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Establishing the best decade for cricket: Finding the ATG XI from 12 decades of test cricket - then having a KO tourney to decide the best
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Slifer
International Captain
He isn't a number 6, but with the batting fire power the team has up to 5, they can afford a bit of a drop off at 6.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Yeah, this is my thinking too. I understand the argument that Imran isn't a number 6 (though for what it's worth, when he batted at 6 he did very well) if we are looking at that purely in isolation and if we had a long tail then I'd be fully supportive. But we're going to have a high class batsman-'keeper (probably Dujon, maybe Kirmani?) plus Hadlee and Marshall - and maybe even Kapil or Botham, depending on how people vote. So the batting depth is going to be fantastic.
And if we say Imran can't bat at 6 then that implies a preference for a specialist batsman in that slot - meaning we're only playing four bowlers. Which in an era of such bowling strength (including a quartet of legendary allrounders) seems a waste to me. But that's just me - it will be interesting to see how people vote.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
Ah, fair enough.
271 & 16/166
School Boy/Girl Captain
Botham averaged 34 and Kapil Dev 31, think Imran with 44 can bat at six, since Kanhai somehow batted at five in the 60s team
Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
If you want a real batsman at 6 for the 80s who batted there the options are Border (my choice), Coney, or Lloyd.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
If you have the anticipated top 5 plus Botham, Dujon and Imran, that would do me.
Coronis
International Coach
Still the best of all the teams we’ll have.
Slifer
International Captain
Sorry but with Hadlee and Imran already in the team, Botham is completely unnecessary imo. Assuming that we need a spinner I'd opt for Iqbal Qasim.
Therefore:
Imran
Wicket keeper
Hadlee
Marshall
Garner
Iqbal
a massive zebra
International Captain
Border
Miandad
Garner
Miandad
Garner
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Dujon
Abdul Qadir
I'm assuming Botham at 6 as the 4th seamer (even if he probably won't be) and putting in Abdul as the spinner.
Abdul Qadir
I'm assuming Botham at 6 as the 4th seamer (even if he probably won't be) and putting in Abdul as the spinner.