Establishing the best decade for cricket: Finding the ATG XI from 12 decades of test cricket - then having a KO tourney to decide the best

[ankitj]

Andy Flower
Allan Donald

 

[Coronis]

I mean he was an absolute arrogant prick and dick to KP, of all people.

I’m can’t see the problem?

 

[_00_deathscar]

Andy Flower
Allan Donald

 

[Slifer]

Flower and Donald.

Screw Healey. Cheater!!

 

[sunilz]

Who was better batsman between Flower and Gilchrist? What is CW opinion?

 

[_00_deathscar]

Who was better batsman between Flower and Gilchrist? What is CW opinion?

Flower.

This isn't Thorpe vs Gilchrist or whatever...Gilchrist was an ATG keeper bat. We don't know if he would have done just as well as a regular bat higher up the order.
Flower, we do know - he's an ATG level bat.

 

[The Sean]

Healy
Waqar

Yes, I am aware I've just cast two losing votes.

 

[The Sean]

A side-effect of picking Flower to keep (and presumably bat at six) is that it also pretty much guarantees Shaun Pollock the final spot in the team I would have thought.

 

[trundler]

In principle picking a keeper based on batting ability in an ATG side feels wrong but Flower making the side feels right. Argh.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Jack Russell (even if the English selectors were foolish/wanted to cover a weak batting lineup)
Shaun Pollock

 

[Red]

Healy

Pollock

 

[271 & 16/166]

Healy
Waqar

 

[Line and Length]

Russell

Donald

 

[Gob]

Healy

Ambrose

Flower keeping to Warne. Good god

 

[Gob]

Healy

Ambrose

Flower keeping to Warne. Good god

Also would have gone with Lara, Tendulkar, Desilva, Waugh. How good was Cairns in the 90s?

 

[The Sean]

Healy

Ambrose

Flower keeping to Warne. Good god

Ambrose is already in the team.

 

[Gob]

Ambrose is already in the team.

Well I didn't vote for Ambrose earlier

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Also would have gone with Lara, Tendulkar, Desilva, Waugh. How good was Cairns in the 90s?

Cairns was good at the end of the decade 97-99 but inconsistent and injured earlier in the decade. Brian McMillan would be ahead of him for the 90s.

 

[Gob]

Cairns was good at the end of the decade 97-99 but inconsistent and injured earlier in the decade. Brian McMillan would be ahead of him for the 90s.

I really think you could have gone with six batsmen and ask Waugh SR to bowl some medium pace rubbish

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I really think you could have gone with six batsmen and ask Waugh SR to bowl some medium pace rubbish

I agree, but it looks like Flower is going to be the keeper with 5 bowlers