The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

[Red]

Simmo's batting average as an opener is in the mid 50s. Once he went to the top he was a machine

 

[ataraxia]

Yeah I still think he and Lawry are our best ever opening combo. If you get a chance, watch him taking on Wes Hall in the Melbourne test of the 60/61 series. Came out blazing. Is a good watch if you can find some footage.

By all reports they were one of the first pairings to run a lot of sharp singles to rotate the strike, which I gather was a pretty rare thing back in those days.

Hobbs/Sutcliffe of course.

 

[Prince EWS]

Underrated as a cricketer in general. Arguably one of the two best openers in Aussie history, brilliant slip fielder and useful 5th bowler. For me an automatic selection for an AT Australian XI

Yeah totally agree. He was a great captain too, and even if he doesn't end up actually captaining a fantasy side he'd be a great guy for the captain to lend his ear to.

Australia have a lot of openers with similar on-face credentials so my first port of call is to go into things like this and Simmo ticks all the boxes. Lots of people pick Morris, Lawry or Hayden but I'm a Simpson first daylight second guy. I usually stick Trumper in with him in my Aus eleven.

 

[trundler]

The way things are going Australia will end up with the most well rounded ATG pace attack. Cummins is pretty much the best third seamer since Garner atm. McGrath and Lillee were of course both elite and very different, especially if you get young tearaway Lillee.

 

[Victor Ian]

I usually stick Trumper in him with in my Aus eleven.

Funny image

 

[honestbharani]

The way things are going Australia will end up with the most well rounded ATG pace attack. Cummins is pretty much the best third seamer since Garner atm. McGrath and Lillee were of course both elite and very different, especially if you get young tearaway Lillee.

Not when Pak can have young tearaway Waqar and Wasim and cool head Imran as the 3rd seamer.

 

[ataraxia]

The way things are going Australia will end up with the most well rounded ATG pace attack. Cummins is pretty much the best third seamer since Garner atm. McGrath and Lillee were of course both elite and very different, especially if you get young tearaway Lillee.

I'll be putting this as my Aus tail 'til the end of the millennium and nothing will change it:*

8. Miller
9. Lindwall
10. Warne
11. McGrath

* As is obvious, I'm mad.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'll be putting this as my Aus tail 'til the end of the millennium and nothing will change it:*

8. Miller
9. Lindwall
10. Warne
11. McGrath

* As is obvious, I'm mad.

I'd bat Colin Miller behind Lindwall and Warne

 

[JBMAC]

I'd bat Colin Miller behind Lindwall and Warne

He means Keith Miller DOPEY

 

[JBMAC]

I'd bat Colin Miller behind Lindwall and Warne

He means Keith Miller DOPEY

 

[Victor Ian]

Always love the JBMac double post. His signature style.

 

[TheJediBrah]

He means Keith Miller DOPEY

oh you

 

[a massive zebra]

He means Keith Miller DOPEY

At least TJB isn't DOPEY enough to constantly double post.

 

[TheJediBrah]

yeah I am smrt

 

[ataraxia]

yeah I am smrt

SMRT Sampling Modeling and Research Technology

He's a spambot guys. Apparently a model spambot but meh let's throw him in the fire (sadly only figuratively).

Before I get infraction points this is all in jest... mostly.

Well apparently emojis can't downsize. Weird.

 

[Red]

The way things are going Australia will end up with the most well rounded ATG pace attack. Cummins is pretty much the best third seamer since Garner atm. McGrath and Lillee were of course both elite and very different, especially if you get young tearaway Lillee.

It's interesting when a modern player stakes a serious claim on a nation's ATG team. I think it's best to wait until a career is over before putting someone in an ATG XI.

I think most people accept that Lillee and McGrath are in the Aust XI, Cummins would need to displace either Lindwall, Miller or Davidson as third quick. I'm still a fan of Miller batting top 6, with McGrath and Lillee as the two pure quicks and Warne and OReilly both selected as spinners.

 

[ataraxia]

Most other threads seem to be heading in to ATG team discussion territory, and going off topic.

Post your ATG teams here, so others can tell you why you know nothing about cricket.

I'll kick off with my ATG Australian combo.


1. V. Trumper
2. B. Simpson
3. D. Bradman
4. G. Chappell
5. K. Miller
6. N. Harvey
7 . A. Gilchrist
8. S. Warne/ R. Lindwall
9. D. Lillee
10. B. O'Reilly
11. G. McGrath

Consistent.

 

[Logan]

My ATG Aussie team

Bob Simpson
Bill Lawry
Don Bradman
Ricky Ponting
Greg Chappell
Adam Gilchrist
Keith Miller
Ray Lindwall
Alan Davidson
Shane Warne
Glen McGrath

 

[Logan]

The way things are going Australia will end up with the most well rounded ATG pace attack. Cummins is pretty much the best third seamer since Garner atm. McGrath and Lillee were of course both elite and very different, especially if you get young tearaway Lillee.

SA : Steyn, Donald, Pollock and Rabada

Pak : Imran, Wasim, Waqar and Akhtar

WI : Marshall, Ambrose, Garner and Holding/Roberts.

 

[Coronis]

SA : Steyn, Donald, Pollock and Rabada

Pak : Imran, Wasim, Waqar and Akhtar

WI : Marshall, Ambrose, Garner and Holding/Roberts.

Does Ahktar even make the Pak XI?

Anwar
Hanif
Younis
MoYo
Miandad
Inzy
Imran*
Bari+
Wasim
Saqlain/Qadir
Waqar

Would be better than getting rid of a batsman for Ahktar surely? (im sure ive got the middle order in the wrong batting order too)