Interesting.South Africa:
Gary Kirsten
Graeme Smith*
Herschelle Gibbs
Jacques Kallis
AB De Villiers
Daryl Cullinan
Mark Boucher+
Shaun Pollock
Dale Steyn
Makhaya Ntini
Allan Donald
A Pak bowling attack without a spinner seems oddPakistan:
Ijaaz Ahmed
Saeed Anwar
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Javed Miandad
Mohammad Yousuf
Younis Khan
Imran Khan*
Rashid Latif+
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis
Shoaib Akhtar
That is out of question. Not even Cronje over Gibbs in that lineup... (because we already have a batting allrounder in Kallis, and Gibbs was a better batsman than Cronje)Interesting.
Cronje over Smith?
I think you can replace Shoaib with Saqlain. IMO Shoaib is the better bowler, but the replacement might be good for balance - so yeah.A Pak bowling attack without a spinner seems odd
I have to say that without excluding the obvious scandal, I think Cronje was the better captain, but he just wasn't productive enough with the bat to make the best XI. His bowling doesn't mean much either as he's going to be a 6th option.yeah but the Aus and Smith's time and the Aus of Cronje's time, there is a world of difference.
He is good tactically (field settings, juggling bowlers etc.) but rather defensive minded with his declarations. You can't really blame him though for South Africa not being number one. We've hardly lost a series in the last 4 or 5 years, with only the odd blip here and there. He should be praised for that at least.I really don't rate Smith as a good captain. With the team he has, he should have got South Africa to be no. 1 a long time ago. Plus he is one of the most defensive captains ever.
awtaHe is good tactically (field settings, juggling bowlers etc.) but rather defensive minded with his declarations. You can't really blame him though for South Africa not being number one. We've hardly lost a series in the last 4 or 5 years, with only the odd blip here and there. He should be praised for that at least.
A couple of years on1.Strauss (c)
2.Trescothick
3.Smith
4.Pietersen
5.Thorpe
6.Stewart
7.Flintoff
8.Swann
9.Gough
10.Caddick
11.Fraser