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    Which nation has the strongest ATG XI with a chronological caveat of one player from each decade

    If it's when they debuted: Trumper (1890s) Lawry (1960s) Bradman (1920s) Smith (2010s) Waugh (1980s) Miller (1940s) Gilchrist (1990s) Davidson (1950s) Lillee (1970s) OReilly (1930s) Spofforth (1870s) Could include Harvey instead of Miller if 5 bowlers aren't wanted
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    Rank your 5 best bats from Australia post-Bradman

    Personally I rank the Aus post Bradman middle order bats like this: G. Chappell Ponting Smith Border Harvey S.Waugh Hussey Clarke I. Chappell M. Waugh Or something like that. Labuschagne might come in. Walters unlucky. Also could include Boon but I think of him more as an opener even though...
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    How strong is Australia's Second ATG XI?

    Go for your life. That’s the beauty of selecting XIs you like
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    How strong is Australia's Second ATG XI?

    It’s not a hill I’d die in. Waugh was an out and out great. But so was McCabe. “In the First Test of the 1938 tour of England, McCabe played what was regarded as his greatest innings, scoring 232 in four hours, including his last 72 in 28 minutes. Bradman regarded the innings as the greatest...
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    Jaques Kallis vs The Medium-Rare Ribeye at the London Hotel in Balmain

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    Top 10 openers of all time ??

    he was playing grade cricket (and dominating) but hasn’t played FC cricket for ten years
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    Top 10 openers of all time ??

    This couldn’t be more wrong.
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    How strong is Australia's Second ATG XI?

    Correct
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    How strong is Australia's Second ATG XI?

    My first two XIs Barnes Simpson Bradman GChappell Ponting Miller Gilchrist Warne OReilly Lillee McGrath Lawry Morris McCabe Smith Harvey Border Healy Lindwall Davidson Cummins Grimmett
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    Jacques Kallis vs Keith Miller

    Wasn’t my point, but sure. He’s often criticised for his WPM. My point was, he was an elite quick. Even if his average or SR blew out a few points, he’d still be elite.
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    The greatest cricketers from the subcontinent - how would you rank them?

    Gavaskar Sehwag Dravid Tendulkar Sangakkara Shakib Kapil Imran Wasim Murali Waqar
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    Jacques Kallis vs Keith Miller

    Miller didn’t always take a large bowling workload because the team configuration had Lindwall in it as a spearhead, and Bill Johnston who was able to switch between seam and spin and bowl really long economical spells. Then there were guys like Loxton and Toshack who could do similar to...
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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    Elite fielding XI Simpson (slip) V. Richards (point/cover) Ponting (point/cover) Hammond (slip) G. Chappell (slip) Border (mid wicket) Knott (+) Botham (slip/outfield) Jadeja (sq leg) Davidson (sq leg/leg slip) Garner (gully)
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    Mankads

    This is exactly why it should be an expected thing, with no shade thrown on it whatsoever. It might be a desperate tactic by the bowling side, but the batting side is also desperately trying to get an extra run. It's so simple. There's a line there, Use it. No confusion.
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    The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

    Best in each position by decade 2011-2020 A. Cook D. Warner K. Williamson S. Smith M. Clarke B. Stokes Q. DeKock + R. Ashwin V. Philander P. Cummins D. Steyn 2001-2010 M. Hayden V. Sehwag R. Ponting J. Kallis M. Clarke S. Chanderpaul A. Gilchrist + S. Warne D. Steyn G. McGrath M...
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    Sturat Law and Brad Hodge

    8 maybe. At a stretch.
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    Mankads

    It’s like saying a keeper should give a warning before a stumping. It’s ludicrous. The responsibility is on a batsman to be in his crease at the right times. So not complicated.
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    Mankads

    The example needs no more nuance. If the ball is live and you’re outside your crease you can be run out. A “mankad” is a simple thing to judge. A batsman being knocked over by a fielder mid run is completely different. There’s external factors at play and it’s a completely different scenario. A...
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    Sturat Law and Brad Hodge

    Selectors gave up? Trying to fit in two guys who were behind Ponting, Waugh, Waugh, Martyn, Lehmann, Clarke, Hussey etc etc You can’t fit 9 blokes into 4 middle order slots
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    Mankads

    I’ve never understood the issues around this. Sport is adjudicated on rules, not “spirit”. Consider the ball live as soon as the bowler begins his run up. If the non striker leaves his crease, he can be run out. It’s so not complicated. No warnings needed. Everyone knows. Problem solved...

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