Cricketweb's Test Team of the Year 2024

[Silver Silva]

Who makes the cut ? I have shortlisted some players, any additions welcome and then perhaps a final XI in the thread. It's been an exciting year of test cricket!

Top Order (1-3) (Min 400 runs)
Y.Jaiswal(IND)
B.Duckett(ENG)
K.Williamson(NZ)
W.Young(NZ)
S.Gill(IND)
L.Chandimal(SL)

Middle Order (4-6) (Min 400 runs)
J.Root(ENG)
H.Brook(ENG)
Kamindu Mendis(SL)
R.Ravindra(NZ)
T.Bavuma(SA)
S.Shakeel(PAK)
T.Head(AUS)

Keepers (Min 15 dismissals)
J.Smith(ENG)
R.Pant(IND)
M.Rizwan(PAK)
K.Verreynne(SA)
A.Carey(AUS)

All Rounders (*Optional) (Min 400 runs ,15 wickets)
R.Jadeja(IND)
G.Phillips(NZ)
Mehidy Hasan Miraz(BD)

Spinners (Min.25 wickets)
R.Ashwin(IND)
P.Jayasuriya(SL)
S.Bashir(ENG)
K.Maharaj(SA)
N.Lyon(AUS)
M.Santner(NZ)

Seamers (Min.25 wickets)
J.Bumrah(IND)
G.Atkinson(ENG)
M.Henry(NZ)
P.Cummins(AUS)
A.Fernando(SL)
W.O'Rourke(NZ)
J.Hazlewood(AUS)
J.Seales(WI)
K.Rabada(SA)
C.Woakes(ENG)
L.Kumara(SL)
S.Joseph(WI)
B.Carse(ENG)

 

[Johan]

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
2. Ben Duckett
3. Kane Williamson
4. Joe Root
5. Harry Brook
6. Kamindu Mendis
7. Jamie Smith (wk)
8. Ravindra Jadeja
9. Ravichandran Ashwin
10. Pat Cummins (C)
11. Jasprit Bumrah

for me

 

[Silver Silva]

I think Matt Henry very underrated..
Been a brilliant year for him

 

[Johan]

have to say, Hazlewood and Henry have outbowled Cummins this year but Cummins with his batting and captaincy pulls it for me

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Jaiswal
Duckett
Williamson
Root
Brook
Mendis
Smith
Santner
Atkinson
Hazlewood
Bumrah

Duckett only chosen due to lack of options as opener. Feel sick leaving out Henry.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Nissanka misses the 400 run cut (380) but he's much better than Duckett imo.

Jaiswal
Nissanka
Root
Brook
Kamindu
Verryenne wk
Mehidy
Cummins c
Maharaj
Henry
Bumrah

 

[capt_Luffy]

Jaiswal
Duckett
Williamson*
Root
Brook
Mendis
Rizwan+
Jadeja
Henry
Hazlewood
Bumrah

 

[Silver Silva]

Nissanka misses the 400 run cut (380) but he's much better than Duckett imo.

Jaiswal
Nissanka
Root
Brook
Kamindu
Verryenne wk
Mehidy
Cummins c
Maharaj
Henry
Bumrah

Nissanka scored 380 runs @38.00 , Duckett scored 1149 runs @37 ..

The gap in runs is way too big to justify Nissanka getting over Duckett who basically scored triple the amount of runs at a similar average.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
2. Ben Duckett
3. Jacob Bethell
4. Joe Root
5. Harry Brook
6. Ben Stokes
7. Jamie Smith (wk)
8. Chris Woakes (c)
9. Gus Atkinson
10. Brydon Carse
11. Shoaib Bashir


12th men: Jasprit Bumrah, Ollie Pope

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
2. Ben Duckett
3. Jacob Bethell
4. Joe Root
5. Harry Brook
6. Ben Stokes
7. Jamie Smith (wk)
8. Chris Woakes (c)
9. Gus Atkinson
10. Brydon Carse
11. Shoaib Bashir


12th men: Jasprit Bumrah, Ollie Pope

Jaiswal over Crawley? Lame

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Jaiswal over Crawley? Lame

Maybe I could get Hartley to open.

 

[NZTailender]

Latham
Conway
Young
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell+
Phillips
Santner
Henry
Patel
O'Rourke

 

[sayon basak]

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
2. Ben Duckett
3. Kane Williamson
4. Joe Root
5. Harry Brook
6. Kamindu Mendis
7. Jamie Smith (wk)
8. Ravindra Jadeja
9. Ravichandran Ashwin
10. Pat Cummins (C)
11. Jasprit Bumrah

for me

I'd go with this exact team.

 

[Silver Silva]

I'd go with this exact team.

Only 2 seamers maybe a bit risky outside subcontinent ?

I'd go :

1.Yashasvi Jaiswal
2.Ben Duckett
3.Kane Williamson
4.Joe Root
5.Harry Brook
6.Kamindu Mendis
7.Mohammad Rizwan (WK)
8.Ravindra Jadeja
9.Matt Henry
10.Pat Cummins (C)
11.Jasprit Bumrah

 

[Johan]

If it's outside subcontinent, the opposition won't survive Bumrah and Cummins with Kookadukes until the 30th over

 

[sayon basak]

Only 2 seamers maybe a bit risky outside subcontinent ?

I'd go :

1.Yashasvi Jaiswal
2.Ben Duckett
3.Kane Williamson
4.Joe Root
5.Harry Brook
6.Kamindu Mendis
7.Mohammad Rizwan (WK)
8.Ravindra Jadeja
9.Matt Henry
10.Pat Cummins (C)
11.Jasprit Bumrah

If I had to choose a fast bowler, I'd choose one of Atkinson or Carse.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Latham
Conway
Young
Ravindra
Mitchell
Blundell+
Phillips
Santner
Henry
Patel
O'Rourke

Wow that's just weirdly parochial.

 

[sayon basak]

AT XI:-

Zak Crawley
Don Bradman
Christopher Roger Woakes
Anirudhsinh
Garner (WK)
Alfred Mynn
Sachin Tendulkar
Babar Azam
Abrar Ahmed
Cornwall
Rubel Hossain

12th man:- David Warner
Manager:- @Athlai

 

[Athlai]

Put me in coach

 

[sayon basak]

Put me in coach

Done.