Fav batsman and bowler from each test playing nation

[open365]

Australia: Hayden & Gillespie
England: Pietersen & Jones
India: Dravid & Pathan
Sri-Lanka: Sanga & Vass
Pakistan: Inzie & Kaneria
West Indies: Lara & Colleymore
South Africa: Smith & Ntini
New Zealand: Fleming & Bond
Bangladesh: Ashraful & er....
Zimbabwe: Taibu & Tabibu

 

[Right arm fast]

Australia: Gilchrist and Lee
England: Pietersen & Jones
India: Sewhag & Pathan
Sri-Lanka: Sangakarra & Malinga
Pakistan: Afridi & Shoiab
West Indies: Lara & Edwards
South Africa: DeVilliers & Ntini
New Zealand: Fleming & Bond
Bangladesh: Ashraful & Rafique
Zimbabwe: Taibu & Streak

 

[Tom Halsey]

All time (and note not the best just favourite to watch):

Australia - Slater, Warne
England - Flintoff, Gough
India - Sehwag, Harbhajan (when on song)
Sri Lanka: Jayasuria, Muralitharan
Pakistan: Inzamam, Mushtaq Ahmed
West Indies - Lara, Walsh (Ambrose was IMO better bowler but Walsh was more entertaining to watch)
South Africa - Klusener, Donald
New Zealand - Cairns, Bond
Zimbabwe - Andy Flower, Streak
Bangladesh - Ashraful (not because he's good, he's not, but because something always happens, usually him getting out however), Rafique (not much choice really)

 

[magsi23]

All Time favourite would be

Australia: Steve Waugh, Mcgrath
England: Gooch/Flintoff, Gough
India: Dravid/Azhar, Srinath
NZ: Martin Crowe, Hadlee
Pak: Inzy, Wasim, Waqar/Saqlain
SA: Cronjie, Donald
SL, Aravinda, Vaas
Zim: Andy Flower, Streak
WI, Viv Richards, Walsh

 

[magsi23]

Australia- Katich, don't like any other Australian test cricketers.
New Zealand- Fleming, Vettori & Bond
West Indies- Donovan Pagon (Bring him back!), Dwayne Bravo
Bangladesh- Javed Omar, Mortaza
England- Strauss, soon to be Cook, Harmison
South Africa- Smith, Nel

Zimbabwe (special category) Former- Flower and Price, obviously
Current- Everybody- they need support!

I think uve forgotten worlds two top countries? no one from India and Pakistan?

 

[aussie]

My all time Favourites form each country since 97:

Australia:Steve Waugh, Gilchrist & Warne
England: Flintoff & Gough
India: Tendulkar & Dravid, Sehwag
Pakistan: Wasim, Inzi & Akhtar
Sri Lanka: Vaas
New Zealand: Cairns, Bond & Vettori
West Indies: Lara, Walsh
South Africa: Rhodes, Klusener, Donald
Zimbabwe: Andy Flower
Bangladesh: None

 

[Slifer]

Mines of all time:

Aust: S.Waugh/ Mcgrath
WI: Lara/Marshall
Eng: Hammond/Flintoff
Pak: Miandad/Akram
RSA: Kallis/Donald
Nzl: Fleming/Hadlee
Ind: Gavaskar/Kumble
SL: Sangakarra/Murali
Zim: A.Flower/Streak

 

[Prince EWS]

I think uve forgotten worlds two top countries? no one from India and Pakistan?

How are they the world's two top countries?

Chubb obviously doesnt like any players at all from those two teams, or Sri Lanka for that matter.

 

[Buddhmaster]

Australia:Martyn and Warne
England: ...
India: Dravid and Khan
Pakistan: Yousaf and Kaneria
Sri Lanka: Sangakkarra and Vaas
New Zealand: Astle and Bong
West Indies: Lara and Dillon
South Africa: Gibbs and Pollock
Zimbabwe: Taibu and Streak
Bangladesh: Ashraful and Baisya

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

Australia: Symonds and Warne
Bangladesh: Habibul and Rafique
England: Flintoff and Flintoff
India: Laxman and Harbhajan
Kenya: Tikolo and Obuya
New Zealand: Fleming and Vettori
Pakistan: Yousuf and Danish
South Africa: de Villiers and Pollock
Sri Lanka: Sangakkara and Muralitharan
Zimbabwe: ??? whoever hasn't retired/gone on strike yet!

 

[Chubb]

How are they the world's two top countries?

Chubb obviously doesnt like any players at all from those two teams, or Sri Lanka for that matter.

I didn't see this earlier, but that's exactly right and thanks for defending me. I don;t dislike players from those countries but there isn't anyone I actively want to see do well and check up on either. Except maybe Danish, but that's because he plays for Essex.

 

[Barney Rubble]

England: Trescothick and Flintoff
Australia: Langer and Warne
India: Tendulkar and Pathan
Pakistan: Afridi and Kaneria
Sri Lanka: Jayasuriya and Murali
South Africa: Gibbs and Ntini
WI: Gayle and......ermm.....Gayle
NZ: Martin ( ) and Vettori
Bangladesh: Ashraful and Mortaza
Zimbabwe: A Flower and Taibu ( )

 

[Sanz]

Australia : Gilchrist and Mcgrath
England : Trescothick and Giles
India : Dravid and Kumble
New Zealand: Astle and Bond
Pakistan : Inzamam and Akhtar
Sri Lanka : Sangakkara and Murali
South Africa : Kallis and Pollock
WI : Lara and ???
BD : Ashraful & ???

 

[Kweek]

Australia: Ponting - Warne
England: Pietersen , Giles
India: Tendulkar - HB Singh
New Zealand: Astle - Bond
Pakistan: Butt - Afridi
Wes Indies: Lara - Bravo
Sri lanka: Sangakkara - Vaas
South Africa: Smith - Ntini
BD: Ashraful - Morteza

 

[TT Boy]

Australia: Gilchrist and Lee
England: Harmison and Collingwood
India: Laxman and ?
Pakistan: Younis Khan and Rawalpindi Express
Sri Lanka: Sangakkarra and Vaas
New Zealand: Astle and 007
West Indies: Gayle and Gayle
South Africa: Gibbs and Nel
Zimbabwe: Taibu and Streak
Bangladesh...

 

[chaminda_00]

Australia: Gilchrist - MacGill
England: Pietersen - Jones
India: Tendulkar - HB Singh
New Zealand: H Marshall - Bond
Pakistan: Butt - Kaneria
Wes Indies: Lara - Best
Sri lanka: Sangakkara - Murali
South Africa: Kallis - Nel
Zimbabwe: Taylor - Creamer (would like to watch, never seen him play)
BD: Ashraful - Mortaza

 

[cric_manic]

Australia:Martyn and Warne
England: ...
India: Dravid and Khan
Pakistan: Yousaf and Kaneria
Sri Lanka: Sangakkarra and Vaas
New Zealand: Astle and Bong
West Indies: Lara and Dillon
South Africa: Gibbs and Pollock
Zimbabwe: Taibu and Streak
Bangladesh: Ashraful and Baisya

Hmmmmm.........

 

[Prince EWS]

Ummm... what?

 

[Benny2k1]

Faves

England : Vaughan, Cork
Australia : Martyn, Warne
Windies: Lara, Edwards
India : Dravid, Pathan
Pakistan : Inzi, Kaneria
South Africa : Gibbs, Ntini
Sri Lanka : Jayawardene, Vaas
New Zealand : Astle, Vettori
Zimbabwe : Andy Flower, Heath Streak
Bangladesh: Ashraful and Morthaza

 

[hindsy]

Australia: JL and McGrath
Bangladesh: Rafique and Mashrafe
England: Vaughan and S. Jones
India: MS Dhoni and Agarkar
New Zealand: Fleming and Bond
Pakistan: Afridi and Afridi
South Africa: Gibbs and Pollock
Sri Lanka: Sangakarra and Vaas
West Indies: Lara and Fidel Edwards
Zimbabwe: Andy Flower and Streak