The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

[cnerd123]

Joe Root

 

[cnerd123]

BJ Watling, Ian Bell, Keith Stack-pole, Bill Woodfull.

Ian Bell??

 

[trundler]

Ian Bell??

If bellend refers to the tip, bell must refer to the entire thing

 

[Prince EWS]

If bellend refers to the tip, bell must refer to the entire thing

This puts a whole new meaning to the harsh.ag quote in my signature.

 

[vcs]

It would be great if they named an end at Edgbaston after him.

 

[trundler]

It would be great if they named an end at Edgbaston after him.

Mark Wood bowling from the Bell End. Yep, sounds so right.

 

[vcs]

The Indian Dessert XI

Krishnamachari Shrikhand
Imrul Kayes-ari
Sheera-yas Iyer
Payasam Ul-Haq
Pravin Aamras
Rasgulla Arnold
Shakib Halwa-Son
Syed Kheer-mani
Umar Gul-ab Jamun
Barfi Su'a
Shannon Rabri-el

A bit light on fast bowling, but heavy on the stomach

 

[harsh.ag]

This puts a whole new meaning to the harsh.ag quote in my signature.

Burn them in that case

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Opening Pair -
1. Jack Hobbs
2. Herb Sutcliffe

3-4-5
3. Younis Khan
4. Mohammad Yousef
5. Inzamam-Ul-Haq

AR -WK
6. Keith Miller*
7. Don Tallon+

Pace Pair
8. Malcolm Marshall
9. Joel Garner

Spin Pair
10. Clarrie Grimmett
11. Bill O’Reilly

Against

1. WG Grace
2. Arthur Shrewsbury

3. Rahul Dravid*
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. VVS Laxman

6. Tony Greig
7. Allan Knott+

8. Ravi Ahwin
9. Ravi Jadeja

10. Jason Gillespie
11. Glenn McGrath

 

[trundler]

Opening Pair -
1. Jack Hobbs
2. Herb Sutcliffe

3-4-5
3. Younis Khan
4. Mohammad Yousef
5. Inzamam-Ul-Haq

AR -WK
6. Keith Miller*
7. Don Tallon+

Pace Pair
8. Malcolm Marshall
9. Joel Garner

Spin Pair
10. Clarrie Grimmett
11. Bill O’Reilly

Against

1. WG Grace
2. Arthur Shrewsbury

3. Rahul Dravid*
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. VVS Laxman

6. Tony Greig
7. Allan Knott+

8. Ravi Ahwin
9. Ravi Jadeja

10. Jason Gillespie
11. Glenn McGrath

Pretty good idea though the difference in quality between the 2 spin pairs is pretty huge. Here's my take:

1) Haynes
2) Greenidge
3) Worrell
4) Weekes
5) Walcott
6) Kallis
7) Boucher
8) Kumble
9) Harbhajan
10) Wasim
11) Waqar
5 West Indians and 5 W's. Huh.

 

[harsh.ag]

Surely Warne-MacGill should get a shout.

Sobers-Murray too.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Murali-Herath

 

[trundler]

I thought of Murali-Herath but considered that cheating as they didn't play enough together and weren't really known as a combo. Murali-Vaas, perhaps.

 

[trundler]

A West Indian partnership XI:
Haynes
Greenidge
Worrell
Weekes
Walcott
Sobers
Murray
Marshall
Garner
Ramadhin
Valentine

Australia:
Lawry
Simpson
Bradman
McCabe
Archie Jackson
Miller
Tallon
Gillespie
McGrath
O'Reilly
Grimmett

Felt inclined to include Bradman. Could go Ponting-Waugh-Waugh. Openers could be Ponsford and Woodfull, or Hayden-Langer.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

The 3W’s was what had me thinking of partnerships and groups outside of the usual opening batsmen and bowlers...but then I didn’t include them.
I also tried to get a variety of eras in each side.
Kind of like some of the combinations coming through though

 

[a massive zebra]

All Time Fielding XI

Bob Simpson (c, 4)
Tillekeratne Dilshan (5)
Mark Waugh (6)
Colin Bland
Jonty Rhodes
Derek Randall
Eknath Solkar (7)
Learie Constantine (1)
Roger Harper (3)
George Lohmann (2)
Bob Taylor (w)

This side was selected purely on fielding ability with little regard for batting or bowling calibre, but I have tried to ensure all players are roughly where one would expect in the batting order.

 

[trundler]

No Ponting or Tallon is ITSTL but pretty good selection.

 

[Starfighter]

Someone has to be omitted for Ponting.

 

[trundler]

Spofforth was known for his athletic fielding too whilst Grace took more catches than many a team's 'keeper.

 

[Engle]

Australia:
Lawry
Simpson
Bradman
McCabe
Archie Jackson
Miller
Tallon
Gillespie
McGrath
O'Reilly
Grimmett

Felt inclined to include Bradman. Could go Ponting-Waugh-Waugh. Openers could be Ponsford and Woodfull, or Hayden-Langer.

Lillee n' Thomson ?