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The Sky Commentary Team pick their team of the "Noughties"
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watson
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The selection of Gillespie is pretty close to the money because the bowling trio of McGrath-Warne-Gilliespie gained more wickets than any other trio in the history of cricket.
However,
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Viscount Tom
International Debutant
You need to stay off the sauce.
morgieb
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Nice trolling.
watson
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Nice ironic touch too. But as they say, "Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit".
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fredfertang
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...... and as they usually add "wit is the lowest form of intelligence" 
Cabinet96
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Still did better against said sides than Flintoff. The only sides Flintoff averaged under 30 with the ball against where West Indies and New Zealand, with the bat he only averaged more than 40 against the West Indies and New Zealand.
Also interesting that one of your main deterrents on Kallis is a subjective matter, which has no relevance in a results business. I love watching Kallis bat.
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Viscount Tom
International Debutant
No pull shot matches Ponting's.
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The normal awards that everyone else has
There was a period when Gillespie was unbelievably good. Probably the best pace bowler in the world at times during the 2000s...
watson
Banned
I think that Gillespie's best series was against India in 2004: 20 wickets at 16.14 over 4 Tests !
However, it's a shame that my memories of this great bowler are tarnished by the 2005 Ashes series where Vaughan told his batsman to deliberately target Gillespie and belt him out of the series. This inspired bit of captaincy left Gillespie with an average of exactly 100 for his 3 Tests, and virtually finished off his career.
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kyear2
International Coach
Agreed, I understand the Kallis love, but for me, not quite the batsman Ponting was.
Just my opinion though.
watson
Banned
Certainly I'd prefer Ponting in the No.3 position because of his ability to 'take-on' the bowlers. But at 4-5-6 I'd tend toward Kallis' dependability.
watson
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social
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Gillespie was done by 2005 and targeting him would almost certainly have led to failure if attempted earlier in his career
I remember watching him bowl against NZ at the Gabba after the Indian tour and thinking that he had left something behind in India and so it proved
bagapath
International Captain
dont feel bad for him watto. in his last three tests dizzy averaged 85 with the bat and 25 with the ball; arguably the best numbers anyone can have in test cricket - even better than bradman's.
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King Pietersen
International Captain
From 2004 in 54 Tests Fred scored 3152 runs at 36.65 with 4 Tons, and took 186 wickets at 30.89. Averaged under 30 with the ball against New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and 30.11 against India. He then with the bat averaged over 40 against India, New Zealand, West Indies and 38 against South Africa. At the peak of his powers, Fred was a bloody good all-rounder. Doesn't have the Kallis numbers with the bat, but I'd take Freddie in a 3 man seam attack any day.
My team:
Matthew Hayden - 8364 runs at 52.93
Virender Sehwag - 5869 runs at 53.84 (as an opener)
Ricky Ponting - 9458 runs at 58.38
Sachin Tendulkar - 7129 runs at 53.20
Brian Lara - 6380 runs at 54.06
Adam Gilchrist + - 5130 runs at 46.63 and 397 dismissals
Andrew Flintoff - 3695 runs at 32.69 and 220 wickets at 32.38
Shaun Pollock - 260 wickets at 24.76
Shane Warne * - 357 wickets at 25.17
Muttiah Muralitharan - 565 wickets at 20.97
Glenn McGrath - 297 wickets at 20.53
hendrix
Hall of Fame Member
Between 2000-2010, Kallis has taken 217 wickets at 32.88, bowling primarily as a 5th bowler with an old ball and against very established batsmen.
He also scored 9828 runs at an average of 60.
He's a hugely superior batsman, and I would actually say a superior bowler as well given that he was usually given the ball in more difficult circumstances than Flintoff was.