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The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread
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Flem274*
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hey pratters, how does it feel to be on the wrong side against kiwi for once?
starc is going to push for that team in future but right now he's no where near it because he has less games than the most injury prone world class quick of this century. that tends to suggest he needs to play more before we can sub out someone like McGrath, Garner or the greatest left armer of all, wasim ****ing akram
starc is going to push for that team in future but right now he's no where near it because he has less games than the most injury prone world class quick of this century. that tends to suggest he needs to play more before we can sub out someone like McGrath, Garner or the greatest left armer of all, wasim ****ing akram
Going by figures just in the 70s, you'd pick Chris Old ahead of Botham (more runs at a higher average and strike-rate, more wickets at a lower average and economy rate). Botham's ODI record was never anything special.
Some others in contention (not in the 80s team) would include Majid Khan and Lance Cairns, and keepers Alan Knott and Ken Wadsworth (Based on county cricket you could make a case for Farokh Engineer).
Pratters
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When all is done and dusted, there is a chance that Ian Bell may well end up in contention for being one of the worst specialist batsmen to play 100 test matches. As it stands now, he probably pips Carl Hooper and Stephen Fleming. Not that that is terrible company it must be said. -TEC
So, what's the worst test xi from people who have played 100 tests?
So, what's the worst test xi from people who have played 100 tests?
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NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
1. M Atherton
2. A Strauss
3. S Jayasuriya (6)
4. S Fleming
5. A Stewart
6. C Hooper (5)
7. D Vettori (4)
8. I Healy+
9. C Vaas (2)
10. H Singh (3)
11. M Ntini (1)
I don't think Jayasuriya has ever played at #3 in tests.
Prince EWS
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To be fair, picking a really unbalanced team with no quicks in it would probably satisfy the meaning of the exercise as put forward by Pratters the best anyway.
kiwiviktor81
International Debutant
Technically, so would picking a team of 11 quicks that got bowled out for 100 in every innings.
Prince EWS
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Indeed. I don't think there are actually eleven quicks to pick from though.
McGrath
Walsh
Ntini
James Anderson
Muralitharan
Warne
Kumble
Akram
Vaas
Ian Healy
Vettori
Combined batting average of 204.
Red
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gagf.
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Yeah, Waugh ad Stewart don't belong in there when Ganguly, bless him, has played 100+ tests
Captain_Cook
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Bell actually has a very similar record to Steve Waugh at 5 and 6 although his overall record is closer to Mark's. The not-outs have a huge effect on Swaugh's average, give him the same number of NO as his brother and his average is 44.
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That's because Steve was good enough to not throw his wicket away.
Oh and M Waugh> Bell surely. I'm usually not one of the 'Oh 90s bowling was far superior so that automatically makes the 90s batsmen better' blokes, but it has some truth in this case.
