Finding out the best decade for test cricket: The tournament thread! 12 ATG XIs duke it out.

[271 & 16/166]

Let's just ignore the old teams bashing from the wet behind the ears brigade and move on with the voting

 

[Slifer]

How's Anderson any worse than Alec Bedwetter? Looked the man on cricinfo for the first time and he has a record so lopsided it makes me respect Anderson. Ur-Anderson if you will.

Not to mention, that 50s team is full of strange names who never played in Asia, not even against the anemic XIs India and Pakistan used to put out back then. That is to say, how's Warner any worse than Harvey?

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[sunilz]

What happened here ?
@mr_mister
You got bored ?

 

[mr_mister]

What happened here ?
@mr_mister
You got bored ?

I'm visiting my parents and don't have my computer. Will be back home tonight

 

[mr_mister]

50s and 90s punch through

now down to the final heat, this will probably be academic but whatever

1980s
1800s
1970s

1980s:

Sunil Gavaskar
Gordon Greenidge
Viv Richards
Javed Miandad
Allan Border
Imran Khan 3 *
Jeff Dujon +
Kapil Dev 5
RichardHadlee 2
Malcolm Marshall 1
Joel Garner 4

1870s/80s/90s:

WG Grace* 6
Bobby Abel
Arthur Shrewsbury
KS Ranji
Billy Murdoch
AG Steel 5
Jack Blackham +
Bobby Peel 4
George Lohmann 2
Charlie Turner 3
Fred Spofforth 1

1970s:

Geoff Boycott
Sunil Gavaskar
Viv Richards
Greg Chappell *
Javed Miandad
Ian Botham 5
Allan Knott +
Derek Underwood 4
Dennis Lillee 1
Andy Roberts 2
Jeff Thomson 3

 

[sunilz]

70, 80

 

[honestbharani]

70s and 80s

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

1800s
70s


The 80s lot will go through and they're obviously all superstars individually. But that team structure is kinda an assault on decency.

 

[271 & 16/166]

1800s and 70s
Yes, we know the 80s will go through, but facing the bowling of the Demon, the Terror and Lohmann on uncovered wickets must have been terrifying. Add the Doctor in and it's hard to beat

 

[mr_mister]

i look forward to the 1800s going through because everyone assumes the 80s will comfortably progress and makes the romantic vote for the 1800s

 

[smash84]

70s and 80s

 

[Slifer]

70s and 80s

 

[kyear2]

1970's and 1980's

 

[Fuller Pilch]

70s and 80s

 

[The Sean]

1800s and 1980s.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

1980s
1800s

 

[CricAddict]

1800s and 80s. We all know 70s will go through.

 

[mr_mister]

70s and 80s

The 1900s and 1920s were way more enticing underdog picks for me. Can't even pretend the 1800s are worthy of advancing ya know

 

[bagapath]

1800s and 1980s.

 

[ma1978]

70s and 80s