The Best XI

[jmcdonald]

If you had to name a team of cricketers, who would they be?
They can be from any generation.

My Team

1) D.Bradman (c)
2) I.Healy (wk)
3) WG.Grace
4) J.Hobbs
5) B.Lara
6) I.Botham
7) G.Sobers
8) K.Dev
9) I.Khan
10) D.Lilee
11) S.Warne
12th Man) R.Benaud or S.Gavaskar (Can't make up my mind)

 

[aussie1st]

Picking Healy are you going by his keeping?
I would add Gilly over Healy, and Tendulkar has to be in there somewhere.

 

[andrew_nixon]

1. WG Grace
2. Herbert Sutcliffe
3. Don Bradman
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Garfield Sobers
6. Andy Flower
7. Ian Botham
8. Bart King
9. Wasim Akram
10. Brian Statham
11. Murali

 

[squiz]

1. WG Grace
2. Herbert Sutcliffe
3. Don Bradman
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Garfield Sobers
6. Andy Flower
7. Ian Botham
8. Bart King
9. Wasim Akram
10. Brian Statham
11. Murali

I'd probably pick Keith Miller over Ian Botham

 

[langerrox]

miller?!

 

[andrew_nixon]

I'd probably pick Keith Miller over Ian Botham

I'd have thought if anyone had a query it would be over Bart King rather than anyone else.

 

[squiz]

@LangerRox: Yup Keith Miller, greatest Australian All-rounder to play the game

@AndrewNixon: I actually had never heard of King before, looking at his profile I'm not sure how to judge him as he only played First Class Cricket

 

[andrew_nixon]

@AndrewNixon: I actually had never heard of King before, looking at his profile I'm not sure how to judge him as he only played First Class Cricket

Not surprising considering he was an American. Many of those who faced him at the time he played said he was the best bowler they'd ever faced though.

 

[BarmyUK]

1. WG Grace
2. Herbert Sutcliffe
3. Don Bradman
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Garfield Sobers
6. Andy Flower
7. Ian Botham
8. Bart King
9. Wasim Akram
10. Brian Statham
11. Murali

Lara? Warne?

I'd pick Lara over flower any day and Warne over Murali

 

[Demon_fire]

Heres mine.





1.Sunny Gavaskar

2.Saeed Anwar

3. Sir Donald bradman

4.Sachin tendulkar

5.Graeme pollock

6.Imran khan

7. Adam Gilchrist

8.Hadlee

9. Warne

10. M Marshall

11. Glen Mcgrath

 

[aldersley]

what about steve waugh.

 

[andrew_nixon]

Lara? Warne?

I'd pick Lara over flower any day and Warne over Murali

Lara in for Flower? So who keeps wicket?

 

[Sureshot]

Andy Flower
WG Grace
bradman
Sobers
Lara
Tendulkar
Botham
Warne
Walsh
Garner
Murali

 

[shanewarne]

1.D.Bradman(aus)
2.G.Sobers(wi)
3.L.Hutton(eng)
4.B.Lara(wi)
5.S.waugh(aus)
6.S.Gavaskar(ind)
7.A.Gilchrist(aus)
8.S.Warne(aus)
9.W.Akram(pak)
10.J.Laker(eng)
11.R.Lindwall(aus)
12.R.Hadlee(nz)

 

[squiz]

Lara in for Flower? So who keeps wicket?

Pick Gilly then