**Official** TEST XI ANNOUNCEMENTS

[marc71178]

Although the pitchfinder has made his comments known about the pitch, I see no change to it yet

Saeed Anwar
Taufeeq Umar
Javed Miandad
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Yousuf Youhana
Imran Khan (c)
Imtiaz Ahmed (wk)
Wasim Akram
Pervez Sajjad
Shoaib Akhtar
Waqar Younis

Going to risk the same eleven, although we point out that we are not happy that the pitchfinder has been ignored by more than one manager.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Going to risk the same eleven, although we point out that we are not happy that the pitchfinder has been ignored by more than one manager.

The pitch is unsafe, but up until about a decade ago, not unrealistic.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Australia, India and Pakistan yet to name their opening bowlers.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

3rd Test - West Indies XI

G Greenidge
G Headley
E Weekes
G Sobers
V Richards
C Walcott +
B Lara
M Marshall
C Ambrose
M Holding
J Garner

Same team. I have confidence that we'll pull the next one out.

 

[bugssy]

great to see australia get done by south africa by an inings and 24 runs......wooohooooo

 

[Neil Pickup]

The pitch is unsafe, but up until about a decade ago, not unrealistic.

So.. it's OK to create minefields on the basis that they were realistic in the 1890s.

Worst. Argument. Ever.

Get it sorted.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

They were realistic in the 1990's!

 

[Neil Pickup]

And it's not the 1990s, is it Liam?

I'm disappointed in you.

 

[marc71178]

It's not as if it benefitted him (although the scores are lost unless something I've thought of can be used)

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

And it's not the 1990s, is it Liam?

I'm disappointed in you.

AFAIK Bradman, Headley and co. played long before the 1990's.

 

[PY]

England Touring India (3rd Test)

England Team

J Hobbs
L Hutton *
H Sutcliffe
W Hammond
K Barrington
I Botham
A Stewart +
G Lohmann
S Barnes
J Laker
G Lock

12th Man D Underwood

Opening Bowlers
I Botham
S Barnes

Cheers,
Pete

 

[bugssy]

south african side for 3rd test v australia


gc smith
g kirsten
rg pollock
j kallis
ad nourse
kc bland
b mitchell
m boucher (keeper)
s pollock
nat adcock
aae vogler (play as medium)

opening bowlers
S POLLOCK & NAT ADCOCK

 

[Simon]

India team to lose by at least an innings again

1 Tendulkar
2 Dravid (keeper)
3 Shewag
4 Ganguly
5 Laxmann
6 Kambli
7 Hazare
8 Singh
9 Dev (Opening bowler)
10 Srinath (opening bowler)
11 Kumble

who cares, we will lose anyway.

 

[marc71178]

A win and the better of the draw (thanks to super Javed) so far in this, one of our toughest series all through the tournament, so we may as well be unchanged:

Saeed Anwar
Taufeeq Umar
Javed Miandad
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Yousuf Youhana
Imran Khan (c)
Imtiaz Ahmed (wk)
Wasim Akram
Pervez Sajjad
Shoaib Akhtar
Waqar Younis

Waqat and Wasim take the new cherry.

 

[Mister Wright]

The New Zealand Side remains unchanged:

C. Dempster
M. Richardson
M. Crowe
C. McMillan
N. Astle
J. R. Reid (off spin)
I. Smith
R. Hadlee (c)
B. Taylor
S. Doull
S. Bond

Opening bowlers: R. Hadlee & S. Bond

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

The deadline is 34 minutes away and Sri Lanka and Australia are yet to be named.

Australia will likely suffer the penalty of not naming pitch conditions also.

 

[Mister Wright]

**New Zealand team for first test v West Indies**

1. C. Dempster
2. M. Richardson
3. J. F. Reid
4. S. Fleming
5. C. McMillan
6. J. R. Reid (spin please!)
7. I. Smith (wk)
8. R. Hadlee (c)
9. B. Taylor
10. S. Doull
11. S. Bond

Opening bowlers: R. Hadlee & S. Bond

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

WI 1st Test squad
G Greenidge
G Headley
E Weekes
G Sobers (SLA)
V Richards
C Walcott +
B Lara
M Marshall
C Ambrose
L Gibbs
J Garner

New Ball: C Ambrose and J Garner

Sobers, Richards and Gibbs to provide the spin bowling, with Ambrose, Garner and Marshall more than capable as seamers.

 

[Jamee999]

Same team for SRL plz

 

[marc71178]

You're touring Pakistan, so need a 15 man squad.