The ATG World XI's game

[fredfertang]

Hanif and Goochy

Hedley Verity

 

[Dan]

Bruce Mitchell, Arthur Morris
Hedley Verity

 

[morgieb]

Simpson, Mitchell
Benaud

 

[Howe_zat]

Gooch & Morris

Verity

 

[weldone]

1. Vijay Merchant, Bill Lawry
2. Anil Kumble

 

[G.I.Joe]

Merchant, G Smith
Faulkner

 

[kyear2]

If Bruce Mirchell doesn't make this side then all voters deserve to be hung up by their *****

Mitchell and Simpson are similar players and Simpson won out barely with longevity.

I find that a lot of early british spinners are over rated due to average, but most of them gained that average due to playing on wet, under prepared, uncovered pitches and some were rather ineffective in un-helpful conditions. Hence why Tayfield, Benaud and Gibbs are generally under rated.

 

[NUFAN]

I knew today's voting would be very tight.

Graham Gooch with his 5 votes is the first opener chosen, the other spot is between Merchant and Morris who were level on 4. I have decided to go for Arthur Morris. I believe he had a better Test career compared to Merchant and I like the fact that he is left handed.

I think some might point to Barry Richards early inclusion having playing even less Tests, but I didn't pick him that early. It was also note-worthy to see Morris make the Cricinfo XI while Merchant was behind Sehwag in making the Indian XI. I hope Merchant makes it soon, but in a one on one decision against Morris I couldn't pick him.

The spinning spot goes to Richie Benaud. Marvellous effort that.


World E XI
1 Graham Gooch
2 Arthur Morris
3 Neil Harvey
4 Javed Miandad
5
6
7
8 Richie Benaud
9 Andy Roberts
10 Waqar Younis
11

 

[NUFAN]

1) Select a batsman for the number 5 position
2) Select a third seamer or second spinner

Today's picks should be focusing on the number 5 and 11 spots available in the team above. Obviously the bowler doesn't have to bat at 11. Tomorrow's two spots will be the keeper and whoever fits into lineup best, so keep that in mind.

Suggested batsman
Zaheer Abbas, Ian Chappell, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Colin Cowdrey, Martin Crowe, Aravinda de Silva, Ted Dexter, AB de Villers, Andy Flower, David Gower, Tom Graveney, Lindsay Hassett, Vijay Hazare, Stanley Jackson, Mahela Jayawardene, Alvin Kallicharan, Younus Khan, Rohan Kanhai, VVS Laxman, Clive Lloyd, Charlie Macartney, Peter May, Stan McCabe, Dudley Nourse, Norman O'Neill, Eddie Paynter, Kevin Pietersen, Lawrence Rowe, Kumar Sangakkara, Herbie Taylor, Inzamam ul-Haq, Doug Walters, Mark Waugh, Frank Wooley, Mohammad Yousuf

Suggested Quicks
Neil Adcock, Shoaib Akhtar, James Anderson, Alec Bedser, Ian Bishop, Colin Croft, Kapil Dev, Andrew Flintoff, Jason Gillespie, Wes Hall, Harold Larwood, George Lohmann, Fazal Mahmood, Mike Procter, John Snow, Fred Spofforth, Brian Statham, Dale Steyn, Heath Streak, Frank Tyson, Charlie Turner, Chaminda Vaas, Courtney Walsh, Bob Willis
OR
Suggested Spinners
Bishan Bedi, Charlie Blythe, Johnny Briggs, Bhajwath Chandrasekhar, Aubrey Faulkner, Lance Gibbs, Subhash Gupte, Anil Kumble, Stuart MacGill, Saqlain Mushtaq, Bobby Peel, Erapalli Prasanna, Abdul Qadir, Wilfred Rhodes, Graeme Swann, Hugh Tayfield, Hugh Trumble, Derek Underwood, Hedley Verity, Johnny Wardle

 

[Dan]

Rohan Kanhai
Alec Bedser

 

[marc71178]

Chanderpaul
Bedser

 

[fredfertang]

McCabe and Larwood

 

[morgieb]

Dudley Nourse
Dale Steyn

 

[kyear2]

Rohan Kanhai

Courtney Walsh

 

[Noble One]

Flower
Bedser

 

[Jager]

1. Dudley Nourse
2. Dale Steyn

I hate to leave Larwood out, but I'll select him next round for sure.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Kevin Pietersen
Aubrey Faulkner

 

[kyear2]

Was thinking Faulkner would probably bat at six as the all rounder.

 

[Jarquis]

Nourse
Walsh

 

[Cabinet96]

Sanga
Steyn