All-time XI: England

[Howe_zat]

I wouldn't pick Trueman.

https://youtu.be/K9U1r38di-8?t=197

 

[watson]

Let's get the surefire inclusions out of the way:


Hobbs
Hutton
Hammond
Barnes
Trueman


honestly everyone else a case can be justified for their exclusion

It's difficult not to add Alan Knott to that list despite Ames, and Evans being very close.

 

[zaremba]

1. Hutton
2. Hobbs
3. Ranji
4. Hammond
5. Gower
6. Botham
7. Prior (w)
8. Tate
9. Larwood
10. Barnes
11. Laker

 

[fredfertang]

Nice side Mr Z, though I doubt Matt Prior will thank you for making him stand up to Maurice Tate and Sydney Barnes

 

[the big bambino]

Haha yes. Can imagine Barnes giving him PTSD if he should fumble a catch.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Barnes may be less hostile to team mates if everyone is getting paid. I seem to recall he wanted fair pay?

 

[The Battlers Prince]

1. Sir Jack Hobbs
2. Sir Len Hutton
3. Ranji
4. Wally Hammond
5. Denis Compton
6. Kevin Pietersen
7. Sir Ian Botham
8. Allan Knott+
9. Hedley Verity
10. Sydney Barnes
11. Fred Trueman
12th WG

I had trouble with justifying Beefy as an allrounder with Hammond already giving extra bowling. And he's not quite good enough to knock out genuine batsmen imo. Bedser is close too

 

[watson]

The other attacks will hypothetically include McGrath-Lillee-Miller, Marshall-Ambrose-Holding, Donald-Steyn-Procter, Imran-Wasim-Waqar, Hadlee-Bond-Cowie

I think that the England attack needs two genuinely fast bowlers too open the bowling otherwise their batsman are going to feel depressed.

Genuine quicks 'hunting in pairs' have always done well historically.

 

[Coronis]

Barnes may be less hostile to team mates if everyone is getting paid. I seem to recall he wanted fair pay?

Yeah thats why he spent most of his life playing league cricket. I'm sure he'd thrive in the IPL.