The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

[OverratedSanity]

VVS and Akram in the Block XI? What

 

[Howe_zat]

Swann doesn't fit at all either

 

[harsh.ag]

Bowlers in flair XI should be those who give away lots of runs but take a lot of wickets as well, i.e. high ER and low SR, plus a certain something about their bowling and style. Bowlers in block XI should be those with low ER and defensive field settings.

 

[Shri]

Wait. None of you ****s respond to any of my XIs that has some thought put into it. Sure, feel free to get interested right when I **** it up.

 

[Howe_zat]

Flair XI

Virender Sehwag
Barry Richards
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Kevin Pietersen
Andrew Flintoff
Adam Gilchrist
Shane Warne
Malcolm Marshall
Dale Steyn
Saqlain Mushtaq

Blocky McBlockface XI

Sunil Gavaskar
Alastair Cook
Rahul Dravid
Jacques Kallis
Steve Waugh
Andy Flower
Dan Vettori
Chaminda Vaas
Shaun Pollock
Anil Kumble
Glenn McGrath

 

[jimmy101]

Where the bloody hell are Boycott & Lawry? One of them at least should be in the McBlockface XI

 

[Howe_zat]

true, I guess Shri tried to make it about modern cricket which is why i didn't include the 1950s and 60s players that joyfully emptied stadiums

 

[harsh.ag]

Shri's was wrt turners. Vettori wouldn't make it. Nor would Flintoff.

 

[Shri]

True

 

[Shri]

Anyway, I edited it a few hours ago and picked a few that Howe did:


Virender Sehwag
Matthew Hayden
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendulkar
Kevin Pietersen
AB de Villiers
MS Dhoni
Shakib al Hasan
Shane Warne
Malcolm Marshall
Dale Steyn


Blocky McBlockface XI

Sunil Gavaskar
Alastair Cook
Rahul Dravid
Jacques Kallis
Steve Waugh
Andy Flower
Thilan Samaraweera
Chaminda Vaas
Anil Kumble
Curtly Ambrose
Glenn McGrath

 

[The Battlers Prince]

You lot are a bit rough picking Steve Waugh as a blocker aren't you? He may not be the most flair type player but I also think he's got some other gears

 

[Gob]

T20 side from players who have never played competitive T20 cricket

Barry Richards
Garry Sobers
Vivian Richards
Greame Pollock
Aravinda De Silva
Keith Miller
Ian Botham
Kapil Dev
Rod Marsh
Malcom Marshall
Clarrie Grimmett

 

[jimmy101]

T20 side from players who have never played competitive T20 cricket

Barry Richards
Garry Sobers
Vivian Richards
Greame Pollock
Aravinda De Silva
Keith Miller
Ian Botham
Kapil Dev
Rod Marsh
Malcom Marshall
Clarrie Grimmett

You've got no wicketkeeper, Gob

 

[Gob]

You've got no wicketkeeper, Gob

Look again

 

[OverratedSanity]

Gilbert Jessop.

 

[Gob]

Gilbert Jessop.

Yeah almost had him but went for Aravinda at the end as it was the safer choice. Gilbert Grape is a tad too ancient

 

[Chrish]

No Wasim Akram in flair Xi?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Gavaskar wasn't a blocker. He was almost the perfect opening batsman in his day and could defend or attack, albeit in an orthodox manner, depending on the situation. He gets harshly judged for his slightly curious innings in the 1975 World Cup.

 

[Red]

Exactly. Gavaskar was pretty much Tendulkar Mk 1. Had all the shots and poise.

 

[fredfertang]

Gavaskar wasn't a blocker. He was almost the perfect opening batsman in his day and could defend or attack, albeit in an orthodox manner, depending on the situation. He gets harshly judged for his slightly curious innings in the 1975 World Cup.

He fully deserves all the stick he continues to get for that - a display of more breathtaking selfishness there has never been - not even Boycs got close