subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Nice. Coach should be Burgey.
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Create an all time best Test XI using only one player from each country...
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subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
As for the OP:
Hobbs
Gavaskar
Bradman
Sobers
Shakib
Andy Flower
Imran
Hadlee
Steyn
Rashid Khan
Murali
Batting depth and plenty of bowling options for any pitch. No weaknesses.
You have an unassailable top four followed with batting depth. Hadlee and Steyn are a fantastic new ball pair, Imran and Steyn with reverse. Murali, Rashid and Shakib are three spin options. Sobers is bowling support.
Hobbs
Gavaskar
Bradman
Sobers
Shakib
Andy Flower
Imran
Hadlee
Steyn
Rashid Khan
Murali
Batting depth and plenty of bowling options for any pitch. No weaknesses.
You have an unassailable top four followed with batting depth. Hadlee and Steyn are a fantastic new ball pair, Imran and Steyn with reverse. Murali, Rashid and Shakib are three spin options. Sobers is bowling support.
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Naveed Qaisar
Cricket Spectator
My test 11:
- Alastair Cook (England)
- Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)
- Don Bradman (Australia)
- Brian Lara (West Indies)
- Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) (Wicketkeeper)
- Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
- Imran Khan (Pakistan) (Captain)
- Shane Warne (Australia)
- Malcolm Marshall (West Indies)
subshakerz
Hall of Fame Member
Australia repeated twice.
This is such a tricky one! I think Bradman, Flower and Hadlee were my only definite picks. Was really difficult between having Gavaskar opening and Sangakkara at 4 and my pick. Think Jayasuriya and Hobbs might make a slightly more balanced paring.
Was contemplating also between Kallis, Shaun Pollock and Steyn but I think that one of Hadlee, Pollock or Wasim at 7 is a bit of a stretch. Kallis is also more than capable as a 4th seamer.
Obviously also very difficult leaving out Warne and Murali but Bradman has to play and Khan and Shakib are the only real options for Afganistan and Bangladesh.
Also made sure that the seamers I picked were reasonably balanced with Hadlee's accuracy and stamina mixed with the left-arm pace and reverse swing of Wasim and the pace and conventional swing of Marshall.
My team is as follows:
1. Jack Hobbs (Eng)
2. Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
3. Don Bradman (Aus)
4. Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
5. Jacques Kallis (SA)
6. Andy Flower (WK) (Zim)
7. Shakib Al-Hasan (Ban)
8. Richard Hadlee (NZ)
9. Wasim Akram (Pak)
10. Malcolm Marshall (WI)
11. Rashid Khan (Afg)
12th man: Kevin O'Brien (Ire)
Was contemplating also between Kallis, Shaun Pollock and Steyn but I think that one of Hadlee, Pollock or Wasim at 7 is a bit of a stretch. Kallis is also more than capable as a 4th seamer.
Obviously also very difficult leaving out Warne and Murali but Bradman has to play and Khan and Shakib are the only real options for Afganistan and Bangladesh.
Also made sure that the seamers I picked were reasonably balanced with Hadlee's accuracy and stamina mixed with the left-arm pace and reverse swing of Wasim and the pace and conventional swing of Marshall.
My team is as follows:
1. Jack Hobbs (Eng)
2. Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
3. Don Bradman (Aus)
4. Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
5. Jacques Kallis (SA)
6. Andy Flower (WK) (Zim)
7. Shakib Al-Hasan (Ban)
8. Richard Hadlee (NZ)
9. Wasim Akram (Pak)
10. Malcolm Marshall (WI)
11. Rashid Khan (Afg)
12th man: Kevin O'Brien (Ire)
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Jayasuriya is kinda just alright at Tests though. Definitely not in the Sachin, Sunny, Sanga convo. Definitely Gavaskar for him and Sangakkara for Sachin (might as keep, as Flower was an average keeper at best).
Sub out Shakib for Tamim imo. No need for that much bowling.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
Hobbs
Gavaskar
Bradman c
Kallis
Flower
Shakib
Tucker wk
Imran
Hadlee
Marshall
Murali
Possibly a few questions about the 5-6-7 but the side has a gun 6-man bowling attack and bats very deep with Hadlee at 9 and Marshall at 10.
Gavaskar
Bradman c
Kallis
Flower
Shakib
Tucker wk
Imran
Hadlee
Marshall
Murali
Possibly a few questions about the 5-6-7 but the side has a gun 6-man bowling attack and bats very deep with Hadlee at 9 and Marshall at 10.
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Don't see the appeal Kallis has over Sachin, especially since you can have Steyn over Bumrah.
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
I see I picked this team in Nov 2022 and the only difference in the one I picked earlier today was swapping Sobers for Kallis and Steyn for Marshall.
Coronis
International Coach
Then I feel sorry for you
Silver Silva
International Regular
1.Jack Hobbs
2.Kumar Sangakkara
3.Don Bradman
4.Sachin Tendulkar
5.Garry Sobers
6.Andy Flower
7.Kevin O'Brien
8.Mushfiqur Rahim (WK)
9.Wasim Akram
10.Richard Hadlee
11.Dale Steyn
2.Kumar Sangakkara
3.Don Bradman
4.Sachin Tendulkar
5.Garry Sobers
6.Andy Flower
7.Kevin O'Brien
8.Mushfiqur Rahim (WK)
9.Wasim Akram
10.Richard Hadlee
11.Dale Steyn
Coronis
International Coach
Sobers and Tendulkar on a raging turner. I’d be frightened.
Silver Silva
International Regular
Nobody said what pitch it would be
Coronis
International Coach
Either way - you don’t have a proper spinner.
Silver Silva
International Regular
Don't need one with that seam attack which is great at taking wickets in subcontinent aswell
