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90s SA vs Kohlis India vs 2000s England

Which team wins a five test series in the WI

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subshakerz

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
At their peak, which team wins a 5 test series in the WI against both sides?

Kirsten
Hudson
Cullinan
Kallis
Rhodes
Cronje
Klusener
Richardson
Pollock
Adams/Symcox
Donald

Rohit
Rahul
Kohli
Pujara
Rahane
Pant
Jadeja
Ashwin
Bumrah
Shami
Siraj

Trescothick
Vaughn
Bell
KP
Collingwood
Flintoff
G Jones
Giles
Jones
Harmison
Hoggard
 
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capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
SA favourits, though is highly dependent on how many turners are there. English team had a Great peak, but don't think they will persist two whole series against these teams in peak.
 
honestbharani

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
I have said this before here -

Kohli's India are the 3rd best test side I have seen in my time of watching/following cricket.

1. 00s Australia
2. 08-16 RSA
3. Kohli's India.
 
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subshakerz

subshakerz

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Thala_0710 said:
The bowling just doesn't pop out. They lack a leader of the pack attack like Bumrah and Donald, and the spin doesn't make up for it either. Their batting is the best, but I don't think it makes up for it.
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Interesting because I think their batting was the weakest.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
Thala_0710 said:
Is their batting the weakest? The top 4 looks pretty solid to me with dangerous no 5-6.
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Peak Vaughan was Great and so was KP, like Trescothick as well; not so sold on Bell and Collingwood. They lack any real star, a real alpha with an ATG peak like Kohli or just an ATG batter like Kallis. And then Flintoff comes at 6 with Jones at 7, kinda a long tail there. They have the best openers, but both other teams have way better MOs.
 
Thala_0710

Thala_0710

International Debutant
capt_Luffy said:
Peak Vaughan was Great and so was KP, like Trescothick as well; not so sold on Bell and Collingwood. They lack any real star, a real alpha with an ATG peak like Kohli or just an ATG batter like Kallis. And then Flintoff comes at 6 with Jones at 7, kinda a long tail there. They have the best openers, but both other teams have way better MOs.
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Yeah no ATG peak for KP, but 40+avg every year from debut year 2005 till 2012 is pretty damn good.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
Thala_0710 said:
Yeah no ATG peak for KP, but 40+avg every year from debut year 2005 till 2012 is pretty damn good.
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Great, but he is their best. Not really comparable to Kohli and Kallis at their peak. The other 2 are Bell and Collingwood, don't think that close to Pujara and Rahane and Cullinan and Cronje. Freddie should not be compared to Pant as a batter, Rhodes better as well; and Jones to Jadeja or Klusener and Giles to Ashwin or Pollock is kinda one sided as well. Then SA have quite a long tail with Richardson and Symcox (if he plays, would personally prefer Adams, think batting has enough depth). Don't think the opening advantage is enough really.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
subshakerz said:
Their pace bowling was awesome in that period. They defeated both SA and Aus lineups.
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They did, though Aus was missing McGrath. At peak all decent pacers though Jones will break down and they lack a leader. Over the 10 matches, think their bowling will turn out to be the worst.
 
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