Fuller Pilch
Hall of Fame Member
David Warner
Mark Richardson
Mahadevan Sathasivam
Saleem Malik
Andy Flower (wk)
Thilan Samaraweera
Ben Stokes
Jason Holder (c)
Ravi Ashwin
Shane Bond
Jack Cowie
Very very happy with this side. Contrasting openers - Warner can punish most attacks and Richardson can bat time to build a base. The relatively unknown Sathasivam was regarded by the likes of Sobers and Worrell as the best batsman on earth, while the controversial S Malik is a street fighter in the middle order. Flower, Samaraweera, Stokes, Holder, and Ashwin then provide ridiculous batting depth from 5-9 makes this side hard to contain. There are 5 main bowling options with NZ's 2nd and 3rd best ever bowlers taking the new ball, Holder using his height and bounce as first change, Ben Stokes has a golden arm and Ashwin is a match winner if it turns. There is further spin bowling support from 2 very decent part-timers in Samaraweera and Malik and both openers can also turn their arms over if required.
Mark Richardson
Mahadevan Sathasivam
Saleem Malik
Andy Flower (wk)
Thilan Samaraweera
Ben Stokes
Jason Holder (c)
Ravi Ashwin
Shane Bond
Jack Cowie
Very very happy with this side. Contrasting openers - Warner can punish most attacks and Richardson can bat time to build a base. The relatively unknown Sathasivam was regarded by the likes of Sobers and Worrell as the best batsman on earth, while the controversial S Malik is a street fighter in the middle order. Flower, Samaraweera, Stokes, Holder, and Ashwin then provide ridiculous batting depth from 5-9 makes this side hard to contain. There are 5 main bowling options with NZ's 2nd and 3rd best ever bowlers taking the new ball, Holder using his height and bounce as first change, Ben Stokes has a golden arm and Ashwin is a match winner if it turns. There is further spin bowling support from 2 very decent part-timers in Samaraweera and Malik and both openers can also turn their arms over if required.
