Composite XI's and hypothetical match-ups ...

[Harry Harrison]

Maybe for India he was a decent pacer, but compared to the rest of the world he was pretty mediocre. Only in the 2000s have India finally acquired a decent pace attack - and it's showing in their results. This is a team that used to open bowling with Ganguly.

You are right. I have seen that time too. Now India has pretty decent fast bowlers sitting on the bench and waiting for the chance.

 

[Matt79]

Maybe for India he was a decent pacer, but compared to the rest of the world he was pretty mediocre. Only in the 2000s have India finally acquired a decent pace attack - and it's showing in their results. This is a team that used to open bowling with Ganguly.

Hope you're talking about Srinath, not Kapil Dev, in that remark.

 

[Evermind]

Hope you're talking about Srinath, not Kapil Dev, in that remark.

Saying that about Kapil dev would be stupid and blasphemous.

 

[Matt79]

damn skippy!

 

[G.I.Joe]

Malik >> Ganguly (the guy averaged 46 in the 90's)

Ganguly averaged 50 in the 90s.

 

[bryce]

West Indies v Australia period pains XI

West Indies

1. Greenidge
2. Haynes
3. Richards
4. Richardson
5. Kallicharran
6. LLoyd
7. Dujon
8. Marshall
9. Holding
10.Roberts
11.Garner

Sorry, you really should have put at least 30 seconds more thought into this - your aussies don't match up quite that well...

1.Greenidge
2.Haynes
3.Richards
4.Lara
5.Sobers
6.Lloyd/Chanderpaul
7.Dujon(wk)
8.Marshall
9.Holding
10.Garner
11.Ambrose

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Sorry, you really should have put at least 30 seconds more thought into this - your aussies don't match up quite that well...

1.Greenidge
2.Haynes
3.Richards
4.Lara
5.Sobers
6.Lloyd/Chanderpaul
7.Dujon(wk)
8.Marshall
9.Holding
10.Garner
11.Ambrose

I assume you're apologizing for being stupid. It was clearly a selection of players from each Countries period of dominance. A period which didn't include Lara, Sobers, Chanderpaul or Ambrose.

 

[bryce]

Interesting... So Border made his Test debut in '79 and played all through the 80's yet makes the side? I think that is what threw me off track, seems like a fairly loose selection criterium - Ambrose played in the 80's much the same as Border playing in a portion of the 90's.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Interesting... So Border made his Test debut in '79 and played all through the 80's yet makes the side? I think that is what threw me off track, seems like a fairly loose selection criterium - Ambrose played in the 80's much the same as Border playing in a portion of the 90's.

Border made a large contribution to Australia's success being there at the start and partly responsible for it............Ambrose came along at the start of a gradual decline and made nowhere near the contribution of Roberts during the successful period.

 

[aussie]

Maybe for India he was a decent pacer, but compared to the rest of the world he was pretty mediocre. Only in the 2000s have India finally acquired a decent pace attack - and it's showing in their results. This is a team that used to open bowling with Ganguly.

The Srinath/Prasad combination of the late 90s i still consider the best Indian new-ball duo i've seen. Although the recent exploits of Zaheer/Ishant is coming along nicely & seems potentially more lethal.

 

[aussie]

Border made a large contribution to Australia's success being there at the start and partly responsible for it............Ambrose came along at the start of a gradual decline and made nowhere near the contribution of Roberts during the successful period.

If you are going to pick Border on that reasoning, you should probably pick McDermott instead of Lee also.

Border no doubt played a big part for ENG 89 to his retirement in SA 93/94 in the revival of Australia's test fortunes. But they had become dominant until WI 95. So you can't pick Border.

 

[Zinzan]

Does this thread makes any sense? Everyday is a different day in Cricket fields. On a given day any team can beat any other. I am astonished to see such a thread.

You sure you understand the definition of "Hypothetical"?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

If you are going to pick Border on that reasoning, you should probably pick McDermott instead of Lee also.

Border no doubt played a big part for ENG 89 to his retirement in SA 93/94 in the revival of Australia's test fortunes. But they had become dominant until WI 95. So you can't pick Border.

Okay I withdraw the entire post and replace it with an arm wrestling contest between Meryl Streep and Barry Manilow.

 

[Zinzan]

Ind/WI:
Sehwag
Gambhir
Sarwan
Tendulkar
Chanderpaul
Bravo
Dhoni+*
Harbhajan
Ishant
Taylor
Zaheer Khan

.

Would have Laxman instead of Sarwan & possibly Gayle over Gambhir, although thats a tough one with the year Gambhir's had

 

[aussie]

Okay I withdraw the entire post and replace it with an arm wrestling contest between Meryl Streep and Barry Manilow.

Nah you aint gotta pop it off like that homie..

 

[Manee]

Team A

1. Sir Jack Hobbs
2. Sunil Gavaskar
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Sir Vivian Richards
6. Sir Garfield Sobers
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Wasim Akram
9. Dennis Lillee
10. Malcolm Marshall
11. Muttiah Muralitharan

Team B

1. Matthew Hayden
2. Barry Richards
3. Sir Don Bradman
4. Brian Lara
5. Graeme Pollock
6. Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
7. Imran Khan
8. Sir Richard Hadlee
9. Shane Warne
10. Curtly Ambrose
11. Glenn Mcgrath

Who would win, in your opinion?

 

[Harry Harrison]

You sure you understand the definition of "Hypothetical"?

 

[Harry Harrison]

Team A

1. Sir Jack Hobbs
2. Sunil Gavaskar
3. Sir Donald Bradman
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Sir Vivian Richards
6. Sir Garfield Sobers
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Wasim Akram
9. Dennis Lillee
10. Malcolm Marshall
11. Muttiah Muralitharan

Team B

1. Matthew Hayden
2. Barry Richards
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Brian Lara
5. Graeme Pollock
6. Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
7. Imran Khan
8. Sir Richard Hadlee
9. Shane Warne
10. Curtly Ambrose
11. Glenn Mcgrath

Who would win, in your opinion?

Bowling of both sides is equally good but there is no comparison of batting. You are trying to compare apples with potatos.

 

[Manee]

You're right, that is where the difference is pronnounced. Lemme change it up a tad.

 

[Harry Harrison]

You're right, that is where the difference is pronnounced. Lemme change it up a tad.

Just balancing the number of Sirs in the batting lineup will make your job easy.