Torino101 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 By modern era, I mean who you can personally remember and have watched in your lifetime - so no Graces or Bradmans....... This is massively subjective and there is no right answer, but with the retirement of Kallis I wondered what others all time 11 may look like. Mine is below (but have only given 5 minutes thought!! But still think it would give any side a run for it's money!!). Being born in the early eighties really excludes the likes of Joel Garner for me as although they were still playing I'm too young to remember. The sad thing to see is not a single englishman amongst them...... 3 AUS, 2 WI, 2 SL, 2 PAK, 1 SA, 1 IND 1. Matthew Hayden 2. Kumar Sangakkara (wkt) 3. Brian Lara 4. Sachin Tendulkar 5. Jacques Kallis 6. Steve Waugh (capt) 7. Imran Khan 8. Wasim Akram 9. Shane Warne 10. Muttiah Muralitharan 11. Curtly Ambrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Hmmm, my list contains some of yours but a good few Englishmen: Hayden Vaughan (Capt.) Lara Tendulkar Pietersen Kallis Gilchrist Botham Warne Anderson Muralitharan But I need a pace man so Anderson or Botham might be at risk. I'd also like to find a place for McGrath. I'm assuming all the above are on top form of course. TMS did this at the start of this test but they have been around long enough to include Whispering Death. 5 mins thinking and only devoted to cricket since 2001 really (but remember watching Botham with my Grandpa). Edited December 31, 2013 by Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted December 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Wow! Vaughan wouldn't even make my English all time 11! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) I thought he was an excellent captain and more-than handy as an opener with the bat. "Michael Vaughan my Lord, Michael Vaughan ... " Edited December 31, 2013 by Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Wow! Vaughan wouldn't even make my English all time 11! On that subject, from the last 30 years or so..... Cook Boycott Gower Gooch Pietersen Stewart Botham Broad Flintoff Anderson Underwood Don't like Pietersen or Boycott much, but you'd be mad to leave them out Like Boycott, Underwood played his last test the year I was born, but I am led to believe spinners like Swann have not eclipsed him Interestingly Nasser Hussain put Gough in his WORLD eleven, high praise indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waylander Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 By modern era, I mean who you can personally remember and have watched in your lifetime - so no Graces or Bradmans....... This is massively subjective and there is no right answer, but with the retirement of Kallis I wondered what others all time 11 may look like. Mine is below (but have only given 5 minutes thought!! But still think it would give any side a run for it's money!!). Being born in the early eighties really excludes the likes of Joel Garner for me as although they were still playing I'm too young to remember. The sad thing to see is not a single englishman amongst them...... 3 AUS, 2 WI, 2 SL, 2 PAK, 1 SA, 1 IND 1. Matthew Hayden 2. Kumar Sangakkara (wkt) 3. Brian Lara 4. Sachin Tendulkar 5. Jacques Kallis 6. Steve Waugh (capt) 7. Imran Khan 8. Wasim Akram 9. Shane Warne 10. Muttiah Muralitharan 11. Curtly Ambrose That is a great line-up. I think I would have to drop one of the swashbuckling batsmen to get Dravid "the wall" in though.....not yet sure who though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted December 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Dravid was one of a few honoarable mentions that I thought about but this side seemed a good balance, including: Ponting Walsh Donald Pollock Younis Pieterson Gayle Gilchrist Bond Edited December 31, 2013 by Torino101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Haynes & Greenwich Sir Viv Sachin, McGrath Miuri Donald Gilchrist or substitute for Alec Stewart for keeper Pointing Border (capt) Marshall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torino101 Posted December 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Haynes & Greenwich Sir Viv Sachin, McGrath Miuri Donald Gilchrist or substitute for Alec Stewart for keeper Pointing Border (capt) Marshall Leave out Lara and Warne - quite a call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Yeah, although Lara was/is a great bat, and a leftie to spice it up a bit, I always thought he was a bit tooo........... flash? or overly confident but without the Richards' swager and actual utter skill if you know what I mean? Yeah, yeah stats blah blah. I'd rather watch Sir Viv than Lara. If you know what I mean? Really hard to explain. Warne - if he hadn't shacked up with Hurley, he'd have a place in the team. Edited December 31, 2013 by cruiser647 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Only one other McGrath call. Have you lot lost your minds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 (edited) Warne - if he hadn't shacked up with Hurley, he'd have a place in the team. You're a bit behind the news. They split up about a month ago. She's been pestering the life out of me ever since (Liz, not Aussie girl Warne). Warne is a shoe-in for any team of any generation in my opinion, as is Ponting and I'm amazed he's only in one list so far. I hate to say it, but I'd probably just pick the Australian team from its height in 2000-02. It is easier and they were nigh on invincible anyway. Edited January 1, 2014 by NewNiceMrMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy2shots Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Gooch Graham Smith Two opening batters that would get the team off to a solid start against any attack on any surface. Tendulkar Lara Ponting Ok so Ricky would have to bat lower than he likes but solid upper middle order. Kallis Botham 2 of the best all rounders the game has ever seen. Ian Healy Not the best wicket keeper batsman ever but one of if not the best wicket keeper. No Gilly or Sangakara as the batting line up is strong enough so I just want an outright brilliant keeper. Warne Mcgrath Now I was unsure about Mcgath but as I am picking the best team not the best 11 players he has to be in. Bowling in partnership with Warne, they dry up all the runs and Mcgraths top of off stump line would get you. Wasim Akram We have the best spin bowler of all time in Warne, the best line and length bowler in Mcgrath and with Akram in the team that covers the best swing bowler i have seen. A team to win in any country on any surface. Well balanced and I would back them against anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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