liner in either discipline all the time. Rhodes at 7 would be picked in his 1919/20 role, in which he played FC cricket batting at 4 and bowling full-time.

In a hypothetical ATG XI situation, I'm sure he'd have enough time to work on both his batting and bowling. That was his issue at the time IMO, he had to work on one at the expense of the other. He switched between very good batsman and very good bowler plenty of times throughout his career. I'm sure he'd be fine in this side.

 

[Jager]

Turner was more than handy with the bat. He's fine at 9. Of course we need a decent number 8, but it's not "alarmingly weak", currently.

1. Tony Greig
2. Peter Pollock

My reasoning behind that quote was that Statham has no test half-centuries, nor does Turner or Gibbs. Turner and Statham both averaged 11, whereas Gibbs averages just under 7. In most of the other ATG teams we've picked, there have been some handy bats at 9 and sometimes 10, e.g Hadlee, Marshall, Warne, Kumble, Holding and so on- people who can stick around if needed and contribute a vital 20 or 30, occasionally going a little further than that. I was just commenting on the relative weakness of this team's tail.

 

[Camo999]

Aravinda De Silva & Fred Spofforth

 

[Blakus]

Mahela Jayawardene

Peter Pollock

 

[Noble One]

Peter Pollock - Tail is horrible. Pollock is deserving of a bowling position and can bat 8.

VVS Laxman - Dexter can play all-rounder. No doubt we are below ATG quality with the batsman. Time to select the personal favourites. Love Laxman, and feel he will make a strong number 6. Gower and Laxman is ***y.

 

[kyear2]

Tony Greig
Peter Pollock

 

[kingkallis]

Laxman
Peter Pollock