Coronis
International Coach
Compton is an overrated hack who averaged 37 away from home. Its like putting Warner in the ATG Aussie XI if you only saw him bat in Australia.
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The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread
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U19 Debutant
im not even vouching for compton to be in the team. My point was Pietersen for that spot over Barrington
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U19 Debutant
South Africa with Apartheid players allowed Can.
procter, barry, graeme in that already stacked 2000’s SA team with Tayfield from the past and Rabada from the future. SA can take it.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
While it may not be representative as the coverage is incomplete, Charles Davis' data shows that Barrington's strike rate was 41, and Compton's was... 41.
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U19 Debutant
the info i provided was based on articles
3 years back when trying to explore his career, so thank you for that bit of knowledge, my deductions may be wrong then
3 years back when trying to explore his career, so thank you for that bit of knowledge, my deductions may be wrong then
Coronis
International Coach
I’m literally responding to your comment comparing Barrington and Compton.
Barrington is clearly better than both, ftr.
Before his football-related knee injury became chronic in 1949, Compton was averaging 61 in Tests (50 away from home) and had scored 20,737 runs in first-class cricket, average 60.99, with 74 hundreds.
His game was based on a keen eye, improvisation and very fast footwork. Without the fast footwork he was not the same player and became more defensive and inconsistent, especially after a night on the town.
When folk who saw him rave about Compton they are usually referring to the Compton of the 1940s. His only real weakness then was running between the wickets.
His game was based on a keen eye, improvisation and very fast footwork. Without the fast footwork he was not the same player and became more defensive and inconsistent, especially after a night on the town.
When folk who saw him rave about Compton they are usually referring to the Compton of the 1940s. His only real weakness then was running between the wickets.
Coronis
International Coach
Perhaps it isn’t as bad as the overall numbers suggest.
Still, pre chronic injury he averaged 65/50 home/away (over 25/11 matches), and post chronic injury he still somehow managed 54 at home compared to 29 away (22 and 20 matches).
bagapath
International Captain
It may be tough to beat any team with Bradman in it...
But this team can put up a pretty decent fight with yours IMO
Trumper
Morris
Ponting
Harvey
S Waugh
Miller
Haddin +
Lindwall
Benaud *
Cummins
O'Reilley
ATG teams are the most enjoyable thought exercise in all sports. Esp cricket.
It's why we pour over past players, memories and stats to argue with some folk half a world away over the merits of an truly irrelevant point as all this is pure hypothetical. I would have it no other way.
It's why we pour over past players, memories and stats to argue with some folk half a world away over the merits of an truly irrelevant point as all this is pure hypothetical. I would have it no other way.
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U19 Debutant
- Usman Khawaja
- Bill Ponsford
- Donald Bradman
- Steve Smith
- Allan Border
- Steve Waugh (c)
- Adam Gilchrist (wk)
- Pat Cummins
- Shane Warne
- Dennis Lillee
- Glenn McGrath
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U19 Debutant
Thoughts on this one below? Is this acceptable? Cause i rather pick this over specialist openers
- Ricky Ponting
- Greg Chappell
- Donald Bradman
- Steve Smith
- Allan Border
- Steve Waugh
- Adam Gilchrist
- Pat Cummins
- Shane Warne
- Dennis Lillee
- Glenn McGrath
Patience and Accuracy+Gut
State Vice-Captain
Australia’s ATG Xi
Simpson
Hayden
Bradman*
Smith
Ponting
Miller
Gilchrist+
Davidson
Lillee /Lindwall
O’Reilly
McGrath
Simpson
Hayden
Bradman*
Smith
Ponting
Miller
Gilchrist+
Davidson
Lillee /Lindwall
O’Reilly
McGrath
Adorable Asshole
International Regular
Khwaja > Hayden
AT Aus from the modern era only (post covered wickets ~ 1970).
Hayden
Warner
Ponting
Smith
G. Chappell
Border *
Gilchrist +
Warne
Lillee
Thomson
McGrath
In absolute terms (ie truly AT) obviously Bradman et al would get in (Miller, Morris etc). I continue to believe that no fair comparison can be made across the pre cw/post cw era.
Hayden
Warner
Ponting
Smith
G. Chappell
Border *
Gilchrist +
Warne
Lillee
Thomson
McGrath
In absolute terms (ie truly AT) obviously Bradman et al would get in (Miller, Morris etc). I continue to believe that no fair comparison can be made across the pre cw/post cw era.
In any case this would still be the greatest side ever (with the possible exception of AT WI [same caveat applied]).
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U19 Debutant
I tend to consider cricket’s modern era from 90s.
90s was a revolutionary era historically really, with the entertainment industry hitting a boom. Pop music, gaming consoles, airlines, those family shows etc becoming more accessible to the common man due to modernisation.
i reckon we should use the 90s for making post and pre’s imo. Just my 2 cents
90s was a revolutionary era historically really, with the entertainment industry hitting a boom. Pop music, gaming consoles, airlines, those family shows etc becoming more accessible to the common man due to modernisation.
i reckon we should use the 90s for making post and pre’s imo. Just my 2 cents