Best team since Waugh/ Ponting’s Australia?

[Chrish]

Title says it all..

 

[TheJediBrah]

Only been 1 world test champion side . . .

If we're talking all formats there's one side that has consistently been making finals across the board

 

[Majestic]

Interesting question.

Does India win in Australia 2020 count as Kohli's India win?

 

[Shri]

don't think any of the other teams had as good a test match year as india in 2021

gabba

lords

oval

centurion

3 classic tests that were tight before the team way behind in a test came back to win. it doesn't happen too much in test cricket but happened 3 times in a year.

other teams might have had sustained results over a longer period but nothing beats this team's exciting style of play.

 

[Majestic]

Only been 1 world test champion side . . .

If we're talking all formats there's one side that has consistently been making finals across the board

New Zealand that is.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Only been 1 world test champion side . . .

If we're talking all formats there's one side that has consistently been making finals across the board

Thanks mate. I knew you'd come around (although I'll vote for the Saffas)

 

[Flem274*]

South Africa by a long way.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

don't think any of the other teams had as good a test match year as india in 2021

gabba

lords

oval

centurion

3 classic tests that were tight before the team way behind in a test came back to win. it doesn't happen too much in test cricket but happened 3 times in a year.

other teams might have had sustained results over a longer period but nothing beats this team's exciting style of play.

But they got thrashed by 8 wickets in the most important match they've ever played!?

 

[Chrish]

Interesting question.

Does India win in Australia 2020 count as Kohli's India win?

yes as long as core players remain the same.,

 

[Fuller Pilch]

It is the Saffas and wouldn't be close. I'd rate NZ's chances against the other two teams but not against them.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

South Africa by a long way.

Awta 100%

 

[Shri]

But they got thrashed by 8 wickets in the most important match they've ever played!?

in the crappiest country in the world for playing cricket

doesn't count

 

[OverratedSanity]

That SA team played the Dhoni India team (which most people agree now was inferior to the current one) to a deadlock. I'll take current India.

 

[Flem274*]

I'll take current India.

So will Styen, Philander and Morkel

 

[Flem274*]

in the crappiest country in the world for playing cricket

doesn't count

i disagree but there are a few redundant words here after 'world'

 

[Majestic]

yes as long as core players remain the same.,

Then the South Africa win in SL in 2014 with Amla as captain should also count in Smith's team because the core remains the same.

 

[OverratedSanity]

So will Styen, Philander and Morkel

They bowled to this team in the 2014 series which was very competitive despite the Indian team being very inexperienced and without a great pace attack.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Then the South Africa win in SL in 2014 with Amla as captain should also count in Smith's team because the core remains the same.

Well yeah obviously it would count. Don't think anyone even considered otherwise.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Combined XI from those 3 teams

Smith (c)
Cook
Amla
Kallis
Kohli
De Villiers
Prior (wk)
Ashwin
Philander
Steyn
Bumrah

2 from England, 3 from India, 6 from South Africa

 

[Shri]

our team is all heart and nothing else atm

we are basically held up by two openers in form (when rohit is fit) and an actual generational talent batsman/keeper, then a number 7 and a number 8

sellotape batting

we have 4 batters, 5 bowlers yet win multiple tours away from home

it shouldn't work but it does somehow