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[NZTailender]

With what strike rate? Hussey struck at 87.

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I greatly await your argument for Ronchi being in the ATG side.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Literally just pick the first 11 names and make 300 each time.

 

[Zinzan]

Hope SL field when they win the toss on Thursday.

 

[Skyliner]

Hope SL field when they win the toss on Thursday.

Nah, they'll bat again. Groundhog Day in Nelson.

 

[Teja.]

OK, let's work it out. Afridi averaged 23.57, so a team of 11 Shahid Afridis would score 259 all out on average.

A team of Bevans striking at 72 would score 216 runs before running out of overs, thereby losing by 43 runs.

Okay let's work it out. McCullum averaged 33.1 and struck at 101.24 as an opener, so a team of 11 Brendon McCullums would score 304-9.

A team of Tendulkars striking at 88 would score 264 before running out of overs, thereby losing by 40 runs.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

"OK let's work it out" should be a meme.

 

[Flem274*]

So going back to debates people care about, how do Sri Lanka get up to speed?

I've asked this before and would be keen for a Sri Lankan supporter to answer - how come Kaushal Silva doesn't get a look in to the ODI team despite his good List A stats?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Okay let's work it out. McCullum averaged 33.1 and struck at 101.24 as an opener, so a team of 11 Brendon McCullums would score 304-9.

A team of Tendulkars striking at 88 would score 264 before running out of overs, thereby losing by 40 runs.

A team of Bradmans would make 2-200.

Science confirms: McCullum > Tendulkar > Bradman

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

My favourite part is the bowlers letting the No. 11 reach his average before dismissing him.

 

[Flem274*]

Science confirms: McCullum > Tendulkar > Bradman

awta

 

[Gob]

Okay let's work it out. McCullum averaged 33.1 and struck at 101.24 as an opener, so a team of 11 Brendon McCullums would score 304-9.

A team of Tendulkars striking at 88 would score 264 before running out of overs, thereby losing by 40 runs.

He'd probably have McCullum ahead of Sachin tbf

 

[Flem274*]

For a subtle topic change, my combined test and ODI teams pre-series

Test

Dimuth Karunaratne
Tom Latham
Kane Williamson
Ross Taylor
Angelo Mathews
Brendon McCullum
BJ Watling (wk)
Rangana Herath
Dhammika Prasad
Tim Southee
Trent Boult

ODI

Tillakaratne Dilshan
Martin Guptill
Kane Williamson
Ross Taylor
Angelo Mathews
Brendon McCullum
Dinesh Chandimal (wk)
Rangana Herath
Adam Milne
Tim Southee
Trent Boult

Team of the test series

Guptill
Karunaratne
Latham
Williamson
Chandimal
McCullum
Siriwardena
Bracewell
Wagner
Chameera
Southee

 

[Gob]

For a subtle topic change, my combined test and ODI teams pre-series

Test

Dimuth Karunaratne
Tom Latham
Kane Williamson
Ross Taylor
Angelo Mathews
Brendon McCullum
BJ Watling (wk)
Rangana Herath
Dhammika Prasad
Tim Southee
Trent Boult

ODI

Tillakaratne Dilshan
Martin Guptill
Kane Williamson
Ross Taylor
Angelo Mathews
Brendon McCullum
Dinesh Chandimal (wk)
Rangana Herath
Adam Milne
Tim Southee
Trent Boult

Team of the test series

Guptill
Karunaratne
Latham
Williamson
Chandimal
McCullum
Siriwardena
Bracewell
Wagner
Chameera
Southee

Staaaahp

 

[Flem274*]

Staaaahp

stop talking about michael ****ing bevan then. the more you reply to him...

 

[Skyliner]

awta

Attributes wind-up to alcoholism(?)

 

[kiwiviktor81]

I'd have Chandimal ahead of McCullum in the ODI side.

 

[TheJediBrah]

*Update*

Chandimal > McCullum > Tendulkar > Bradman

 

[Dan]

A rare intelligent post by the recent standards of this thread. The immediate question is: was Bevan better than Mike Hussey?

Hussey @ 6 to finish.

1. Gilchrist
2. McBaz
3. Williamson
4. Ponting
5. Bevan
6. Hussey
7. Vettori
8. Warne
9. Lee
10. Bond
11. McGrath

Not an attempt at a legitimate strongest possible XI, but imagine Gilchrist and Baz teeing off together at the top of the order.

 

[kiwiviktor81]

That could be a legitimate strongest possible XI. Gilchrist and Baz would be mental. In the likely event one or both of them didn't come off you have Williamson, Ponting and then Bevan as a last line of defence to rescue everything. Then guys who can hit like Hussey.

I'd have another hitter at 7 though, probably Cairns or Anderson.

Can't decide which would be more fireworks, opening the batting with Gilchrist and McCullum or the bowling with Bond and Lee.

 

[TheJediBrah]

That could be a legitimate strongest possible XI. Gilchrist and Baz would be mental. In the likely event one or both of them didn't come off you have Williamson, Ponting and then Bevan as a last line of defence to rescue everything. Then guys who can hit like Hussey.

I'd have another hitter at 7 though, probably Cairns or Anderson.

Can't decide which would be more fireworks, opening the batting with Gilchrist and McCullum or the bowling with Bond and Lee.

Yeah Watson or Symonds not quite good enough