CW Decides The XI of the Decade

[silentstriker]

Sanga
Smith
Kohli

Didn't realize Sanga averaged 60+ with 17 centuries this decade in 46 Test matches.

 

[ataraxia]

Sanga just ahead of him for me. I'll overrate Kane in 5 years, don't worry.

 

[harsh.ag]

Sanga
Smith
ABdV

 

[Gnske]

Says it all really.

Cook
Warner






Steyn
Anderson

Think we’ll do the middle order now, should be the most straightforward of the remaining positions.

Hashim Amla | AB de Villiers | Virat Kohli | Cheteshwar Pujara | Joe Root | Kumar Sangakkara | Steve Smith | Ross Taylor | Kane Williamson | Younis Khan

note: one of these players may also end up being selected at 6, or even 7 later. Pick your 3, 4 and 5.

Sanga
Kohli
Smith

 

[OverratedSanity]

Kane
Smith
Kohli

Ill go with sanga as keeper lower down the order

 

[jimmy101]

Williamson
Smith
Kohli

If anything Younis & Sanga belong in the team of the previous decade.

 

[ataraxia]

Williamson
Smith
Kohli

If anything Younis & Sanga belong in the team of the previous decade.

Tendulkar, Lara, Kallis, Ponting, Dravid is a tough nut to crack.

 

[Spark]

I said this in the other thread too and obviously Kane Smith Kohli is a completely reasonable universal choice, but Amla is getting hard done by in this discussion.

 

[jimmy101]

Tendulkar, Lara, Kallis, Ponting, Dravid is a tough nut to crack.

They belong in the discussion for team of the previous decade is what I meant.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I said this in the other thread too and obviously Kane Smith Kohli is a completely reasonable universal choice, but Amla is getting hard done by in this discussion.

I think he's great but clearly a bit below the level of these 3. Same with clarke. Before the fab 4 broke out, amla clarke were probably the two best in the world around 2011-12

 

[OverratedSanity]

They belong in the discussion for team of the previous decade is what I meant.

Theyve both been better this decade than the previous imo, especially Younis.

 

[Gnske]

I said this in the other thread too and obviously Kane Smith Kohli is a completely reasonable universal choice, but Amla is getting hard done by in this discussion.

His downfall WAS quite prolonged and painful tbf.

At his prime, candidate for that 3 sure. But that would need some great argument in a court of law.

 

[stephen]

There really was a generational change midway through the decade. Went from Amla/Sanga/Clarke being the clear middle order leaders to Williamson/ Smith/Kohli in around 2013/14.

 

[Gnske]

Speaking of which, if Sanga is listed where's Chanderpaul?

 

[jimmy101]

If we used the ten year window but ignored decades, then it's pretty reasonable that Amla, Sanga, Clarke, Chanders & Younis all have a huge claim to making a 2005 - 2014 team.

 

[trundler]

Still remember Kohli's breakout thrashing of Malinga.

 

[Coronis]

Speaking of which, if Sanga is listed where's Chanderpaul?

I was trying to keep the list to ~10 and all these batsmen had 4800+ runs (most of them at 50+ this decade) Chanders only scored 3200 runs.

 

[morgieb]

If we used the ten year window but ignored decades, then it's pretty reasonable that Amla, Sanga, Clarke, Chanders & Younis all have a huge claim to making a 2005 - 2014 team.

Ditto Kallis, Tendulkar, de Villiers. Even Hussey. Lots of great middle order bats in that time. Whereas now you have the Big 4, Pujara and not much else.

 

[ataraxia]

Ditto Kallis, Tendulkar, de Villiers. Even Hussey. Lots of great middle order bats in that time. Whereas now you have the Big 4, Pujara and not much else.

Compare it to other eras and it's actually rather ok (Taylor and heaps of decent players who average over 40).

 

[stephen]

In the 90s I remember thinking that an average of 40 signified that a batsman was pretty good. The early 00s really changed all our perspectives.