Current International Teams [Oct. 2008]

[edgefan007]

Which 20-man squad do u think has the most potential [my picks - England & India !!!]

Australia :-

Hayden
S. Marsh
Ponting (c)
M. Hussey
M. Clarke (v.c)
S. Watson
Haddin (w.k)
C. White
B. Lee
M. Johnson
S. Clark

12th:N. Bracken
S. Katich [Tests] / J. Hopes [ODIs/T20] {Reserve Opener}
P. Siddle
D. Hussey

Extras :-
A. Symonds
J. Krejza
D. Bollinger
L. Ronchi {Reserve w.k}
B. Hodge

Reserve XI from this Squad : Hayden, Katich/Hopes, Ponting, Hodge, Symonds, D. Hussey, Ronchi, Krejza, Bracken, Siddle, Bollinger.

***Each team XI before & after this has 3 pacemen, 1 spinner & a useful 5th bowler [Watson or Katich/Hopes] with 2 part-timers [Clarke & M. Hussey AND Symonds & D. Hussey] as well to make it 7 bowlers in all !!! There are also 2 w-keepers & 3 or 4 Openers in each squad of 20 !!!
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S. Africa :-

Test Lineup :-
N. McKenzie [Tests]
G. Smith (c)
Amla
Kallis (v.c)
Prince [Tests]
AB De Villiers
Boucher (w.k)
J. Botha
M. Morkel
Steyn
Ntini

ODI Lineup : Gibbs [ODIs/T20] , G. Smith (c), Kallis (v.c), AB De Villiers, J.P. Duminy,A. Morkel,M. Boucher (w.k), J. Botha,M. Morkel, Steyn, Ntini.

12th:Zondeki
Duminy [Benched in Tests] / Ontong[ODIs]
Rory Kleinvedlt
H. Amla [in ODIs]/ A. Morkel [in Tests]

Extras :-
L. Bosman {Reserve Opener}
Paul Harris
A. Nel
Alviro Peterson
Ryan McLaren [with a now seemingly- jeopardised international career !]

Reserve XI [Tests] :-Bosman,G. Smith (c),A. Morkel,AB De Villiers (v.c)(w.k), Duminy,A. Peterson,R. McLaren,Kleinveldt,P. Harris,Nel,Zondeki.

Reserve XI [ODis/T20] :-Bosman,G. Smith (c),Amla,AB De Villiers (v.c)(w.k), A. Peterson,R. McLaren,Kleinvedlt,P. Harris,Nel,Zondeki.
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edgefan007 added 14 Minutes and 19 Seconds later...

England :-

ODIs/T20 :-I. Bell (v.c), Prior (w.k), Shah, Pietersen (c), Flintoff, Collingwood,L. Wright,S. Broad,S. Harmison,J. Anderson, Panesar.

Tests :-Cook,Strauss,I. Bell (v.c),Pietersen (c), Flintoff, Collingwood,Prior (w.k),S. Broad,S. Harmison,J. Anderson,Panesar.

Reserve XI [Tests] :-I. Bell (v.c),L. Wright,O. Shah,Pietersen (c),Samit Patel, Bopara,T. Ambrose (w.k),Swann,Sidebottom,Bresnan,Tremlett.


Reserve XI [ODIs/T20] :-Cook,Strauss,I. Bell (v.c),Pietersen (c),Samit Patel, Bopara,T. Ambrose (w.k),Swann,Sidebottom,Bresnan,Tremlett.
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India [after Fab 4- Dravid,Ganguly,Kumble & Laxman NOT Sachin- Retire] :-

Sehwag (v.c)
Gambhir
Raina
Sachin Tendulkar
Yuvraj
Badrinath
Dhoni (c) (w.k)
Harbhajan
Zaheer
Ishant Sharma
Munaf Patel

12th:R.P. Singh
Rohit Sharma
Praveen Kumar
Virat Kohli {Reserve Opener}

Extras :-
Parthiv Patel {Reserve w.k}
Amit Mishra
Irfan Pathan
M. Kaif
R. Uthappa {Reserve Opener}

Reserve XI:-Uthappa,Kohli,Raina (v.c), R. Sharma, Yuvraj (c), Kaif,P. Patel (w.k), I. Pathan,P. Kumar,A. Mishra,R.P. Singh.
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Pakistan :-

Butt
Jamshed
Younus
Yousuf
Misbah (v.c)
S. Malik (c) - their BEST ODI & T20 Player in the past year !!!
K. AKmal (w.k)
S. Tanvir
U. Gul
S. Akhtar
S. Ajmal - a must-pick bowler !!!

12th:Sohail Khan
S. Afridi - the biggest idiot in cricket's history besides Rao SPLIT TEETH Iftikhar Anjum !!!
Abdur Rauf
F. Alam - a legend in the making !

Extras :-
Shoaib Khan {Reserve Opener}
M. Amjad
Anwar Ali
Khalid Latif {Reserve Opener}
Bazid Khan - the next great #3 !

Reserve XI:-S. Khan,K. Latif,B. Khan,M. Yousuf (c), F. Alam Aridi, K. Akmal (v.c) (w.k), M. Amjad,Anwar Ali,A. Rauf,Sohail Khan.
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Sri Lanka:-

Vandort [Tests]/ Jayasurioya [ODIs/T20]
Warnapura - a great youngster
Sangakkara (v.c)(w.k)
M. Jayawardena (c)
C. Kapugedera
T. Dilshan - future Lankan Captain & Keeper !!
K. Weeraratne
C. Vaas
N. Kulasekara
MENDIS
MURALItharan

12th:T. Thushara Mirando
Udawatte {Reserve Opener}
D. Fernando
J. Mubarak {Reserve Opener}

Extras :-
T. Samarweera - a gr8 #5batsman
Rangana Herath
Maharoof
T.Kandamby - future #6 batsman for S.L.
Lokuhettige Dilhara - an all-rounder at #7 like Weeraratne !!!

Reserve XI :-Udawatte,Mubarak,Sangakkara (v.c)(w.k), M.Jayawardena (c),T. Samarweera, Kandamby,L. Dilhara,Thushara,Maharoof,Fernando,Herath.

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[King Pietersen]

England's ODi/T20 team is actually:
Bell
Prior
Shah
Pietersen
Flintoff
Collingwood
Wright
Patel
Broad
Harmison
Anderson

Panesar doesn't get a look in for the ODi team, he's not a good enough OD bowler.

 

[edgefan007]

New Zealand - future WORST Test Team contender !!!

ODIs :-How,McCullum (v.c)(w.k),Ryder,R. Taylor,Styris,Flynn,Oram,Vettori (c),Mills,I. O'Brien,C. Martin.

Tests :- How,Redmond,Ryder,R. Taylor,B. McCullum(v.c)(w.k),Flynn,Oram,Vettori,Mills, O'Brien,C. Martin.

Reserve XI :-How (c),M. Bell,Fulton,R. Taylor(v.c),J. Marshall,G. Elliott,G. Hopkins (w.k),T. Southee,J. Patel,M. Gillespie,M. Mason.
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West Indies :-

Gayle (c)
X. Marshall - the X-Man cometh !!!
Sarwan (v.c)
S. Findlay - one for the future !!!
S. Chanderpaul
Dwayne Bravo
C. Baugh (w.k)
J. Taylor
D. Powell
N. Miller
F. Edwards

12th:Kemar Roach
Brendan 'Aussie' Nash
Lionel Baker
Leon Johnson - future #3 for W.I

Extras :-
Chattergoon {Reserve Opener}
Dave Mohammed
D. Sammy
D. Ramdin {Reserve W.K}
Andre Fletcher {Reserve Opener}

Reserve XI :-Chattergoon,Fletcher,Johnson,Findlay (v.c), Chanderpaul (c),Nash,Ramdin, Sammy,Mohammed,Roach,Baker.
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Banglades :-

T. Iqbal
J. Siddique
M. Rahim (w.k)
Ashraful (c)
Shakib Al Hasan - future Bangla Captain !!!
Mehrab Hossain Jr.
Naeem Islam
M. Mortaza (v.c)
A. Razzak
S. Hossain
S. Rasel

12th:Mahbubul Alam - rookie pacer !
Raqibul Hasan - next gr8 #4 after Ashraful !!!
Nazmul Hossain
Saleh

Extras :-
Imrul Kayes {Reserve Opener}
E. Haque Jr.
Dolar $$$ Mahmud
Mahmudullah Riad
T. Imran {Reserve Opener}

Reserve XI :-Imrul Kayes,Tushar Imran,Rajin Saleh,R. Hasan,S.A Hasan (c),M. Riad,M. Rahim (v.c)(w.k),D. Mahmud,M. Alam,N. Hossain,E. Haque Jr.
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[edgefan007]

actually, i feel Panesar or Swann should get a chance in ODIs as having Samit or Luke at #8 causes an imbalance in team composition.

furthermore, they are merely batsmen who can be handy bowlers againt teams like S.A [spinners like Samit are their Achilles heel] or N.Z or W.I but India , Aussies & Pakistan will take them to the cleaners !!!

Also, they are wasted at #8 as batsmen.

 

[King Pietersen]

Patel took a 5fer in the ODi series against South Africa. Also, considering England's proneness to collapse as a batting order it's good having someone like Patel or Wright at number 8. The Batting order is changeable as well, if England are batting slowly and a wicket falls, Wright can be pushed up to give the ball a whack. I think having Patel and Wright in makes the team look stronger if anything. Both are very useful All-Rounders.

 

[angryangy]

Patel is the number 7, Wright in the last series was a spare part at number 8, often not bowling.

 

[King Pietersen]

Yeh, but Wright's still good enough to be in the team. His batting can be truely destructive, although he's not really shown it on the International scene, and he's proved in the past that his bowling is very useful, reaching very impressive speeds into the late 80's. I could see Graeme Napier filling a similar role for England if he has a good season next season as well. He often reaches 92mph and is incredibly accurate, and has a hell of a whack on him. I'd have got him into the Twenty20 team tbh.

 

[manee]

Yeh, but Wright's still good enough to be in the team. His batting can be truely destructive, although he's not really shown it on the International scene, and he's proved in the past that his bowling is very useful, reaching very impressive speeds into the late 80's. I could see Graeme Napier filling a similar role for England if he has a good season next season as well. He often reaches 92mph and is incredibly accurate, and has a hell of a whack on him. I'd have got him into the Twenty20 team tbh.

It has always baffled me why Napier does not fill Wright's role in the ODI and T20 team. After all, Napier>Wright with the ball and the difference with the bat becomes negligable down at number eight.

 

[icyman]

Yuvraj Singh would never captain India in his life. I think the selectors should appoint Virender Sehwag as our v.c

 

[Bibu07]

Yuvraj Singh would never captain India in his life. I think the selectors should appoint Virender Sehwag as our v.c

Yes that's right never ever captain India ... selectors must call V.Sehwag