I'd definitely be finding room for Barrington somewhere in the earlier eleven, probably replacing Compton.England
Hutton* /
Sutcliffe /
Hobbs /
Hammond / o
Grace / o
Compton /
Ames + /
Verity o
Trueman o
Barnes o
Statham o
Boycott /
Gooch /
Root /
Gower /
Pietersen /
Stokes / o
Botham o /
Knott + /
Flintoff o /
Underwood o
Anderson o
Boycott and Knott don’t either, that was part of the reason I went with that qualifier - England would suck too much otherwise.I'd definitely be finding room for Barrington somewhere in the earlier eleven, probably replacing Compton.
Edit: If going by debut year then Underwood doesn't qualify for the second team; would have to make do with Swann
Fair enough. Feel like Flintoff is a square peg in a round hole though. Would bring Willis in for him.Boycott and Knott don’t either, that was part of the reason I went with that qualifier - England would suck too much otherwise.
Maybe Snow qualifies now.Fair enough. Feel like Flintoff is a square peg in a round hole though. Would bring Willis in for him.
I like this. Maybe sub in Woakes for, like, Botham or someone.Boycott /
Gooch /
Root /
Gower /
Pietersen /
Stokes / o
Botham o /
Knott + /
Flintoff o /
Underwood o
Anderson
I like this. Maybe sub Woakes in for, like, Barnes or someone.Hutton* /
Sutcliffe /
Hobbs /
Hammond / o
Grace / o
Compton /
Ames + /
Verity o
Trueman o
Barnes o
Statham o
I make these sides correct barring Hayden over BoonPre 70 Aus
Simpson
Lawry
Bradman
Trumper
Miller
Harvey
Benaud
Davidson
Lindwall
Oldfield
OReilly
Post
Boon
Taylor
Ponting
Chappell
Smith
Border
Gilchrist
Warne
Cummins
Lillee
McGrath
Sucks to suck.Boycott and Knott don’t either, that was part of the reason I went with that qualifier - England would suck too much otherwise.
PossibleBenaud isn’t half the bowler Grimmett was. That batting average of 24 doesn’t mean anything when Benaud is leagues below Grum as a bowler.
Or, considering Benaud is the only successful leggie against India in history, Grimmett may be torn to shreds, like what happened to Qadir/ Warne later, and lose the statistical edge he has over Benaud.Also, Grum would have 90 more wicket at 12 if he had the juicy matches against India and Pakistan like Benaud.
Qadir was destroyed by batsmen like Gavaskar, Vengsarkar, Vishwanath and Amarnath; while Warne by Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman and Ganguly; I don't think Benaud really faced many great batsmen. The best Indian batsmen he ever bowled to were probably Umrigar and Manjrekar..... Not to mention every match was played in turning Indian wickets.Or, considering Benaud is the only successful leggie against India in history, Grimmett may be torn to shreds, like what happened to Qadir/ Warne later, and lose the statistical edge he has over Benaud.
I would be very surprised if Grimmett got that much of trouble at all even at his that time age of 70 against that Indian lineup that Benaud destroyed.Or, considering Benaud is the only successful leggie against India in history, Grimmett may be torn to shreds, like what happened to Qadir/ Warne later, and lose the statistical edge he has over Benaud.
Benaud isn’t half the bowler Grimmett was. That batting average of 24 doesn’t mean anything when Benaud is leagues below Grum as a bowler. Also, Grum would have 90 more wicket at 12 if he had the juicy matches against India and Pakistan like Benaud.
Where on earth are you pulling these numbers from lol?I would be very surprised if Grimmett got that much of trouble at all even at his that time age of 70 against that Indian lineup that Benaud destroyed.
Grimmett smoked a SA line up with Nourse, Mitchell, Rowan, Vijolean, Cameron in flat decks. Guys like Kunderan,Contractor, Roy, Nadarkarni, Gopinath would look like a joke facing Grimmett.
For my best guess, Grimmett ends with 90 more wickets at average of 12 against India/ Pak lineup that Benaud faced.
His arse.Where on earth are you pulling these numbers from lol?
Grimmett took 44 wickets in 5 matches against SA at 14 facing Nourse, Mitchell, Rowan, Vijolean, Cameron in flat decks. That Indian side that Benaud made feast against had nobody at all. God help guys like Kunderan, Contractor, Roy, Nadarkarni, Gopinath facing Grum in turner.Where on earth are you pulling these numbers from lol?