World Test Team

[manee]

You pick enough Indian players there Manee ? Also, Pietersen, Sangakkara, Tendulkar and Ponting to name a few are all much worthier of being in a world team as opposed to Laxman and Dravid. Hayden's better than Cook aswell. Also, Steyn, Lee, and Asif are far better than Rp Singh and Sharma. Very strange choices there Manee. Shows that you watch far more Indian cricket than other countries as some of those choices are ludicrous considering the other performing players in world cricket.

edit: Woops, only just realised you were trying to make a better team than Griffo. You failed.

Well, it wasn't easy. I've put Asif in for Sharma, I guess I didn't think of him at the time.

 

[King Pietersen]

1. Smith
2. Cook
3. Dravid
4. Jayawardene
5. Chanderpaul
6. Kallis
7. Dhoni
8. Kumble
9. Asif
10. Sidebottom
11. Sharma

I think that's a better attempt tbh, far more exciting team than yours, your team has to have the most dull batting order possible between Smith and Dhoni. Jayawardene should be in instead of Laxman, far better and more stylish batsman. Also, Mohammed Asif is a far better bowler than RP Singh. It's not easy though, you made a good attempt !!

 

[usy]

1. Smith
2. Cook
3. Dravid
4. Jayawardene
5. Chanderpaul
6. Kallis
7. Dhoni
8. Kumble
9. Asif
10. Sidebottom
11. Sharma

I think that's a better attempt tbh, far more exciting team than yours, your team has to have the most dull batting order possible between Smith and Dhoni. Jayawardene should be in instead of Laxman, far better and more stylish batsman. Also, Mohammed Asif is a far better bowler than RP Singh. It's not easy though, you made a good attempt !!

are Aussies on strike?

 

[manee]

I think that's a better attempt tbh, far more exciting team than yours, your team has to have the most dull batting order possible between Smith and Dhoni. Jayawardene should be in instead of Laxman, far better and more stylish batsman. Also, Mohammed Asif is a far better bowler than RP Singh. It's not easy though, you made a good attempt !!

Laxman is massively underrated. He averages 47.23 where I put him, Jayawardene rarely bats at 6 and does well in all continents or countries. He is pure style, how can you call him dull. Asif is in my team already, you probably didn't see the edit.

 

[Will_NA]

Jayawardena averages in the low 30s abroad.

 

[usy]

I'd rather have Paul Collinwood in my test team.

 

[Dare]

I'd rather have Paul Collinwood in my test team.

over Jayawardene?

 

[usy]

over Jayawardene?

err yes!

 

[Dare]

err yes!

waaaat dude come on, Jayawardene averages over 52 in tests and for my money is a much better batsman than Collingwood. i like collingwood and all i think he is a good player but just not as good as Mahela.

 

[usy]

Well this stat is good enough for me, Collingwood can also pick some wickets, one of better fielders in game.

 

[Dare]

ok now can you pull up Mahelas stats.

 

[usy]

lol, i couldn't find them on wiki ..

 

[King Pietersen]

Mahela's Test stats:

Grouping  Ascending  	Span  	Mat  	Inns  	NO  	Runs  	HS  	Ave  	BF  	SR  	100  	50  	0  	4s  	6s
v Australia  	1999-2007  	10  	18  	0  	581  	104  	32.27  	1316  	44.14  	1  	1  	1  	72  	1  	view innings
v Bangladesh 	2001-2007 	9 	10 	1 	658 	165 	73.11 	891 	73.84 	3 	1 	1 	86 	8 	view innings
v England 	1998-2007 	16 	27 	3 	1581 	213* 	65.87 	3188 	49.59 	6 	7 	2 	173 	8 	view innings
v India 	1997-2005 	9 	13 	0 	882 	242 	67.84 	1518 	58.10 	3 	5 	1 	118 	4 	view innings
v New Zealand 	1998-2006 	9 	15 	1 	599 	167 	42.78 	1397 	42.87 	2 	3 	2 	75 	1 	view innings
v Pakistan 	1999-2006 	13 	25 	1 	656 	82 	27.33 	1272 	51.57 	0 	6 	2 	86 	3 	view innings
v South Africa 	2000-2006 	12 	22 	1 	1472 	374 	70.09 	2756 	53.41 	5 	2 	1 	182 	9 	view innings
v West Indies 	2001-2008 	8 	12 	1 	558 	136 	50.72 	1036 	53.86 	1 	2 	0 	61 	1 	view innings
v Zimbabwe 	1999-2004 	8 	10 	3 	420 	100* 	60.00 	745 	56.37 	1 	3 	0 	47 	2

Mahela's ODi Stats:

Grouping  Ascending  	Span  	Mat  	Inns  	NO  	Runs  	HS  	Ave  	BF  	SR  	100  	50  	0  	4s  	6s
v Africa XI  	2005-2007  	5  	5  	1  	269  	107  	67.25  	284  	94.71  	1  	2  	0  	21  	5  	view innings
v Australia 	1999-2008 	33 	32 	2 	978 	86 	32.60 	1275 	76.70 	0 	10 	3 	76 	1 	view innings
v Bangladesh 	2000-2007 	17 	13 	3 	337 	51 	33.70 	408 	82.59 	0 	2 	0 	40 	3 	view innings
v Bermuda 	2007-2007 	1 	1 	0 	85 	85 	85.00 	90 	94.44 	0 	1 	0 	6 	2 	view innings
v Canada 	2003-2003 	1 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	view innings
v England 	1999-2007 	27 	25 	3 	945 	126* 	42.95 	1131 	83.55 	4 	4 	2 	86 	2 	view innings
v India 	1998-2008 	42 	40 	4 	1207 	128 	33.52 	1628 	74.14 	1 	9 	5 	93 	5 	view innings
v Ireland 	2007-2007 	1 	1 	1 	39 	39* 	- 	27 	144.44 	0 	0 	0 	6 	1 	view innings
v Kenya 	1999-2003 	2 	2 	0 	50 	45 	25.00 	46 	108.69 	0 	0 	0 	7 	0 	view innings
v Netherlands 	2002-2006 	3 	3 	0 	48 	34 	16.00 	39 	123.07 	0 	0 	1 	5 	0 	view innings
v New Zealand 	2001-2007 	28 	26 	3 	717 	116 	31.17 	1012 	70.84 	2 	1 	2 	69 	5 	view innings
v Pakistan 	1998-2007 	41 	39 	2 	1059 	101 	28.62 	1476 	71.74 	1 	5 	5 	78 	12 	view innings
v South Africa 	1998-2007 	31 	31 	3 	625 	59 	22.32 	940 	66.48 	0 	2 	1 	51 	2 	view innings
v U.A.E. 	2004-2004 	1 	1 	0 	26 	26 	26.00 	26 	100.00 	0 	0 	0 	4 	0 	view innings
v West Indies 	1999-2007 	14 	13 	2 	503 	106* 	45.72 	591 	85.10 	1 	4 	0 	37 	5 	view innings
v Zimbabwe 	1998-2006 	22 	19 	3 	558 	96 	34.87 	748 	74.59 	0 	4 	0 	50 	0

I'd rather have Mahela any day of the week.

 

[Dare]

yea he has owned India, England and South Africa the only teams that have had his number are Australia and surprisingly Pakistan.

 

[King Pietersen]

Yeh, strange that Pakistan have the edge over him, he's only managed 1 hundred against them in both forms. He's a quality player though, far better technically than Collingwood.