Andy Flower!! That guy is a champion... looks like he retired from the poll as well though... Umm... i'm not going to say Tendulkar because he never stands up to the Aussies, and Indian pitches favour batting giving his stats a boost (not saying he isn't good though!). Lara is close, but no cigar on this occasion. 6 months ago i might have said Hayden, but his WC wasn't great, but if he gets back to how he was last year he'd definatly be #1... all depends on how he plays this summer. No way ul Haq... Vaughan had one great year, but that doesn't make him the best. Fleming, Kallis, Sarwan... improving but definately not the best. Gilchrist- same as Hayden, needs to get back the form he had last year. Ponting... definately maybe... Give him another year and he'll be killing everyone. Soo... my choice? bah... screw the system, i'm going a tie between Steve Waugh and Andy Flower.