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The ATG World XI's game
- Thread starter NUFAN
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kingkallis
International Coach
Marcus Trescothick
Dennis Amiss
Hashim Amla
Dennis Amiss
Hashim Amla
fredfertang
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Cook, Edrich, Vishy
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
I'm looking forward to seeing what type of pace bowlers people go for to bowl with the 2 spinners. I think we need big spirited/heart bowlers who are just as quick at the end of the day as they are at the start. This favours to name a few Hughes, Gough, Ntini and my man Siddle.
I think we are going to need a McMillan/Watson/Cronje/Ganguly type at 6 most likely in this team. I know they are varying levels of bowling, so it will depend on which bowlers we select.
I think we are going to need a McMillan/Watson/Cronje/Ganguly type at 6 most likely in this team. I know they are varying levels of bowling, so it will depend on which bowlers we select.
watson
Banned
I would have thought that 2 spinners could easily tie up one end all day between them, or occasionally bowl longer spells at both ends to give the quicks a rest.
That being the case, you could aim for short 5-7 over spells from your quicks with the instructions - "Bowl flat out". Therefore, bowlers like Patrick Patterson or "Big Merv" who could knock a batsman's head off are more likely to better serve a spinning duo than slower workhorses (??)
There is also the consideration that batsman who play spin really well (eg Mohd Azhar) don't like fast bouncers, and batsman who play pace well get baffled by spin (eg Robyn Smith). Contrasting bowlers tend to unsettle a line up of batsmen.
NUFAN
Y no Afghanistan flag
The term workhorse implies that they aren't very good bowlers IMO.
If someone like Patterson can bowl 5-7 overs three times a day at close to full tilt, he's a fine pick but I doubt he can. With the 2 spinners operating, The opening bowlers are going to have to bowl a few spells throughout the day and they'll be needed for a late burst with the new ball. If our number 6 can bowl reasonably, we probably don't need 2 durable bowlers as much.
If someone like Patterson can bowl 5-7 overs three times a day at close to full tilt, he's a fine pick but I doubt he can. With the 2 spinners operating, The opening bowlers are going to have to bowl a few spells throughout the day and they'll be needed for a late burst with the new ball. If our number 6 can bowl reasonably, we probably don't need 2 durable bowlers as much.
Opening Batsmen:
S Jayasuriya - 2
C Gayle - 2
J Edrich - 4
M Richardson - 1
J McGlew - 2
Majid Khan - 2
C Washbrook - 1
D Amiss - 4
M Trescothick - 1
A Cook - 1
M Vaughan - 1
S Dempster - 1
Number 3:
L Rowe - 1
L Gomes - 1
D Vengsarkar - 1
N O'Neill - 1
A Kallicharan - 3
Duleepsinhji - 2
H Amla - 1
G Viswanath - 1
Current Team:
1. John Edrich
2. Dennis Amiss
3. Alvin Kallicharan
4.
5.
6.
7. Rashid Latif+
8.
9.
10. Erapalli Prasanna
11. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
Select two pace bowlers to round out the bowling attack.
Select two batsmen to fill the 4 & 5 positions.
Suggested Quicks
Mohammad Asif, Terry Alderman, Bill Bowes, Stuart Broad, Andy Caddick, Lance Cairns, Stuart Clark, Sylvester Clarke, Learie Constantine, Wayne Daniel, Fanie de Villiers, Darren Gough, Charlie Griffith, Neil Hawke, Peter Heine, Ken Higgs, George Hirst, Merv Hughes, Zaheer Khan, Brett Lee, Lasith Malinga, Garth McKenzie, Dick Motz, Sarfraz Nawaz, Vernon Philander, Peter Siddle, Amar Singh, Javagal Srinath, Heath Streak, Ernie Toshack, Max Walker, Angus Fraser.
Middle Order Batsman
Shakib Al Hasan, Mohinder Amarnath, Hashim Amla, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ian Bell, Colin Bland, Herbie Collins, Daryl Cullinan, Charlie Davis, Martin Donnelly, Kumar Duleepsinhji, Sourav Ganguly, Gerry Gomez, Murray Goodwin, Tom Graveney, Darren Lehmann, Saleem Malik, Damien Martyn, Ken Mackay, Brian McMillan, Mushtaq Mohammad, Seymour Nurse, Norman O'Neill, John R Reid, Lawrence Rowe, Jack Ryder, Thilan Samaraweera, Arthur Shrewsbury, Robin Smith, Raman Subba-Row, Polly Umrigar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Gundappa Viswanath.
S Jayasuriya - 2
C Gayle - 2
J Edrich - 4
M Richardson - 1
J McGlew - 2
Majid Khan - 2
C Washbrook - 1
D Amiss - 4
M Trescothick - 1
A Cook - 1
M Vaughan - 1
S Dempster - 1
Number 3:
L Rowe - 1
L Gomes - 1
D Vengsarkar - 1
N O'Neill - 1
A Kallicharan - 3
Duleepsinhji - 2
H Amla - 1
G Viswanath - 1
Current Team:
1. John Edrich
2. Dennis Amiss
3. Alvin Kallicharan
4.
5.
6.
7. Rashid Latif+
8.
9.
10. Erapalli Prasanna
11. Bhagwath Chandrasekhar
Select two pace bowlers to round out the bowling attack.
Select two batsmen to fill the 4 & 5 positions.
Suggested Quicks
Mohammad Asif, Terry Alderman, Bill Bowes, Stuart Broad, Andy Caddick, Lance Cairns, Stuart Clark, Sylvester Clarke, Learie Constantine, Wayne Daniel, Fanie de Villiers, Darren Gough, Charlie Griffith, Neil Hawke, Peter Heine, Ken Higgs, George Hirst, Merv Hughes, Zaheer Khan, Brett Lee, Lasith Malinga, Garth McKenzie, Dick Motz, Sarfraz Nawaz, Vernon Philander, Peter Siddle, Amar Singh, Javagal Srinath, Heath Streak, Ernie Toshack, Max Walker, Angus Fraser.
Middle Order Batsman
Shakib Al Hasan, Mohinder Amarnath, Hashim Amla, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ian Bell, Colin Bland, Herbie Collins, Daryl Cullinan, Charlie Davis, Martin Donnelly, Kumar Duleepsinhji, Sourav Ganguly, Gerry Gomez, Murray Goodwin, Tom Graveney, Darren Lehmann, Saleem Malik, Damien Martyn, Ken Mackay, Brian McMillan, Mushtaq Mohammad, Seymour Nurse, Norman O'Neill, John R Reid, Lawrence Rowe, Jack Ryder, Thilan Samaraweera, Arthur Shrewsbury, Robin Smith, Raman Subba-Row, Polly Umrigar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Gundappa Viswanath.
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vic_orthdox
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Heath Streak
Good enough to bat at 8, had to soldier a large bowling load before which he may have to do again here with two spinners.
Javagal Srinath
Decent career figures, having bowled a lot of his career on unhelpful wickets. Not really sure if he's in the next best two quicks, but thought he deserved a vote.
Damien Martyn
Proven class, great to watch, scored runs in the subcontinent as well as in his own locale, having been questioned on ability to play spin coming from Perth.
Mohammad Azharuddin
Classy player, good slipper, reckon he's right for this team. Is VVS in yet? Ah yup, World J XI.
Think McMillan will suit this team perfectly at 6, too.
Good enough to bat at 8, had to soldier a large bowling load before which he may have to do again here with two spinners.
Javagal Srinath
Decent career figures, having bowled a lot of his career on unhelpful wickets. Not really sure if he's in the next best two quicks, but thought he deserved a vote.
Damien Martyn
Proven class, great to watch, scored runs in the subcontinent as well as in his own locale, having been questioned on ability to play spin coming from Perth.
Mohammad Azharuddin
Classy player, good slipper, reckon he's right for this team. Is VVS in yet? Ah yup, World J XI.
Think McMillan will suit this team perfectly at 6, too.
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fredfertang
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