Select THREE middle order batsmen: Best of 00s

[Furball]

Don't like Dravid b.c he knows only one way to play and that;s to play defensive. He can never adapt his game to the situation. Also Im voting to players who have played MAJORITY of the decade.

Hence why it's Ponting, Kallis and Sachin.

There's a village somewhere missing its idiot.

 

[Johnners]

Trying to figure out how people are justifying not picking Kallis.

 

[Furball]

Trying to figure out how people are justifying not picking Kallis.

He's a lock for my all rounder pick, that way I can load my middle order with 3 batting greats and still have room for him.

 

[Maximus0723]

There's a village somewhere missing its idiot.

not cool man.

 

[Furball]

not cool man.

 

[aussie]

Well if we're going to go by that logic, we should be picking Samaraweera, Yousuf and Chanderpaul in this poll.

HA..no comparison at all. Kallis stop being a quality test all-rounder since WI 2001. His batting is what took off this decade. Kallis hasn't taken a 5 wicket haul in test since ENG 2003.

Kallis never had an all-rounder series againts a quality opposition comparable to what Flintoff did in the Ashes. Flintoff was clearly the all-rounder of the decade IMO.

Overall it all depends on how everyone balances their team personally. You can possibly pick Kallis as one of your 3 middle order batsmen of the decade & sitll pick Flintoff in the team as well to bat @ # 6/7. But given my team of the decade goes like:

Langer
Hayden
Ponting
Lara
Dravid
Sangakkara/Gilchrist (still deliberating)
Flintoff
Warne
Akhtar
Murali
McGrath

Flintoff works for me as the all-rounder.

 

[aussie]

There's a village somewhere missing its idiot.

Yo son behave, there is no need to call the man an idiot. He makes a very valid point about Dravid. Outside of his 177 in the first test vs SRI the other day, i have never seen or read of Dravid playing a test innings where he so aggressive. All of his innings follow a common defensive trend - thats why he is the "The Wall".

 

[Furball]

Yo son behave, there is no need to call the man an idiot. He makes a very valid point about Dravid. Outside of his 177 in the first test vs SRI the other day, i have never seen or read of Dravid playing a test innings where he so aggressive. All of his innings follow a common defensive trend - thats why he is the "The Wall".

It was his comment about players having played the majority of the decade.

 

[Matt79]

Went for Ponting, Dravid and Kallis.

Would probably have done so anyway, but especially with Hayden and Sehwag the openers, and Gilly the probable keeper, two guys like Rahul and Jacques give the middle order a very nice solidity about it.

 

[Shri]

He's a lock for my all rounder pick, that way I can load my middle order with 3 batting greats and still have room for him.

Same reason for me not picking Kallis.

 

[James]

There's a village somewhere missing its idiot.

Big ****ing deal, I'm picking Kallis.

Stop with the aggressive posting please GingerFurball. There's no need for that sort of posting and if it continues, you'll finish up with a ban.

 

[Jono]

Ponting
Kallis
Dravid

 

[0RI0N]

Went for The Punter at 1 drop.
After him the man that blazed 390 in a day.
Then Kallis the Unyielding,
which makes place for Flintoff.

 

[Avada Kedavra]

Flintoff's peak as all-rounder this decade was better than Kallis tbf.

Flintoff's peak lasted a whole 2 matches

Flintoff may have been a better bowler than Kallis, but Kallis is a far far better batsman.

 

[aussie]

Flintoff's peak lasted a whole 2 matches .

Shows how much you know about cricket...

Flintoff may have been a better bowler than Kallis, but Kallis is a far far better batsman.

Did you not read my previous post.

 

[Anil]

ponting, lara & dravid for me...

 

[Ikki]

Yea, probably.

Because...? Dravid's had much the better time of it this decade.

http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine...0;spanval1=span;template=results;type=batting

http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine...orderby=default;template=results;type=batting

 

[Shri]

Surprised at Kevin Pietersen's position in the poll tbh.

 

[Furball]

HA..no comparison at all. Kallis stop being a quality test all-rounder since WI 2001. His batting is what took off this decade. Kallis hasn't taken a 5 wicket haul in test since ENG 2003.

Flintoff has taken 3 5 wicket hauls in that time and hasn't scored a Test Century since August 2005.

Kallis is easily good enough to walk into this side as a batsman alone, his bowling is an added bonus. Whereas neither of Flintoff's disciplines are strong enough on their own to warrant selection.

 

[silentstriker]

Because...? Dravid's had much the better time of it this decade.

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3 runs? Much better?

I know who I'd rather have on my team.