Rank the teams from most to least likeable

[GIMH]

Most to least
1. Broad
2. Stokes
3. Anderson
4. Root
5. Ali
6. Cook
7. Buttler
8. Wood
9. Lyth
10. Bell
11. Ballance
12-22 - Aussies meh
23. Watson
24. Mitchell mummy's mad at my missus and the barmy army made me cry Johnson. ****

 

[Lillian Thomson]

They're all equal idiots on both sides.

 

[Stace]

I can only assume Haddin was left out for compassionate reasons.

Either way, recent events have combined to make Aus less dislikeable than I expected. Faulkner's suspension helps too, in case there was any temptation to bring him into the side.
But I'm not sure what to make of Warner at present. Supposedly vowing to stfu, but still up to some bizarre antics when Stokes is batting.
Doubtless we'll hear about this imaginary line that they don't cross when things do all go off.

But if Anderson has reigned it in a bit post-Jadeja, and without Haddin, Watson and any chance of Faulkner, maybe we are in for a more civilised summer.
I'm not convinced by Clarke, but he's maybe less likely to be a complete tool when the games aren't being played in Aus.

He's a **** and always will be. At Canterbury, on the 1st day of the warm up match, he ignored and blanked a kid (13/14) 3 times but Steve Smith stood there for 2 minutes taking photos and giving his autograph, as much as I don't like Smith (because he's good) I cant help but respect him now.

 

[Pothas]

This is the most I have liked the people in an England team in ages, top few would probably have to be:

Moeen
Buttler
Wood
Anderson

Lyon is easily my favourite of the Australian lot but I actually sort of like Warner, few people I would rather watch bat. Am desperate for Smith to fail this series but can't actually dislike him.

Haddin is obviously the worst but I do have a problem with Starc, I think it is just his face.

 

[Jono]

Pretty neutral on most of the players really. From Australia, big fan of Smith and always want him to do well, Hazlewood too, and Lyon. Don't like Warner, seems like a massive dickhead. Liked Watson too, though he's done for the series.

From England, don't like Broad, comes across really poorly and most of the stuff England have done gamesmanship wise in recent Ashes series that I haven't liked seemed to involve him. Time wasting etc. But mostly just seems like a tool. And Stokes is pretty annoying as well, seems like the English equivalent of Warner basically. Giving Mitchell Johnson a huge sendoff in the SCG test last Ashes pretty much sums him up to me. Not only was his team 4-0 down, but the guy he dismissed was a bowler.

Cook kinda comes across poorly too but doesn't seem malicious. I like Root and Moeen a fair bit, Wood seems likeable too.

ffs you've had 8+ years to fix this Faaip

 

[Jono]

That goes for PEWS and DCYE too

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

ffs you've had 8+ years to fix this Faaip

That article you linked the other day sums up why I loved him as a cricketer pretty well actually. The more most cricket fans hate him, the more I want him to do well. Every "Twatto" makes him stronger.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

They're all equal idiots on both sides.

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[mr_mister]

my most liked:

warner (dumb bogan but i don't mind, he's still endearing to me)
clarke (really good person)
smith (so invested in cricket)
lyon (so casual and nonchalant)
watson (a sympathetic villian/heel. yes he's flawed but so was fredo corleone)
broad (pulls off being hated perfectly)
root (just a beast with the bat)
ali (what everyone else said. unique style and look, played really well in the first match)
cook ( haven't seen the KP interviews but i've always liked his demeanour)

my least liked:

haddin (appeals for anything, is gilchrist-lite. looks, sounds, acts and bats like a jerk)
siddle (agree with the 'thinks he's hard' analysis). that goatee is a joke
stokes (lame roided up ranga)

 

[OverratedSanity]

Like Lyon, Root, Moeen, Wood, Smith and Clarke.

Rest are all ****s.

 

[GIMH]

How come there are people who think Root is dislikeable? Seriously?

 

[Gnske]

Root, Wood, Nevill, The Blind Ginger, Moeen, Hazlegood and Buttler are likable enough, would have said Watson but he gets pity more than anything for being abused and bullied by everyone.

 

[weldone]

Agree with Cook being at the very bottom

 

[Cabinet96]

How come there are people who think Root is dislikeable? Seriously?

Can't really explain it but there's definitely a kind of smugness to him. He's better than you and you get the feeling he's well aware of it.

 

[GIMH]

Can't really explain it but there's definitely a kind of smugness to him. He's better than you and you get the feeling he's well aware of it.

Well I have two things to say to this

1. I think it's drivel, personally. Because he smiles, enjoys his game, is confident, that's arrogance? Giz a break eh
2. Any sportsman who doesn't know how good they are generally fails to reach their potential. Pretty **** reason to dislike someone

In summary

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT

 

[Cabinet96]

In truth he just pissed me off when he killed Nick Compton's career and then blocked the **** out of it all Ashes.

 

[Furball]

And yet he's the only player dismissed in a Test reverse lapping Ryan Harris.

 

[indiaholic]

The supposed people's champion is very high up on the list of people I hate at a personal level.. People just like him because he is so good at cricket.

 

[adub]

1. TPC. go boil yer head indiaholic. He's The People's Champion for much much more than his ability. Gives all goofy lookin guys the hope (mostly false tbf) of pulling a hot missus.

 

[adub]

And yet he's the only player dismissed in a Test reverse lapping Ryan Harris.

That is pretty likeable. Shoulda done it more often to really get people on side though.