silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
I'd probably go Benaud.
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How great is your all time great Team ??
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BhupinderSingh
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Benaud's.XI is the best out of choices given.Anyway,this is my own Alltime XI:
Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton
Don Bradman
Viv Richards
+Andy Flower
Garry Sobers
*Imran Khan
Richard Hadlee
Wasim Akram
Malcom Marshall
Bill O'Reilly
Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton
Don Bradman
Viv Richards
+Andy Flower
Garry Sobers
*Imran Khan
Richard Hadlee
Wasim Akram
Malcom Marshall
Bill O'Reilly
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Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Haha exactly. Its a pretty obvious statement. Stating Viv is number 2 is just as debateable (as the Viv master or myth thread suggests, though the arguments have been repetitive), as is saying Hobbs is, as is saying Sobers is.
Bit silly really. Wisden did a study in 2001, and at that time Sachin was clearly the best batsman in the world, and was in many minds the best since Bradman. Whether those minds are right or wrong is debateable, just like the others named above.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
The presence of Border and Barrington in the Top 10 is more debatable, I'd switch Sachin and Viv around.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
As "digs" go, this has to be one of the more curious.
SJS
Hall of Fame Member
This is not about batting orders particularly in the lists other than Benaud's and Bradman's which were made by the 'authors' giving the batting orders. The 'Wisden' based lists have batting orders arbitrarily fixed by me. To judge which is a better team you mat switch the batsmen around to your choice and vote.
Border and Barrington are NOT in the first X!. They are in the second XI.
Burgey
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Can see the merits in both Lara & AB really - very, very different players obviously, but jeez AB is not out of place in this discussion imo.
He just wrung absolutely everything out of every skerrick of talent he had and carried his team for some time. He also played some great, great knocks against the Windies in their pomp. Just one of those "to bat for your life" players.
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Days of Grace
International Captain
All-time Test Team
Hobbs
Hayden
Bradman
Ponting
Hussey
Sobers
Gilchrist (wk)
Hadlee
Barnes
Muralitharan
McGrath
12th man: Warne
Hobbs
Hayden
Bradman
Ponting
Hussey
Sobers
Gilchrist (wk)
Hadlee
Barnes
Muralitharan
McGrath
12th man: Warne
Salixiscool
Cricket Spectator
Excuse me but don tallon at 6? Gee whats bradman thinking?
Anyway I would pick Benaud. Except put khan at number 8 and put sobers at 6 and gilly at 7
Anyway I would pick Benaud. Except put khan at number 8 and put sobers at 6 and gilly at 7
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
That’s always been my big problem with Bradman’s side – far too long a tail. The arguments he used during his selection process didn’t make a lot of sense either – he said that the inclusion of Sobers was the key which allowed him to pick the five specialist bowlers he wanted, and that Sobers could compliment that selection. I would have the opposite view – that Sobers’ inclusion means that he could be the fifth bowler behind four specialists, and that you could bring in another batsman so as not to have Don Tallon (career Test average less than 20) batting at no.6 in the all time XI!
Bradman’s 12th man was Wally Hammond – I think putting Hammond in at the expense of one of the bowlers (Bedser or Grimmett) makes the team a lot stronger:
Richards
Morris
Bradman
Tendulkar
Hammond
Sobers
Tallon
Lindwall
Lillee
Grimmett/Bedser
O’Reilly
Still a stunning bowling attack (remembering that Hammond was a useful bowler too), and to me the bowling strength you lose by removing Clarrie or Alec is more than made up for by the additional batting power you get with Hammond.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
I think Bradman's team is probably the worst of the lot. In benaud's team I would replace Imran with Marshall and move Sobers and Gilly up one.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
Since that team was compiled Fred Trueman has passed away so it be would interesting to see if the compiler would maybe replace Lindwall with him in the Dead XI.
JBH001
International Regular
Hmmm. Good case for it, although I consider Lindwall the marginally better bowler myself.
An argument for Lindwalls inclusion based on his superior batting would not mean much either, considering that the DL's have an amazingly powerful and potent top 6.
But, yes, that would be an interesting consideration, although I would stick with Lindwall.
An argument for Lindwalls inclusion based on his superior batting would not mean much either, considering that the DL's have an amazingly powerful and potent top 6.
But, yes, that would be an interesting consideration, although I would stick with Lindwall.
JBH001
International Regular
Absolutely. Had forgotten about Millers recent passing, I am sorry to say. That would still make for a very powerful batting line-up and an even stronger bowling line-up, especially if you add in Hammonds handy away swingers and WG's left armers. Probably lay strong claim to being indisputably the best team.
The Sean
Cricketer Of The Year
A great side mate, would take some beating. Seven of that team are in my own all time XI, and the other four are in my second team. On a fast pitch that isn't turning I'd be concerned about only playing two specialist quicks but other than that there's not much to question.