The ATG Teams General arguing/discussing thread

[PlayerComparisons]

1. Gilchrist
2. Watson
3. Ponting
4. Jones
5. Hussey
6. Bevan
7. Symonds
8. Warne
9. Lee
10. Starc
11. McGrath

 

[Flem274*]

Australia Test

Bob Simpson
Don Bradman
Ricky Ponting
Steve Smith
Allan Border (c)
Steve Waugh
Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Ray Lindwall
Alan Davidson
Shane Warne
Glenn McGrath

Not a Lillee or O'Reilly doubter, this team just has stupid depth, so I have to separate players based on attack balance and secondary skills.

Australia ODI

Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Mark Waugh
Ricky Ponting (c)
Dean Jones
Michael Bevan
Michael Hussey
Shane Watson
Mitchell Starc
Shane Warne
Nathan Bracken
Glenn McGrath

Best Australian Test XI I have seen

Mathew Hayden
David Warner
Ricky Ponting
Steve Smith
Michael Clarke
Steve Waugh (c)
Adam Gilchrist (wk)
Shane Warne
Ryan Harris
Pat Cummins
Glenn McGrath

Tbh the seconds of just those I've seen is pretty powerful as well. Here it is.

Australia Second XI I've seen

David Warner (c)
Simon Katich
Mark Waugh
Damien Martyn
Michael Hussey
Shane Watson
Brad Haddin (wk)
Mitchell Johnson
Jason Gillespie
Josh Hazelwood
Nathan Lyon

Warner skipper for the meme. Shane Watson given the chance to be the great allrounder at #6 he always should have been.

 

[HookShot]

So, all time Australian Test XI:

1. M. Hayden
2. W. Lawry
3. D. Bradman
4. R. Ponting c
5. A. Border
6. S. Smith
7. K. Miller
8. A. Gilchrist wk
9. D. Lillee
10. S. Warne
11. G. McGrath

ODI XI:

1. M. Hayden
2. A. Gilchrist wk
3. R. Ponting c
4. M. Clarke
5. M. Bevan
6. M. Hussey
7. A. Symonds
8. S. Watson
9. M. Starc
10. S. Warne
11. G. McGrath

That ODI XI is just phenomenal! I could probably add in another 2 -3 guys in some of those positions. Wow!

I like the idea of Hayden and Lawry batting together as I reckon they’d complement each other.

And why not bat down to 8? If McGrath, Lillee, Miller and Warne can’t bowl a side out then no one can.

 

[Nikhil99.99]

My All time Australian XI

Bob Simpson
Matthew Hayden
Don Bradman(C)
Ricky Ponting
Steve Smith
Keith Miller
Adam Gilchrist+
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Bill O'Reilly
Glenn McGrath

Australian A XI

Arthur Morris
Victor Trumper
Neil Harvey
Greg Chappell
Allan Border(C)
Steve Waugh
Ian Healy+
Alan Davidson
Ray Lindwall
Patty Cummins
Clarrie Grimmett

Perfect team.That 2nd/A team would beat most countries main xi.

 

[Bitmap]

Perfect team.That 2nd/A team would beat most countries main xi.

Yes it's clearly stronger than NZ/SL XIs and probably in the same bracket as Ind/Pak XIs IMO.

 

[jayjay]

I like the idea of Hayden and Lawry batting together as I reckon they’d complement each other.

And why not bat down to 8? If McGrath, Lillee, Miller and Warne can’t bowl a side out then no one can.

Crazy depth in that team.

McGrath and Warne probably enough to bowl teams out, add in Miller who was very good in Aus and Eng, with Lillee's pace. I can't think of many XIs that could handle that let alone beat it.

 

[Nikhil99.99]

Crazy depth in that team.

McGrath and Warne probably enough to bowl teams out, add in Miller who was very good in Aus and Eng, with Lillee's pace. I can't think of many XIs that could handle that let alone beat it.

Miller was great in Sa with the ball and averaged over 40 with the bat.In the only tour of Wi of 5 matches,Miller scored around 450 runs at an average over 70 and took 22 wkts at 32.An ATG performance indeed.

 

[_00_deathscar]

But if he was to play across formats than why not?

I mean as far as I can recall, he never even tried batting that position so it's a bit of a lottery if you want him playing a test vs another ATG XI/Aliens/Whatever

 

[Red]

Aus test

Simpson
Lawry
Bradman
Chappell
Miller
Harvey
Gilchrist
Warne
Lillee
OReilly
McGrath

Aus ODI

Gilchrist
M.Waugh
Ponting
Jones
Symonds
Watson
Hussey
Warne
Starc
Lee
McGrath

 

[Prince EWS]

Aus test

Simpson
Lawry
Bradman
Chappell
Miller
Harvey
Gilchrist
Warne
Lillee
OReilly
McGrath

Aus ODI

Gilchrist
M.Waugh
Ponting
Jones
Symonds
Watson
Hussey
Warne
Starc
Lee
McGrath

Symonds is only the sixth bowler in that lineup. Very unredlike.

 

[ataraxia]

Symonds bowls ahead of Watson, duh

 

[honestbharani]

Symonds is only the sixth bowler in that lineup. Very unredlike.

Rise of the unred.

 

[Prince EWS]

Rise of the unred.

It was a positively green post.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I like the idea of Hayden and Lawry batting together as I reckon they’d complement each other.

"I like your nose Bill, it makes you look distinguished"
"I was very impressed by your latest culinary book Matthew, you are quite the chef"

 

[ataraxia]

TJB, my reaction is a comment on the laughable quality of that post. Please do not take it as a compliment.

 

[TheJediBrah]

"I like your nose Bill, it makes you look distinguished"
"I was very impressed by your latest culinary book Matthew, you are quite the chef"

TJB, my reaction is a comment on the laughable quality of that post. Please do not take it as a compliment.

Great back and forth, these 2 posts complement each other well

 

[Prince EWS]

Great back and forth, these 2 posts complement each other well

Like your face and @cnerd123's posts.

 

[ataraxia]

Like your face and @cnerd123's posts.

Particularly his nose and cnerd's food posts

 

[Red]

Symonds is only the sixth bowler in that lineup. Very unredlike.

He’ll bowl 10. We’ll see how Pidge goes

 

[HookShot]

I thought M. Waugh was the 5th bowler.