The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

[Coronis]

Does Ricky Ponting qualify for the island XI, the continent XI or both here?

I'm not suggesting he's in-incontinent btw

Who cares he doesn’t make it either way.

 

[Burgey]

Invariably there will be 2nd & 3rd XI discussions - there always is. He would be in the frame for either of those.

 

[Coronis]

Tbh I was just going by representative country, but if anyone makes any follow ups, feel free to go your own way.

 

[ataraxia]

how goes tim david

 

[Burgey]

how goes tim david

usually pretty early and cheaply.

 

[Coronis]

Islands - Australia, Srilanka, West Indies (minus Guyana), New Zealand, England
from the continents - South Africa, Pakistan, India (minus Bombay), Bangladesh, Zimbabwe

Islands XI

Len Hutton
Jack Hobbs
Don Bradman
Viv Richards
Walter Hammond
Gary Sobers *
Adam Gilchrist +
Richard Hadlee
Malcolm Marshall
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee

Continents XI

Graeme Smith
Hanif Mohammad
Jacques Kallis
Sachin Tendulkar
Graeme Pollock
Andy Flower +
Shakib Al Hasan
Imran Khan *
Wasim Akram
Dale Steyn
Allan Donald

Nah Australia is a continent. Besides it makes the matchup more interesting

 

[CricAddict]

if we follow your criteria...

Islands - Srilanka, West Indies (minus Guyana), New Zealand, England
from the continents - Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, India (minus Bombay), Bangladesh, Zimbabwe

Islands XI

Len Hutton
Jack Hobbs
Brian Lara
Viv Richards
Walter Hammond
Gary Sobers *
Kumar Sangakara +
Richard Hadlee
Malcolm Marshall
Muralitharan
Sid Barnes

Continents XI

Graeme Smith
Matthew Hayden
Don Bradman *
Sachin Tendulkar
Jacques Kallis
Imran Khan *
Adam Gilchrist +
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Glen McGrath

Tendulkar can't be in there if you are not taking Mumbai into account, isn't it?

 

[bagapath]

Tendulkar can't be in there if you are not taking Mumbai into account, isn't it?

True. Thanks. Fixed.

Islands - Srilanka, West Indies (minus Guyana), New Zealand, England
from the continents - Australia (minus Tasmania), South Africa, Pakistan, India (minus Bombay/ Andamans/ Lakshadweep), Bangladesh, Zimbabwe

Islands XI

Len Hutton
Jack Hobbs
Brian Lara
Viv Richards
Walter Hammond
Gary Sobers *
Kumar Sangakara +
Richard Hadlee
Malcolm Marshall
Muralitharan
Sid Barnes

Continents XI

Graeme Smith
Matthew Hayden
Don Bradman *
Jacques Kallis
Steve Smith
Imran Khan *
Adam Gilchrist +
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Glen McGrath

 

[Fuller Pilch]

True. Thanks. Fixed.

Islands - Srilanka, West Indies (minus Guyana), New Zealand, England
from the continents - Australia, South Africa, Pakistan, India (minus Bombay), Bangladesh, Zimbabwe

Islands XI

Len Hutton
Jack Hobbs
Brian Lara
Viv Richards
Walter Hammond
Gary Sobers *
Kumar Sangakara +
Richard Hadlee
Malcolm Marshall
Muralitharan
Sid Barnes

Continents XI

Graeme Smith
Matthew Hayden
Don Bradman *
Jacques Kallis
Steve Smith
Imran Khan *
Adam Gilchrist +
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Glen McGrath

Steyn for Lillee

 

[Red]

Nah Australia is a continent. Besides it makes the matchup more interesting

It’s a continent, a country and an island. I think it’s the only place in the world that’s all three

 

[Zinzan]

It’s a continent, a country and an island. I think it’s the only place in the world that’s all three

No Bradman can't play for both sides.

 

[trundler]

Australia is the largest continent and Greenland is the largest island is what I was taught.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Australia is the largest continent and Greenland is the largest island is what I was taught.

Who was your geography teacher?
Asia is the largest continent.

 

[Socerer 01]

Who was your geography teacher?
Asia is the largest continent.

its a trick question from a ‘iamverysmart’ teacher who schools the kid saying Australia is the largest island

 

[ataraxia]

Australia is the largest smallest continent and Greenland is the largest island is what I was taught.

This is the general geographic consensus afaik.

 

[ataraxia]

This is the general geographic consensus afaik.

Amendment: I do however wholeheartedly demand that it be acknowledged the continent is indeed as a matter of fact Oceania. Australia is merely Oceania's respective continental landmass. As far as I can ascertain it is a primitive land in a state of regression since 1788, most notable for its lofty days as a penal colony.

 

[trundler]

Who was your geography teacher?
Asia is the largest continent.

My bad, I meant smallest. I've let her down.

 

[Coronis]

It’s a continent, a country and an island. I think it’s the only place in the world that’s all three

Yeah I read a definition of island recently that was “any landmass completely surrounded by water and smaller than a continent”

 

[Howe_zat]

Yeah I read a definition of island recently that was “any landmass completely surrounded by water and smaller than a continent”

Continent has no definition though, so by that island doesn't either.

This is really just one of those things you get to just make up.

 

[Coronis]

Continent has no definition though, so by that island doesn't either.

This is really just one of those things you get to just make up.

True. Anyway for this particular exercise I thought it was better for Aus to be continent rather than teaming them up with the second best ATXI, Hadlee and two top tier openers. And making the continental one have an inferior spinner.