The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

[Dan]

That strange hyperactive Hurricanes fanboy from Facebook who got #MeToo'd

FTFY

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[jimmy101]

Oof, right time for me to shed that avatar then.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

FTFY

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Yeah I saw that pretty much as it happened. Bizarre stuff

 

[trundler]

Big Boned XI

Mark Taylor*
David Boon
Inzimam ul Haq
Gatting
Ranatunga
Cosgrove
Botham
Dan Smith
Warne
Hughes
Herath

I remember watching Dan Smith in a domestic one dayer and thinking he was surprisingly agile for his size. Big Merv, of course, still remains the most surprising of these improbable superstars.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I thought it was big donged XI

 

[trundler]

Well I wouldn't be able to tell..

 

[Tom Flint]

Rakeem walks into that team!

 

[AnthonyC]

Aus Intimidators XI
1 Hayden
2 Warner
3 Bradman
4 Ponting
5 S Waugh
6 Miller
7 Gilchrist
8 M Johnson
9 Lillee
10 Thomson
11 Spofforth

Thomson and Johnson both are obvious inclusions, Lillee was also fearsome. Spofforth got the nickname Demon. Miller always the bowlers to keep up the relentless attack.
Hayden and Warner are the most attacking openers for Australia. S Waugh is in for his intimidating leader on the field with mental disintegration.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Big Boned XI

Mark Taylor*
David Boon
Inzimam ul Haq
Gatting
Ranatunga
Cosgrove
Botham
Dan Smith
Warne
Hughes
Herath

I remember watching Dan Smith in a domestic one dayer and thinking he was surprisingly agile for his size. Big Merv, of course, still remains the most surprising of these improbable superstars.

I find the lack of Eddo Brandes most dissapointing

 

[stephen]

Aus Intimidators XI
1 Hayden
2 Warner
3 Bradman
4 Ponting
5 S Waugh
6 Miller
7 Gilchrist
8 M Johnson
9 Lillee
10 Thomson
11 Spofforth

Thomson and Johnson both are obvious inclusions, Lillee was also fearsome. Spofforth got the nickname Demon. Miller always the bowlers to keep up the relentless attack.
Hayden and Warner are the most attacking openers for Australia. S Waugh is in for his intimidating leader on the field with mental disintegration.

I'd play Warne over Lillee for team balance reasons and the fact that Warne was the most intimidating bowler of them all.

 

[smash84]

I'd play Warne over Lillee for team balance reasons and the fact that Warne was the most intimidating bowler of them all.

Warne clearly wasn't intimidating India

 

[a massive zebra]

Hayden and Warner are the most attacking openers for Australia.

Not really. Victor Trumper's strike rate was significantly higher than Hayden.

 

[trundler]

Not really. Victor Trumper's strike rate was significantly higher than Hayden.

Aside from being better than both combined, that is.

Wasn't a dick though. A pretty likeable bloke, in fact and therefore doesn't qualify for the team.

 

[trundler]

Tiger O'Reilly must've been pretty intimidating. More so than Warne IMO.

 

[a massive zebra]

Tiger O'Reilly must've been pretty intimidating. More so than Warne IMO.

I agree. Tiger O'Reilly's run up and hostile manner was more intimidating than Warne, for sure. Nothing much intimidating about Warne's slow, controlled run up and general approach. Sure, he put fear into the batsmens minds through the quality and perceived threat of his bowling, but you could say the same thing about O'Reilly as well.

A few relevant quotes on Bill O'Reilly:

O'Reilly was one of the best examples in modern cricket of what could be described as a 'hostile' bowler.

His was more the mentality of the fast bowler, naked aggression marking his run-up, delivery and facial expression.

His action, described by his close friend and teammate , was a flurry of limbs, fire and steel-edged temper. Some suggested that the fury that accompanied his deliveries rose from the frustrations that he could not knock the batsmen over.

 

[trundler]

Yes, I had that quote likening his aggression to that of a fast bowler in mind when I made that post. The anti Mailey in a way.

 

[morgieb]

Aside from being better than both combined, that is.

Wasn't a dick though. A pretty likeable bloke, in fact and therefore doesn't qualify for the team.

Miller and Gilchrist **** blokes?

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Bradman always hated Miller tbf

 

[Starfighter]

Think Bradman was the more **** bloke of the two tbh.

 

[mr_mister]

Heard a rumour that Bradman once told his wife to charge his neighbours(who were kids) when they asked if they could use their pool lol