Furball's Greatest XI

[Hooksey]

I'd be quite intrigued to see the Warne-Swann partnership in action. It would be fascinating to see if they rubbed off on each other and influenced each other.

I can see it now: "Swann caught in yet another phone *** scandal".

 

[Howe_zat]

Graeme Swann

Swann and Prior don't half have a set of tegs between them

 

[GIMH]

I agree that someone else should do one of these. I'd do one but a I cbf and b half my players were picked by Furball. (Have picked my XI so will share it with you all one day)

 

[Furball]

Well in fairness he was including the family in his post.


Really well done Furball, I'm not going to lie but I thought you would struggle to find 11 players that you like. I think the 5 man bowling unit you've picked is epic considering the era that you were selecting your players from. Great job.

Opening batsman were a real struggle. Sehwag probably would have made it a couple of years ago and for some reason Cook doesn't feel quite right in the side.

 

[Expressway76]

That Flintoff over was almost ***ual. It seemed like every ball was a 100+ mph jaffa.

 

[smash84]

Great exercise furball, loved the write ups. Pretty despicable team overall but the process to reach it was wonderful .

Looking forward to baga's team now

 

[uvelocity]

I agree that someone else should do one of these. I'd do one but a I cbf and b half my players were picked by Furball. (Have picked my XI so will share it with you all one day)

you didnt make my XI for no reason

 

[Furball]

Absolutely love your enthusiasm, always enjoy reading your write-ups and totally detest your team.

How can you hate that middle order ffs? Look at it!

 

[ankitj]

I went back and watched highlights of the 149 again recently. It is the most authoritative and absorbing innings I have ever seen, and I'm beginning to think it is his best. Considering the context around that innings, his place in the dressing room and the obvious 'me against the world' mentality he held when he went out to bat, which is evident in hindsight even as he is walking out, the way he purposefully and systematically dismantled and annihilated the best attack in the world was beyond incredible. I never got to see Viv Richards bat live, but this is exactly how the most romanticised descriptions of him seem in my head. Strutting out with a frightening focus and playing the most audacious shots to skillful and hostile bowling. Nobody else looked fully comfortable, and then he came out looking the most calm and full of intent I've ever seen him. The six he hit off Steyn over long-off is totally glorious. I'm not even a KP fanboy usually but that innings seemed to exist in isolation, it was totally unique.

Know what, when KP first burst on to the scene and performed heroically, I did flirt with the fantasy that KP is going to be VivViv Richards v2.0

 

[Furball]

Revealed: Furball's XI take to the field:

 

[fredfertang]

Great team, just a shame about the avatar

 

[Hooksey]

Revealed: Furball's XI take to the field:

One of the all time great cricket pictures that one.

 

[Hurricane]

Miss the days of Rothmans sponsoring cricket. Some of the lads would light up with them too.

 

[Furball]

Tempted to do my 2nd XI at some point. It will rely on me doing another 11 profiles though.

 

[cnerd123]

Why does this **** get his own thread? I thought the ATG XI thread existed for a reason? Can we all do this?

 

[Riggins]

Can we all do this?

No

 

[cnerd123]

 

[smash84]

of course you can

 

[Furball]

Why does this **** get his own thread?

Because I'm better than you.

 

[Jono]

Nah ***** out-posts you nowadays.

***** I think you should make your own thread.