Looks much better without all the excuses added... and a W.A. XI
J.Langer
B.Laird
K.Hughes
M.Hussey
D. Martyn
M.Marsh
R.Marsh
B. Yardley
D.Lillee
G.McKenzie
T.Alderman
Looks much better without all the excuses added... and a W.A. XI
J.Langer
B.Laird
K.Hughes
M.Hussey
D. Martyn
M.Marsh
R.Marsh
B. Yardley
D.Lillee
G.McKenzie
T.Alderman
Not excuses. Just wanted to emphasise the depth.Looks much better without all the excuses added
lol Voges test career makes him overrated I guess, but Kim Hughes was not in his league.... and a W.A. XI
J.Langer
B.Laird (picked ahead of G.Marsh and G.Wood as he did well against the W.I. ATG attack)
K.Hughes (marginally ahead of A.Voges and R.Edwards)
M.Hussey
D,Martyn
M.Marsh (C.Green not quite there)
R.Marsh
B.Yardley (S.MacGill and B.Hogg unlucky)
D.Lillee
G.McKenzie (could easily be B.Reid)
T.Alderman
If only some other states thought this way.Not excuses. Just wanted to emphasise the depth.
BTW - I could have included 'imports' such as Tony Lock and Bob Simpson but I wanted home grown talent.
Simon Katich can take the place of Laird or Hughes. Or M.Marsh. Comfortably better.... and a W.A. XI
J.Langer
B.Laird (picked ahead of G.Marsh and G.Wood as he did well against the W.I. ATG attack)
K.Hughes (marginally ahead of A.Voges and R.Edwards)
M.Hussey
D,Martyn
M.Marsh (C.Green not quite there)
R.Marsh
B.Yardley (S.MacGill and B.Hogg unlucky)
D.Lillee
G.McKenzie (could easily be B.Reid)
T.Alderman
Another who obviously never watched Kim Hughes bat but only looks at stats. Voges not fit to tie Kim Hughes boot laceslol Voges test career makes him overrated I guess, but Kim Hughes was not in his league
Another who overrates “stylish” cricketers apparently. Kim Hughes sucked ass. He’s around 90’s Englishmen competent.Another who obviously never watched Kim Hughes bat but only looks at stats. Voges not fit to tie Kim Hughes boot laces
Players that should be considered but I didn’t think of are Warwick Armstrong and Lindsay Hassett.Keith Miller batting 7, he averaged over 50 in FC cricket. Would play above Hodge at #6 and then allow Allan Hurst as pace bowler
Also proves Vic never had a World class WK or pace attack lol (except Merv)
You couldn’t be more wrong.Another who overrates “stylish” cricketers apparently. Kim Hughes sucked ass. He’s around 90’s Englishmen competent.
The bloke only got into tests because of WSC and was literally as skilled as Mike Gatting. How he played 70 tests I’ll never know. One of the worst pure batsmen to play that many. The way everyone is whinging you’d think I was saying Voges is better than Waugh or something, not this bloke.You couldn’t be more wrong.
Kim Hughes made his Test debut before WSC so your first point is wrong. And he was always at least the 2nd best batsman in the side during his playing career and that included playing with ATG's Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Allan Border and Doug Walters.The bloke only got into tests because of WSC and was literally as skilled as Mike Gatting. How he played 70 tests I’ll never know. One of the worst pure batsmen to play that many. The way everyone is whinging you’d think I was saying Voges is better than Waugh or something, not this bloke.
Yeah Hughes was better than Voges but probably not as good as Katich anyway.Kim Hughes was a Test batsman but he's not making a WA all-time side
He would only just make the WA side of the early-00s, with the likes of Langer, Martyn, Katich, Hussey even Murray Goodwin would be on a similar level to him
Way better than your side ****I stopped reading when you put Langer as captain
He can be my no. 6 then, and captain, if that makes you an iota less grumpyAnyone constructing a real WA all time side would find a way to shove John Inverarity in there.
Only Lillee would replace someone on the ATG Qld side but don't know which of Lindwall, Thomson, Johnson, McDermott to leave outWay better than your side ****
Joe Dawes unlucky to miss outOnly Lillee would replace someone on the ATG Qld side but don't know which of Lindwall, Thomson, Johnson, McDermott to leave out
Yeah, if we were picking a team from history to save the planet, would we really be limiting ourselves to choosing specialist openers.If I was given the task of actually selecting an Australian test XI to play against another nation’s all time XI I think I’d get funky and quiet unconventional tbh
Gilchrist
Ponting
Bradman
Chappell
Harvey
Border
Miller
Warne
Lillee
OReilly
McGrath