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Decade/Country test draft
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WG Grace 1880s E * 32.29; 26.22
Matthew Hayden 1990s A 50.73
Everton Weekes 1940s WI 58.61
Wally Hammond 1920s E 58.45; 37.80
Martin Donnelly 1930s NZ 52.90
Andy Flower 1990s Z + 51.54; (C/S) 151/9
Mushtaq Mohammed 1950s P 39.17; 29.22
Ravi Ashwin 2010s I 28.73; 25.36
Peter Pollock 1960s SA 21.27; 24.18
Dennis Lillee 1970s A 13.71; 23.92
Courtney Walsh 1980s WI 7.54; 24.44
Actually ended up with 10 decades (Hayden and Flower from the 90s, but the rest different).
Amazing batting and bowling depth.
Matthew Hayden 1990s A 50.73
Everton Weekes 1940s WI 58.61
Wally Hammond 1920s E 58.45; 37.80
Martin Donnelly 1930s NZ 52.90
Andy Flower 1990s Z + 51.54; (C/S) 151/9
Mushtaq Mohammed 1950s P 39.17; 29.22
Ravi Ashwin 2010s I 28.73; 25.36
Peter Pollock 1960s SA 21.27; 24.18
Dennis Lillee 1970s A 13.71; 23.92
Courtney Walsh 1980s WI 7.54; 24.44
Actually ended up with 10 decades (Hayden and Flower from the 90s, but the rest different).
Amazing batting and bowling depth.
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Frank Tyson (Eng 1950s)
Barry Richards (SA 1970s)
Hanif Mohammad (PK 1950s)
Kumar Sangakkara+ (SL 2000s)
Vijay Hazare (Ind 1940s)
Steve Waugh* (Aus 1980s)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI 1990s)
Aubrey Faulkner (SA 1900s)
Learie Constantine (WI 1920s)
Frank Tyson (Eng 1950s)
Jack Cowie (NZ 1930s)
Sydney Barnes (Eng 1900s)
Barry Richards (SA 1970s)
Hanif Mohammad (PK 1950s)
Kumar Sangakkara+ (SL 2000s)
Vijay Hazare (Ind 1940s)
Steve Waugh* (Aus 1980s)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI 1990s)
Aubrey Faulkner (SA 1900s)
Learie Constantine (WI 1920s)
Frank Tyson (Eng 1950s)
Jack Cowie (NZ 1930s)
Sydney Barnes (Eng 1900s)
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Perhaps a major criticism of this side would be the relative inexperience of the two openers who have played just 21 Tests between them. However, their performances have been stellar as their averages indicate. There is plenty of batting to follow if they failed. Having Nurse at # 3 is a bonus as he averages 86.22 when batting there. The next two need no introduction and make a powerful middle order. Mathews is selected more for his batting but can add variety to a strong bowling attack. Ames is a fine keeper/batsman and Pollock an often under-rated all-rounder. The side has century makers in the first 8 positions and the final 3 aren't 'bunnies'.
| Player | Batting | Bowling |
| Stewie Dempster | 65.73 incl 2 centuries | |
| Mayank Agarwal | 57.29 incl 3 centuries | |
| Seymour Nurse | 47.60 incl 6 centuries | |
| Steve Smith (c) | 62.84 incl 26 centuries | |
| Javed Miandad | 52.57 incl 23 centuries | |
| Angelo Mathews | 45.31 incl 10 centuries | 33 w @ 52.88 |
| Leslie Ames (w/kp) | 40.57 incl 8 centuries | |
| Shaun Pollock | 32.32 incl 2 centuries | 421 w @ 23.12 |
| Shane Warne | 17.33 | 708 w @ 25.42 |
| Fred Trueman | 13.82 | 307 w @ 21.58 |
| Ian Bishop | 12.15 | 161 w @ 24.29 |
That makes three England players if I'm not mistaken? Hobbs, Cook and Statham?
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The normal awards that everyone else has
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Len Hutton ENG: 1930s
Bruce Mitchell SA: 1920s
Ricky Ponting AUS: 1990s
Joe Root ENG: 2010s
Bert Sutcliffe NZ: 1940s
Clive Lloyd WI: 1960s *
Kapil Dev IND: 1970s
Tatenda Taibu: ZIM: 2000s +
Alan Davidson: AUS: 1950s
Saeed Ajmal: PAK: 2000s
Joel Garner: WI: 1970s
Len Hutton ENG: 1930s
Bruce Mitchell SA: 1920s
Ricky Ponting AUS: 1990s
Joe Root ENG: 2010s
Bert Sutcliffe NZ: 1940s
Clive Lloyd WI: 1960s *
Kapil Dev IND: 1970s
Tatenda Taibu: ZIM: 2000s +
Alan Davidson: AUS: 1950s
Saeed Ajmal: PAK: 2000s
Joel Garner: WI: 1970s
JOJOXI
Pretty happy with how squad ended up - might have went with Waqar Younis over Proctor in hindsight and try and get a stronger number 6 batsman but Saleem Malik has played over 100 Test matches so an experienced batsman who averages 56.82 in 36 innings at number 6. Happy with top 5 who have all been prolific in Test match cricket and have in Murali someone I'd argue is the standout spinner (along with Warne).
Watling isn't a Gilchrist or Flower but is a solid fighter who when he scores runs they tend to be big runs digging a side out of a hole. Also frees up Clyde Walcott who averages 40 with the gloves but 64 as a specialist batsman.
Better pace attacks around in this draft but I'm pretty happy with mine. Andy Roberts a top fast bowler and Mike Proctor averaging 15 with the ball in his 7 Tests against the Aussies combined with his FC record makes him good enough as a fast bowler alone, his batting capabilities a bonus I'd argue. Last pick I was torn between Lohmann and Snow but even factoring in the fact that cricket now and in the late 1800s are likely to have been poles apart he has a great record and we have pace in Roberts and Proctor so the drop off in pace isn't the worst thing in my view.
Bob Simpson with his leggies would fill in any overs needed as would Marnus Labuschagne and if on a spinning deck they could play a slightly bigger role accompanying the main man Murali.
| Player Name | Nationality | Decade | Batting Average | Bowling Average |
| Sunil Gavaskar | IND | 1970s | 10122 runs @ 51.12 | |
| Bob Simpson (captain) | AUS | 1950s | 4869 runs @ 46.81 | 71 wickets @ 42.26 |
| Rahul Dravid | IND | 1990s | 13288 runs @ 52.31 | |
| Marnus Labuschagne | AUS | 2010s | 1459 runs @ 53.43 | 12 wickets @ 38.66 |
| Clyde Walcott | WI | 1940s | 3798 runs @ 56.68 | 11 wickets @ 37.09 |
| Saleem Malik | PAK | 1980s | 5768 runs @ 43.69 | |
| BJ Watling (keeper) | NZ | 2000s | 3658 runs @ 38.50 | 241 catches/8 stumpings |
| Mike Proctor | SA | 1960s | 226 runs @ 25.11 | 41 wickets @ 15.02 |
| Andy Roberts | WI | 1970s | 762 runs @ 14.94 | 202 wickets @ 25.61 |
| George Lohmann | ENG | 1880s | 213 runs @ 8.87 | 112 wickets @ 10.75 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | SL | 1990s | 1261 runs @ 11.67 | 800 wickets @ 22.72 |
Pretty happy with how squad ended up - might have went with Waqar Younis over Proctor in hindsight and try and get a stronger number 6 batsman but Saleem Malik has played over 100 Test matches so an experienced batsman who averages 56.82 in 36 innings at number 6. Happy with top 5 who have all been prolific in Test match cricket and have in Murali someone I'd argue is the standout spinner (along with Warne).
Watling isn't a Gilchrist or Flower but is a solid fighter who when he scores runs they tend to be big runs digging a side out of a hole. Also frees up Clyde Walcott who averages 40 with the gloves but 64 as a specialist batsman.
Better pace attacks around in this draft but I'm pretty happy with mine. Andy Roberts a top fast bowler and Mike Proctor averaging 15 with the ball in his 7 Tests against the Aussies combined with his FC record makes him good enough as a fast bowler alone, his batting capabilities a bonus I'd argue. Last pick I was torn between Lohmann and Snow but even factoring in the fact that cricket now and in the late 1800s are likely to have been poles apart he has a great record and we have pace in Roberts and Proctor so the drop off in pace isn't the worst thing in my view.
Bob Simpson with his leggies would fill in any overs needed as would Marnus Labuschagne and if on a spinning deck they could play a slightly bigger role accompanying the main man Murali.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Javed Miandad
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Mr. Glass
John Wright (NZ 1970s)
1. John Wright (NZ 1970s)
2. Bill Ponsford (Aus 1920s)
3. Viv Richards * (WI 1970s)
4. Jacques Kallis (SA 1990s)
5. Ab de Villiers (SA 2000s)
6. Vinoo Mankad (Ind 1940s)
7. Prasanna Jayawardene + (SL 2000s)
8. Pat Cummins (Aus 2010s)
9. Derek Underwood (Eng 1960s)
10. Wes Hall (WI 1950s)
11. Shoaib Akhtar (Pak 1990s)
1. John Wright (NZ 1970s)
2. Bill Ponsford (Aus 1920s)
3. Viv Richards * (WI 1970s)
4. Jacques Kallis (SA 1990s)
5. Ab de Villiers (SA 2000s)
6. Vinoo Mankad (Ind 1940s)
7. Prasanna Jayawardene + (SL 2000s)
8. Pat Cummins (Aus 2010s)
9. Derek Underwood (Eng 1960s)
10. Wes Hall (WI 1950s)
11. Shoaib Akhtar (Pak 1990s)
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Younis Khan