The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

[h_hurricane]

Thought Donald loved Tendulkar, based on some of his interviews. But left him out of the XI. Strange.

I thought so as well. Interesting to find that neither Tendulkar nor Lara averaged well against Donald. Pretty similar to their record against Mcgrath. Isn't Donald's performance against top batters under rated ?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Donald seems to be pretty underrated in general

 

[harsh.ag]

Oz XI

Ricky Ponting
Steve Waugh
Don Bradman
Steve Smith
Allan Border
Keith Miller
Adam Gilchrist (w)
Shane Warne
Bill O'Reilly
Dennis Lillee
Glenn McGrath

Bye bye GChappell

 

[TheJediBrah]

Oz XI

Ricky Ponting
Steve Waugh
Don Bradman
Steve Smith
Allan Border
Keith Miller
Adam Gilchrist (w)
Shane Warne
Bill O'Reilly
Dennis Lillee
Glenn McGrath

Bye bye GChappell

Who needs opening batsmen. Tbh Waugh probably isn't the one I would be choosing if you had to makeshift an opener.

 

[stephen]

Who needs opening batsmen. Tbh Waugh probably isn't the one I would be choosing if you had to makeshift an opener.

I could understand it maybe if they are in the subcontinent.

How good is the pool of middle order batsmen for Australia:

Bradman
Smith
Ponting
Border
Waugh
G Chappell
Clarke
Harvey
Miller (ok he wasn't great with the bat but he's an ATG all rounder)

 

[srbhkshk]

Who needs opening batsmen. Tbh Waugh probably isn't the one I would be choosing if you had to makeshift an opener.

Just open with Bradman imo, if there's a guy who will succeed anywhere it's him.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I was going to say Bradman and Smith, but it's a bit of a risk of you get a new ball wicket zipping all over the place. Then again if the 2 best batsmen in history can't handle it, then who can

 

[Coronis]

Australia just has an embarrassment of riches everywhere bar the openers (not that they’re slouches either).

 

[h_hurricane]

I was going to say Bradman and Smith, but it's a bit of a risk of you get a new ball wicket zipping all over the place. Then again if the 2 best batsmen in history can't handle it, then who can

With every passing match it is getting harder to argue with the bolded statement.

 

[Coronis]

Aussie XI to play in India
Hayden
Katich
Bradman
Smith
Harvey
Border
Gilchrist
Benaud
Davidson
Gillespie
McGrath

 

[mr_mister]

You don't think we could benefit from a second specialist spinner? Including Richie as one here

I know Warnes record is crap but could probably try Irongmonger or something

 

[jimmy101]

Yeah, two spinners is pretty necessary. Maybe Lyon's offies would compliment Richie's leggies?

 

[Coronis]

Nah Borders all we need.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Gillespie there for his special subcontinental nightwatchman skills

 

[OverratedSanity]

Gillespie there for his special subcontinental nightwatchman skills

Hot take : Gillespie probably makes that team ahead of Mcgrath as a bowler.

 

[mr_mister]

Gillespie there for his special subcontinental nightwatchman skills

And ability to collide with his captain trying to catch a ball

 

[h_hurricane]

Yeah, two spinners is pretty necessary. Maybe Lyon's offies would compliment Richie's leggies?

I would say Michael Clarke's lefties would do. Most right hand batsmen are notoriously vulnerable to left arm spinners on turners. Just replace one of the batsmen with him.

 

[mr_mister]

I would say Michael Clarke's lefties would do. Most right hand batsmen are notoriously vulnerable to left arm spinners on turners. Just replace him with one of the batsmen.

Yeah for sure.

I thought Katich and Border must have had randomly good SC bowling records to justify them as back up options in his XI. Seemed plausible

But 8 wickets between them total in SL, Pak and India is hardly reassuring

Lyon or Clarke if you want to go the part time option

 

[h_hurricane]

On the other hand, an Indian team to tour Australia

Sunil Gavaskar
Virender Sehwag
Cheteshwar Pujara
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli
VVS Laxman
Rishabh Pant
Kapil Dev
Anil Kumble
Mohammed Shami
Jasprit Bumrah

Hazare, Vishwanath and Amarnath unlucky to miss out. Jadeja could replace Kumble if he has a good series next year.

 

[TheJediBrah]

On the other hand, an Indian team to tour Australia

Sunil Gavaskar
Virender Sehwag
Cheteshwar Pujara
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli
VVS Laxman
Rishabh Pant
Kapil Dev
Anil Kumble
Mohammed Shami
Jasprit Bumrah

Hazare, Vishwanath and Amarnath unlucky to miss out. Jadeja could replace Kumble if he has a good series next year.

Surely India aren't coming to Australia again already?