Unluckiest XI

[Langeveldt]

A thread for picking eleven guys who for whatever circumstances didnt get anywhere near to what they should have achieved
Mine...

1. A Ganteaume (sp?)
2. S Law
3. RG Pollock
4. B Richards
5. ?
6. ?
7. N Mongia
8. MP Bulbeck
9. SCG MacGill
10. G Allott
11. HK Olonga

 

[Tom Halsey]

Bevan should be in there somewhere IMO.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Bevan is a Test failure in the context of Australian cricket. He's made a great career in ODI cricket. He is not unlucky.

Reon King would be there.
Ian Bishop too.
Robert Samuels.

 

[Salamuddin]

Bevan is a Test failure in the context of Australian cricket. He's made a great career in ODI cricket. He is not unlucky.

Reon King would be there.
Ian Bishop too.
Robert Samuels.

Liam's spot on with respect to Ian Bishop. He was very unlucky with injuries.

Brett Schultz is another one who was very unlucky.

I'm not so sure about Mongia though -- Mongia may only have himself to blame for his current predicament if the reports are true about his attitude problems. I don't think we'll ever know the truth over what really was the deal with Nayan.
Its very unlikely that he'll ever play for India again.

 

[BlackCap_Fan]

Rodney Redmond should be there(NZ).He got a 100 and a 50 on his test debut vs pakistan,but never played again.

He could have been another martin crowe

 

[Salamuddin]

I'd have Pravin Amre at 5 or 6 -- very unlucky batsman from India.

 

[Mister Wright]

Mike Kaprowicz

 

[Bouncer]

Pakistani Fast bowler Mohammad Akram.

 

[Gaijin-san]

Prior to this week, Mike Hussey.

 

[masterblaster]

Jamie Siddons of South Australia was one of the most prolific run machines in Australian domestic cricket, yet never played a test match.

Jamie Siddons would be up there for sure.

 

[NikhilN]

I dont even need to pick out 11 players...canada in the world cup...36 all out

 

[Craig]

Ed Smith and Shane Bond to date.

 

[Mingster]

Why Bond? He's only came on the scene for a while.

 

[Pratters]

Vinod Kambli = got injured when he came back from injury and was played in one day matches and not tests when he was doing well in first class matches!

Nantie Hayward
Ian Bishop
Shabbir Ahmed is turning out a bit unlucky
All South Africans who missed out.. speciallytheir last squad containing Richards, Procter etc
The players who missed out coz of the 2 wars..
Stuart Law

 

[FRAZ]

Sanjay manjrekar (we all know)
Shoaib Mohammad . (politics was involved)
Sidhu
M Zahid (155+) speed Fitness problem
M Akram (most Unlucky bowler)
Hansie Cronje (no comments)
Snell (A good South African Pacer couldnt consolidate his place in the team .)

 

[Craig]

Vinod Kambli = got injured when he came back from injury and was played in one day matches and not tests when he was doing well in first class matches!

Ding Ding!

We have a winner...

 

[age_master]

a whole list of Aussies who would have played more test/odi cricket overseas, could have done very well

siddons
Law
Lehmann
Love
Hussey
Katich
di venuto
Elliot
blewett
Gillespie - could have played alot more if not injured so much

 

[Mister Wright]

a whole list of Aussies who would have played more test/odi cricket overseas, could have done very well

siddons
Law
Lehmann
Love
Hussey
Katich
di venuto
Elliot
blewett
Gillespie - could have played alot more if not injured so much

Add to that:

Maher
Secombe
Kasprowicz
Bichel
Richards
Nicholson
Robertson
Berry
Elliot
Hodge
Inness
Fleming
Marsh
Nielsen
Angel
Hussey

 

[Deja moo]

Add to that:Maher
Secombe
Kasprowicz
Bichel
Richards
Nicholson
Robertson
Berry
Elliot
Hodge
Inness
Fleming
Marsh
Nielsen
Angel
Hussey

Coz all Australians are supposed to do well in international cricket?:rolleyes:

 

[Mister Wright]

Coz all Australians are supposed to do well in international cricket?:rolleyes:

I'll think you'll find I didn't list all the Australians who have played domestic cricket in Australia and not been successful for Australia. Rather, those who IMO would have been been successful in another country.