Pure Entertainment XI

[wpdavid]

Tufnell probably picked for his comedy batting more than for his bowling maybe?

Almost certainly, plus his academic fielding.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Exactly so I think daemon has a point. Finger spinners aren't being picked here for anything to do with their primary role. Because they're really boring.

 

[stephen]

How does Merv Hughes not captain this side?

 

[Flem274*]

after 3 seconds thought ive decided this would be fun

warner
richardson (mark)
smith
ab devilliers (but blocking)
mccullum
cdg
dickwella
steyn
wagner
bond
shoiab

 

[King Pietersen]

Gayle
McCullum
Pietersen
Buttler
Maxwell
Russell
Afridi
Malinga
Mendis
Tait
Nannes

**** or bust XI.

 

[vcs]

Exactly so I think daemon has a point. Finger spinners aren't being picked here for anything to do with their primary role. Because they're really boring.

The relatively exciting ones who got it to go both ways like Ajmal, Harbhajan, Saqlain etc. were either proven or suspected chuckers.

 

[honestbharani]

To be honest, Harbhajan won't be out of place in an exciting XI, even purely as a bowler.

 

[andruid]

No Gerry Snyman?

 

[The Battlers Prince]

I'd Love to Watch
1. Barry Richards
2. Victor Trumper
3. Dean Jones
4. Keith Miller
5. Sir Garfield Sobers
6. Doug Walters
7. AB de Villiers+
8. Gilbert Jessop
9. Wes Hall
10. Jeff Thomson
11. Subhash Gupte

 

[Migara]

Swanny too

Saqlain takes the cake.

 

[srbhkshk]

Saqlain takes the cake.

Herath eats it though.

 

[Jezroy]

I’d be thoroughly entertained if this team played together

Craig Cumming
Fakhar Zahman
Joe Root
BJ Waiting
Dinesh Ramdin
Quentin de Kock
Jason Holder
David Willey
Dale Steyn
Pat Cummins
Mark Wood

Bit light in the spin department

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I’d be thoroughly entertained if this team played together

Craig Cumming
Fakhar Zahman
Joe Root
BJ Waiting
Dinesh Ramdin
Quentin de Kock
Jason Holder
David Willey
Dale Steyn
Pat Cummins
Mark Wood

Bit light in the spin department

Heh hehe

 

[Athlai]

Heh hehe

Uhhh whoosh.

 

[honestbharani]

Lack of Hardik in Jezroy's line up is disturbing, TSTL.

 

[ataraxia]

Pre-WWII:

Trumper (not Donald)
Jackson (not Sheldon)
Ryder (not Jesse)
Jessop (not GLO)
Henry VIII* (c. 1550; not Nicholls)
Gregory (not Lewis)
Allen (not Fabian)
Richardson (not Mark)
Strudwick +
Grace (not the pseudo-commentator Harris; vice-captaining)
Bradman (not the opera singer; him at 11 would be entertaining)

The bickering would be entertaining if nothing else.

 

[andmark]

Inzi should be in more of these teams. Either you get a beautiful century, filled with elegant stroke play and flair or you get a ridiculous run out which you could only imagine Inzi doing.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Inzi should be in more of these teams. Either you get a beautiful century, filled with elegant stroke play and flair or you get a ridiculous run out which you could only imagine Inzi doing.

Would love to see him and Ben Stokes batting (joining forces) together after being enforced the follow-on, 3 wickets down for 22; and 465 runs behind.

 

[Victor Ian]

How does Merv Hughes not captain this side?

This.

Bay 13 doing stretches with him. Iconic

Sticks his tongue in ABs ear. Legendary.

 

[NUFAN]

I'd Love to Watch
1. Barry Richards
2. Victor Trumper
3. Dean Jones
4. Keith Miller
5. Sir Garfield Sobers
6. Doug Walters
7. AB de Villiers+
8. Gilbert Jessop
9. Wes Hall
10. Jeff Thomson
11. Subhash Gupte

Love it. Fits the criteria completely.