Imran Khan vs Curtley Ambrose

[Coronis]

Border or maybe Waugh too > Chappell in Ashes cricket tbh.

They're probably better overall too but that's a different conversation.

Yeah honestly since its 6 and all maybe Border a better choice. And yeah wasn’t specifically based on Ashes performance more Aus+Eng combined.

 

[subshakerz]

Sanga kept AND exclusively batted at 3...... A better keeper than Pant, better batter than Rizwan while doing so early career (let alone overall career, as I believe none of us rates his batting avg as 65+ like Migara) and have the most experience keeping Murali. I would rather have Younis/Virat than Pant/Dhoni/Rizwan/Engineer

Batting at 3 wasn't sustainable and affected his batting according to Sanga himself.

 

[kyear2]

Eng/Aus 11
1. Jack Hobbs
2. Len Hutton
3. Don Bradman
4. Ken Barrington
5. Steven Smith
6. Keith Miller
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Shane Warne
9. Dennis Lillee
10. Glen McGrath
11. Sydney Barnes

This team will win against WI 11 or Asia 11.

Barrington & Smith are almost impossible to dismiss and when you add the Don easy win for them.

Easy win vs an attack with Marshall, Ambrose and Hadlee?

Of that top 4, only Hutton has even faced bowlers close to that category.

 

[subshakerz]

Rizwan is good but Pant's runs have been massively more impactful and in more tough conditions imo. Rizwan obviously a better keeper though so perfectly justifiable selecting him for the keeper-bat spot.

I am not completely settled with Pants keeping for an ATG side though.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I am not completely settled with Pants keeping for an ATG side though.

Yes that's a reasonable opinion, though I think his keeping was improving a lot. His last few series before the accident were really safe and impressive.

He's reverted back to being untidy since then though which is unfortunate. Hope is it's just rust, but I'm really not sure his knees can handle doing 300 squats a day anyway.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Batting at 3 wasn't sustainable and affected his batting according to Sanga himself.

According to himself, he didn't wanted to give away the gloves to Jayawardene.

 

[kyear2]

Batting at 3 wasn't sustainable and affected his batting according to Sanga himself.

Would think this was obvious.

 

[DrWolverine]

Easy win vs an attack with Marshall, Ambrose and Hadlee?

Of that top 4, only Hutton has even faced bowlers close to that category.

I am assuming Hobbs, Bradman, Barrington would be just as good in the modern era. If they are, yeah they can handle the trio.

 

[kyear2]

Yes that's a reasonable opinion, though I think his keeping was improving a lot. His last few series before the accident were really safe and impressive.

He's reverted back to being untidy since then though which is unfortunate. Hope is it's just rust, but I'm really not sure his knees can handle doing 300 squats a day anyway.

Now this is something I noticed the last couple rests but wasn't sure if it was going on before that.

He really wasn't going down before delivery.

 

[kyear2]

I am assuming Hobbs, Bradman, Barrington would be just as good in the modern era. If they are, yeah they can handle the trio.

All I said was that neither ever faced anyone close to that quality.

And I'll always say, bowlers impacts the performance of batsmen more than the other way around, well fast bowlers at least.

 

[Coronis]

Easy win vs an attack with Marshall, Ambrose and Hadlee?

Yup. Australia’s only weakness is its openers and England has the best ones going. Combine the two and its game over.

 

[subshakerz]

According to himself, he didn't wanted to give away the gloves to Jayawardene.

In an interview they asked him if his lesser batting average as keeper was because of stress of keeping or formative batting stage, and he said the stress of keeping did impact his batting at 3.

 

[capt_Luffy]

In an interview they asked him if his lesser batting average as keeper was because of stress of keeping or formative batting stage, and he said the stress of keeping did impact his batting at 3.

He basically said that not keeping was less stressful, which is true for all really.

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Yup. Australia’s only weakness is its openers and England has the best ones going. Combine the two and its game over.

This pretty much. You add Hobbs and Hutton or Sutcliffe and that’s Game over. Hammond, Barnes etc. are just bonus.

 

[capt_Luffy]

This pretty much. You add Hobbs and Hutton or Sutcliffe and that’s Game over. Hammond, Barnes etc. are just bonus.

Australia have Trumper though. I think one relatively weak opener is serviceable.....

 

[Coronis]

Australia have Trumper though. I think one relatively weak opener is serviceable.....

If Trumper is opening in an Australian XI he’s guaranteed to be the weak opener.

 

[DrWolverine]

Pre-1950s England is a cheat code

Hobbs. Sutcliffe. Hutton. Hammond. Barnes.

Too many legends.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Pre-1950s England is a cheat code

Hobbs. Sutcliffe. Hutton. Hammond. Barnes.

Too many legends.

Too bad they can’t produce any legends in the modern era

 

[Patience and Accuracy+Gut]

Ashes Xi

Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman*
Smith
Hammond
Chappell
Gilchrist+
Lindwall (3)
O’Reilly (4)
McGrath (2)
Barnes (1)

Just One Xi not enough imho. Too many legends missing.

2nd Xi

Sutcliffe
Hayden
Ponting
Root
Barrington
Border*
Knott+
Miller (3)
Davidson (2)
Warne (4)
Lillee (1)

Trueman unlucky to miss out. Better bowler than Davo.

 

[Coronis]

Ashes Xi

Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman*
Smith
Hammond
Chappell
Gilchrist+
Lindwall (3)
O’Reilly (4)
McGrath (2)
Barnes (1)

Just One Xi not enough imho. Too many legends missing.

2nd Xi

Sutcliffe
Hayden
Ponting
Root
Barrington
Border*
Knott+
Miller (3)
Davidson (2)
Warne (4)
Lillee (1)

Trueman unlucky to miss out. Better bowler than Davo.

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