Prince EWS
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Stokes? lol.
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The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread
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I'll try my hand at an ATG Sussex team (the county of my birth - though I lived in Bedfordshire for most of my life in England).
M.Goodwin
K.Wessels
C.B.Fry
K.S.Ranjitsinhji
T.Dexter
T.Greig
I.Khan
J.Parks jnr
M.Tate
J.Snow
M.Ahmed
Apologies to G.leRoux,J.Langridge, Duleepsinhji, A.Gilligan et al
M.Goodwin
K.Wessels
C.B.Fry
K.S.Ranjitsinhji
T.Dexter
T.Greig
I.Khan
J.Parks jnr
M.Tate
J.Snow
M.Ahmed
Apologies to G.leRoux,J.Langridge, Duleepsinhji, A.Gilligan et al
TheJediBrah
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Stokes over Botham is a big call
Fuller Pilch
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Is this in the flesh (at games), or on TV? Good side.
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Fuller Pilch
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I'd just pick Kallis myself. He'd be fine. Hadlee, Marshall, Ambrose, and Warne make the need for a 'high quality' 5th bowler redundant.
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Kallis has lost at least 11 comparison threads over the last few months so he mathematically can't be in the best XI
Coronis
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Ah but have all 11 been against players he’s seen?
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- Get team 5-down
- Lara/Gilchrist partnership
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- Lara/Gilchrist partnership
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Prince EWS
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Would be this for me:
1 Smith*
2 Sehwag
3 Lara
4 Tendulkar
5 Kallis
6 Waugh
7 Gilchrist+
8 Pollock
9 Warne
11 Steyn
11 McGrath
Murali in for Pollock if I think it's gonna turn.
I was tempted to make Dravid open instead of Sehwag to be all hipster about it but I think Sehwag probably suits the balance better anyway. Waugh > Ponting to fill my 'all hipster about it' quota.
I saw Wasim but he was **** by the time I was really following cricket so it'd feel weird to include him. I was too young for Ambrose.
I reckon Cummins and Smith will replace Waugh and Pollock when they're done.
honestbharani
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Prince EWS
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Shakib + Murali is a cool spin combination. I hadn't thought of including Shakib (or Jadeja who tbh I think is better) ahead of Waugh if I thought it was gonna spin, but it's a good call especially if you've gone for Murali who turns it the other way.
Not sure why you decided to bat him ahead of Smith though?
Lillian Thomson
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1. Gavaskar
2. Richards B
3. Richards V
4. Tendulkar
5. Lara
6. Sobers
7. Gilchrist
8. Marshall
9. Lillee
10. McGrath
11. Murali
I don’t think Tests were specified for the “seen” XI. If so Sir Geoffrey for uncle Barry. I hate not picking Knott as easily the best keeper and a decent bat, but Gilchrist sneaks in for today at least.
2. Richards B
3. Richards V
4. Tendulkar
5. Lara
6. Sobers
7. Gilchrist
8. Marshall
9. Lillee
10. McGrath
11. Murali
I don’t think Tests were specified for the “seen” XI. If so Sir Geoffrey for uncle Barry. I hate not picking Knott as easily the best keeper and a decent bat, but Gilchrist sneaks in for today at least.
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G.Smith
Cook
Kallis
S.Smith
Lara
S.Waugh
Gilchrist
Wasim
Warne
Steyn
McGrath
Cook
Kallis
S.Smith
Lara
S.Waugh
Gilchrist
Wasim
Warne
Steyn
McGrath
Stokes is a big call over the likes of Botham and other all rounders like Imran and Kallis.
Stokes played the best innings I've ever seen against the Aussies at Headingley and in fact it's as good an innings as I've ever read about. By whatever criteria you measure great innings, that innings is right up there.
Is his overall career as good as say Kallis, no. But at his best Stokes is a truly incredible performer and is a much for any all rounder that I've seen.
honestbharani
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Coz dont like 3 lefties one after the other on paper. IN actual games, would mostly bat Smith ahead lol.
Lillian Thomson
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The Stokes innings at Headingley is obviously iconic, legendary and provided high drama. But I think it’s fair to say there was an above average degree of good fortune involved.
in some uncharacteristic and heavily premature Christmas cheer?