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

[Gob]

I definitely admire what Watling achieved in his career with limited ability but think it as this you are facing the 90s team in the 4th innings chasing 270 to win with Wasim coming around the wicket starting to tail it away and hero Shane Warne ripping them from the rough. You are 4 for 65 after Virat nicking one to the 2nd slip well held by Brian Lara..who do you rather want to see walking in to bat? I know who I want (ofcourse if Watling plays Stokes would bat at 6 but you get the point)

And I know I'm contradicting myself after throwing a tantrum when people were going for Flower over Healy so I have to reiterate that DeVilliers was good enough to keep.

 

[stephen]

Watling
Cummins

 

[Gob]

Watling
Cummins

Ok

 

[stephen]

Ok

?

 

[The Sean]

I definitely admire what Watling achieved in his career with limited ability but think it as this you are facing the 90s team in the 4th innings chasing 270 to win with Wasim coming around the wicket starting to tail it away and hero Shane Warne ripping them from the rough. You are 4 for 65 after Virat nicking one to the 2nd slip well held by Brian Lara..who do you rather want to see walking in to bat? I know who I want (ofcourse if Watling plays Stokes would bat at 6 but you get the point)

And I know I'm contradicting myself after throwing a tantrum when people were going for Flower over Healy so I have to reiterate that DeVilliers was good enough to keep.

Given Watling's propensity for making crisis runs, I'd hate to see him walking in at 4/65 if I were the opposition. A match saving double century partnership is coming.

 

[Gob]

Given Watling's propensity for making crisis runs, I'd hate to see him walking in at 4/65 if I were the opposition. A match saving double century partnership is coming.

Yeah but the other bloke is AB DeVilliers

 

[Lillian Thomson]

It would be wrong to pick a decent keeper even if there was one for this decade, so I’m going for Buttler for having the cheek to turn up, then Broad for a laugh.

 

[Gob]

Yeah but the other bloke is AB DeVilliers

Didn't you call DeVilliers a downhill skier barely 3 months ago lol

 

[Gob]

God of cricket 2012 mick Clarke deserved some love too

 

[Line and Length]

Watling
Cummins

for me too.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Watling
Wagner

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I know who I want (ofcourse if Watling plays Stokes would bat at 6 but you get the point)

Why would Watling bat below Stokes? You'd pick the better defensive batsman at 6 and the dasher at 7. I think Shakib will probably get the nod over Stokes anyway.

 

[harsh.ag]

QdK
Cummins

Think ABdV should be #6. Stokes and Shakib would both be a downgrade. Williamson and Smith can shoulder fifth bowler responsibilities.

 

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Watling
Rabada

 

[mr_mister]

Watling and Cummins aren't being chased down

Cook
Warner
Williamson
Smith
Kohli
-
Watling +
Ashwin
Cummins
Steyn
Anderson


Pick the number 6!

 

[mr_mister]

Gotta give to Benny Stokes

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

saqibul hasan

 

[mr_mister]

1870s/80s/90s:

WG Grace* 6
Bobby Abel
Arthur Shrewsbury
KS Ranji
Billy Murdoch
AG Steel 5
Jack Blackham +
Bobby Peel 4
George Lohmann 2
Charlie Turner 3
Fred Spofforth 1

1900s/1910s:

Jack Hobbs
Victor Trumper
Clem Hill
Aubrey Faulkner 5
Stanley Jackson *
Monty Noble 6
Frank Foster 2
Dick Lilley +
Tibby Cotter 3
Sydney Barnes 1
Colin Blythe 4

1920s:

Jack Hobbs
Herb Sutcliffe
Charlie Macartney 7
Wally Hammond 5
Herbie Taylor *
Frank Woolley 6
Jack Gregory 2
Maurice Tate 1
Bert Oldfield +
Clarrie Grimmett 4
Ted Mcdonald 3

1930s:

Len Hutton
Bruce Mitchell
Don Bradman *
George Headley
Wally Hammond 5
Stan McCabe 6
Les Ames +
Harold Larwood 1
Hedley Verity 4
Bill O'Reilly 3
Manny Martindale 2

1940s:

Len Hutton
Arthur Morris
Don Bradman *
Denis Compton 5
Dudley Nourse
Everton Weekes
Keith Miller 2
Don Tallon+
Ray Lindwall 1
Jack Cowie 3
Bill Johnston 4

1950s:

Len Hutton *
Hanif Mohammad
Neil Harvey
Everton Weekes
Clyde Walcott
Gary Sobers 5
John Waite +
Allan Davidson 3
Jim Laker 4
Alec Bedser 2
Fred Trueman 1

1960s:

Bob Simpson * 6
Bill Lawry
Ken Barrington
Graeme Pollock
Rohan Kanhai
Gary Sobers 5
Denis Lindsay +
Allan Davidson 2
Peter Pollock 3
Fred Trueman 1
Lance Gibbs 4

1970s:

Geoff Boycott
Sunil Gavaskar
Viv Richards
Greg Chappell *
Javed Miandad
Ian Botham 5
Allan Knott +
Derek Underwood 4
Dennis Lillee 1
Andy Roberts 2
Jeff Thomson 3


1980s:

Sunil Gavaskar
Gordon Greenidge
Viv Richards
Javed Miandad
Allan Border
Imran Khan 3 *
Jeff Dujon +
Kapil Dev 5
RichardHadlee 2
Malcolm Marshall 1
Joel Garner 4

1990s:

Graham Gooch *
Saeed Anwar
Brian Lara
Sachin Tendaulker
Steve Waugh 5
Aravinda De Silva 6
Ian Healy +
Wasim Akram 2
Shane Warne 4
Curtley Ambrose 1
Allan Donald 3

2000s:

Matthew Hayden
Graeme Smith *
Ricky Ponting
Rahul Dravid
Jacques Kallis 5
Kumar Sangakkarra
Adam Gilchrist +
Shaun Pollock 3
Dale Steyn 2
Muttiah Muralitharan 4
Glen McGrath 1

2010s:

Alistair Cook
Dave Warner
Kane Williamson
Steve Smith
Virat Kohli
-
BJ Watling +
Ravi Ashwin
Pat Cummins
Dale Steyn
Jimmy Anderson

 

[harsh.ag]

ABdV

 

[sunilz]

Shakib