And a Durham chap who would not add sarcasm to his roster. The Australians are the most sarcastic people I've ever come across. I am disgusted in the level of abuse I had pelted at me. I am not used to this. These are not my sort of people I'm afraid.
Bevan missing.
Correct
I can understand not rating him for the first XI but you have Miandad, KP and De Silva ahead of him. Surely he's better than them.
De Silva averaged 35 at a very similar strike rate as Bevan in virtually the same era. Even if you take Bevan's "innings average" he would still average more.
"Virtually the same era"? DeSilva played from 1984-2003. Bevan played from 1994-2004. DeSilva played through the 80s when scoring was a lot slower and he still had a career SR of 81. So their careers weren't virtually in the same era because DeSilva debuted a whole decade before Bevan.
So restrict it to what De Silva did between 1994 and the end of his career. His strike rate is still only 81 (though his average went up to 37). He also has some pretty big holes in his record. His average is awful vs NZ, SA and WI.
Garner & Hadlee, arguably the best 2 bowlers in the first 20 years or so of ODIs couldn't make any of the top 3 sides. Assuming these teams are post 1990.
Ah roger that.