Makhaya Ntini (RSA) My XI Gordon Greenidge Michael Atherton Rahul Dravid Allan Border Sir Ian Botham Mark Boucher Chaminda Vaas Bishan Bedi Muttiah Muralitharan Courtney Walsh Makhaya Ntini
Chris Cairns (NZ) XI Mark Taylor Herbert Sutcliffe Brian Lara Martin Crowe Steve Waugh (CAP) AB De Villiers (WK) Imran Khan Chris Cairns Jim Laker Joel Garner Allan Donald
Bit out there but Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) 1) Sunil Gavaskar 2) Stephen Fleming (C) 3) Sourav Ganguly 4) Graeme Pollock 5) Mike Hussey 6) Kumar Sangakkara 7) Andrew Flintoff 8) Shakib Al Hasan 9) Shane Warne 10) Fred Trueman 11) Dale Steyn
1) Graeme Smith 2) Inzamam-ul-Huq 3) Michael Clarke 4) Len Hutton 5) Gary Kirsten 6) Gary Sobers 7) MS Dhoni 8) Wasim Akram 9) Abdul Qadir 10) Michael Holding 11) Sydney Barnes Now obviously not all those players played at those numbers, but I believe Clarke should be playing at three and needs to take responsibility, Inzamam had the skill top open.
1. Matthew Hayden 2. Alastair Cook 3. Sir Donald Bradman 4. Mohammad Yousef 5. Mahela Jayawardene 6. Matt Prior (W) 7. Daniel Vettori (C) 8. Richard Hadlee 9. Malcolm Marshall 10. Vernon Philander 11. Curtly Ambrose
You're probably right regarding Inzamam Rob, could have also put Kirsten there as he was a specialist opener.
1) Kevin Pietersen (ENG) 2) Conrad Hunte (WI) 3) Viv Richards (WI) 4) Ricky Ponting (AUS) Captain 5) Jacques Kallis (SA) 6) Javed Miandad (PAK) 7) Kapil Dev (IND) 8) Alan Knott (ENG) Wicket-keeper 9) Waqar Younis (PAK) 10) Anil Kumble (IND) 11) Glenn McGrath (AUS)
Extremely strong side Joga, though KP to open is a gamble and then some!!! Thought you might have gone for the two spinners option after you'd picked two of the great all rounders.
Good idea, switching them. 1) Graeme Smith (C) 2) Gary Kirsten 3) Michael Clarke 4) Len Hutton 5) Inzamam-ul-Huq 6) Gary Sobers 7) MS Dhoni (W) 8) Wasim Akram 9) Abdul Qadir 10) Michael Holding 11) Sydney Barnes I like my team, I think it is frighteningly strong and balanced, very few egos.
Agreed - KP will walk to the crease exuding arrogance, and will either be out for a duck, or hit a double century But that is where the great Conrad Hunter comes in - his more reserved attacking nature lets the likes of KP and Viv Richards to play their shots, making my batting order complete. There are so many exciting partnerships in the top-to-middle order: Pietersen-Hunte-Richards-Ponting-Kallis-Miandad.
Once Ross makes his final pick people can start PM me your votes (list on OP) if all in by thurs ill post the results then
Adam Gilchrist (AUS), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI), Chris Gayle (WI), Dennis Lillie (AUS), Sanath Jayasuriya (SL), Virender Sehwag (IND), Steve Harmison (ENG), Graham Gooch (ENG), Brendon McCullum (NZ), V.V.S. Laxman (IND) 1) Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) 2) Chris Gayle (WI) Captain 3) Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) 4) Virender Sehweg (IND) 5) Graham Gooch (ENG) 6) VVS Laxman (IND) 7) Adam Gilchrist (AUS) WK 8) Brendon McCullum (NZ) 9) Dennis Lillie (AUS) 10) Shane Bond (NZ) 11) Steve Harmison (ENG) Like a batting orientated team!
