CW Decides The XI of the Decade

[MrPrez]

Yeah I'm going with Morkel. ~250 wickets at ~26 is an outstanding record, and none of the other bowlers competing with the spot has the solidity (i.e. longevity) of record that he does whilst also fulfilling a similar role. Also seem to recall hearing a few recently retired batsmen offer his name when asked whom they least enjoyed facing.

It's been a thread throughout his career to hear batsmen saying that they hate facing Morkel much more than Steyn. Some SA batsmen borderline refused to face him in the nets, iirc.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Morkel's good but rabada is just a better bowler imo. People are treating it like rabada has played 15 tests or something. The guy has 183 wickets @22 and has been ranked in the top 5 for 3 years. Not like he hasnt bowled first change either.

 

[Teja.]

Rabada.

Morkel the more stable pick but Rabada’s outstanding performances once every few matches would more than make up for it.

 

[Gnske]

If Rabada ever bowls a spell like Morkel did to Clarke, then we can talk.

Until then, that egomaniacal manchild can stay in the broom closet of hackfrauds where he belongs.

 

[NUFAN]

Im going Pat Cummins.

83 @ 20.34 when bowling 3rd or 4th is superb. Wagner, Siddle, Rabada, Shami and Morkel were considered.

Cummins batting suits the team more too.

 

[Gnske]

Neil Wagner is the only answer to the third seamer of the decade. Meme value, cricketing value and has guts.

 

[honestbharani]

Changing my vote to Morkel.

 

[Singh767]

Cummins

 

[srbhkshk]

Rabada

 

[Burgey]

Neil Wagner is the only answer to the third seamer of the decade. Meme value, cricketing value and has guts.

He has comfortably usurped the Aorta on the ticker front

 

[Tom Flint]

Rabada got most of his wickets at first change too

 

[stephen]

Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

Rabada and Cummins have virtually the same number of wickets bowling at first change or later, but Cummins has taken his wickets at 20 as opposed to Rabada's 25. And Cummins plays on flatter decks in general.

 

[ataraxia]

Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

Yeah I'm gonna go Wagner. None of the others can really represent the whole decade.

If you are thinking about Cummins, then CDG's just as good a shot IMO.

 

[Coronis]

Extremely close vote this one, three way race but it seems only big Vern can win.

Cook
Warner
Williamson
Smith
Kohli


Philander
Herath
Steyn
Anderson

We’ll pick the wicketkeeper next I think, should be interesting.

Jonny Bairstow | Quinton de Kock | AB de Villiers | MS Dhoni | Brad Haddin | Tim Paine | Matt Prior | Kumar Sangakkara | Sarfaraz Ahmed | BJ Watling

 

[ataraxia]

ABDV makes it over Watling for me.

 

[Cabinet96]

Will we get to pick any player we want for the last spot in the XI after this?

 

[Gnske]

BJ.

Don't give it to AB, the man didn't even want the gloves. Don't honour the dishonourable

 

[CricAddict]

Watling. ABDV will be my concussion substitute.

 

[trundler]

BJ Watling.

 

[Burgey]

Woefully conditions-dependent side, isn't it?

Two decent but not even remotely near great openers, an exceptional middle order and (Steyn apart) a pace attack which needs Cyclone Tracey and a green top to function. And the spinner is there because he makes all the fat ****s feel better about running around of a Saturday.

Been a pretty **** decade apart from middle order players, hasn't it?

If Mitch Marsh gets picked at six as the allrounder it will top this side out perfectly tbh.