Review of teams so far (excluding my own)
Dutchad: Opening combination is on the weaker side. Smith will no doubt go down as a South African great and I think he was a great pick. However, Jayasuriya wasn't all that great a pick. He wasn't very reliable or consistent with the bat and wasn't penetrative enough with the ball. That being said, coming so low down in the round, I suppose you had to go for him as there was very little choice. Ian Botham was a wonderful all rounder and I have no real complaints there. Daniel Vettori was a bit of a bemusing pick for me. His bowling has really gone down as his batting has gotten better. I would have gone for John Reid, Glenn Turner, Martin Donnelly or Jack Cowie. It must be especially painful seeing as you could have gotten Shane Warne in the Australia round, which brings me to my next point. You haven't really concentrated on your bowling attack so far and that could leave you high and dry in the rounds to come, however, when you sacrifice that bowling line up for a middle order with Tendulkar and Ponting, one can't really complain can they?
Zorax: 2nd best all rounder, an excellent keeper, a well respected spinner, one of the best fast bowlers ever, a great left field New Zealand pick and India's best all rounder. A well rounded and well balanced side so far. Finding openers may be a worry though. Also, it looks like you're going with only 3 pure bowlers so I think you're being far to reliant on who other people go for in the hope that they do not steal your batsmen.
KP: Batting is top class although Barry Richards is a little iffy. No doubt he was a world class player but as Ian Chappell said, it's hard to rank him or rate him because he only played 4 test matches. Bit of an unknown quantity. Well respected Indian spinner. George Lohman was a bit of a surprise and probably a mistake. Batting averages hovered in the mid 20s at the time and pitches were absolute minefields so you have to take that bowling average with a bit of salt. Batsmen weren't all that skilled at the time either. Bowling has no real pace at the moment.
hMarka: Dale Steyn was a good pick and will no doubt go down as one of the modern greats and probably all time greats too. Great keeper batsman in Sangakkara. No debates there. Sir Leonard Hutton was a great opener, there's no doubt about that but since you had the first pick you should have gone for Sir Jack Hobbs. Still, Hutton was a fine opener so it wasn't really a backwards step. Weekes was another strong selection. Astle, however, wasn't. Terrible selection if I'm honest. If you were going for a batsman, you should have gone for Turner or Donnelly. Anil Kumble was a fine pick but I think you'll regret that since you had first pick in the Australia round. You could have gone for Rahul Dravid, Vijay Merchant or Vijay Hazare instead.
Dare: Very strong bowling line up. Lack of spinner is a bit of a worry as I'm sure they are going to disappear fast. Solid pick in Rahul Dravid. Would have loved to have him and Sunny but I can't have my way with everything now can I. Jayawardene is a bit of a FTB and doesn't really perform all that well outside the subcontinent but the choice is understandable as you didn't have many other alternatives.
Cricketman: Shaun Pollock was a fine bowler. Great control and one of my favorite cricketers. However, you had the chance to go for Allan Donald and I think you missed a trick by not doing so. Aravinda De Silva was no doubt a fine Sri Lankan batsman however his figures don't stack up when it comes to looking at him on a world stage. He never really made the most of his talent. I suppose you could argue that this is because he came up against much better bowling attacks than Jayawardene, Sangakkara, Dilshan and Samaraweera did. I understand the pick given that there were not many alternative choices as was the case with everyone after Murali and Sanga were gone. Greatest opener of all time. No debate there. Solid number 3 pick. Prolific run scorer and proven performer, has all the stats in the world to back it up. Bond was a great fast bowler and I think he would have gone on to be an all time great like Hadlee if he was injury free however, we'll never know will we. Like with Barry Richards, Bond is a bit of an unknown quantity in the test arena. He never played enough tests in a row and could hardly last an entire series. Vinoo Mankad was a great all rounder though I'm not sure he belongs in an all time XI. I would have gone for Merchant or Hazare. You could have moved Lara down to 5 and played Dravid at 3, but I understand that Lara hasn't played many innings at 5. Well balanced side so far though. Not leaning towards batting or bowling.
There you go dutchad. Hope you actually read it
. Took me a while. Apologies for any spelling errors or striking mistakes in grammar or vocabulary. I didn't double check the post.
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, I had no idea I had the first pick in the Aus round and i figured Warnie would be the 1st to go. So stupidity on my part in not checking the 1st post, i could really have used Dravid. 
