The Best XI
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Topic: The Best XI
Posted By: Beefy
Subject: The Best XI
Date Posted: 03 February 2005 at 12:31pm
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Here's what I consider to the best XI of the current players. V Sehwag, G Smith, R Ponting (capt), B Lara , S Tendulkar, J Kallis, A Flintoff, A Gilchrist, S Pollock, S Warne, G McGrath What do you think? |
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03 February 2005 at 12:45pm
Nice selection Beefy , but Graeme Smith has had a pretty torrid time from Hoggy and can't compare with Justin Langer or Andrew Struass - being English , I'll opt for Anderw ! .  Sachin just hasn't performed in some time - the injury has plagued him and the subsequent loss of form was no surprise. On current form , my side is...
Strauss ; Langer ; Ponting ; Dravid ; Kallis; Flintoff ; Gilchrist ; Warne ; Pollock ; Gillespie ; McGrath No room for Clarke or Martin , pretty hard seeing they've been brilliant recently!! ------------- |
Posted By: Beefy
Date Posted: 03 February 2005 at 12:51pm
| it was a tough choice for openers. My heart said Strauss, but Smith's experience won the day. Strauss would be my 12th man! Dravid's a good choice. No Lara in your side? |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03 February 2005 at 12:56pm
No , very tough to leave the man out though ! From an English perspective , the good news is that all those Ausssies will be on pension soon and the side will be FULL of Poms !!! ------------- |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 03 February 2005 at 1:13pm
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I was going to post a similar thing to this - good stuff Beefy. Here's mine: Strauss, Langer, Dravid, Ponting, Lara, Kallis, Gilchrist, Warne, McGrath, Pollock, Hoggard 12th Man: Sehwag/Gillespie This is the team I'd pick if they had to play a match tomorrow... ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03 February 2005 at 1:49pm
Pretty close to mine there JP !!! I goota admit , seeing Hoggy in your side warmed the ****les of my heart!!  ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 03 February 2005 at 1:53pm
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[Q Pretty close to mine there JP !!! I goota admit , seeing Hoggy in your side warmed the ****les of my heart!! [/QUOTE]
What a stupid piece of software here Mr Administrator!! Lots of perfectly normal words begin with the four letters obliterated by your programme !!! Artificial Intelligence - gimme commonsense everytime!!! ------------- |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 03 February 2005 at 3:03pm
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Well, Hoggy is on fine form at the moment - and he's always been a favourite of mine so I had to include him. ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 04 February 2005 at 4:57am
Mine too!!! I got to chat a little with him in the nets before day 1 at PE - really good lad and he was so keen to get out there !!  ------------- |
Posted By: Malynel
Date Posted: 04 February 2005 at 12:49pm
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i think i would put pedro collins as a bowler in it though. he is getting better and is one of the better bowlers i have seen in the vb series so far. ------------- 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 07 February 2005 at 6:42am
We talking about a Test XI here Malynel - as well as Collins has bowled in that tournament , he can't displace any of the bowlers mentioned in this thread. ------------- |
Posted By: the bird
Date Posted: 09 February 2005 at 3:34pm
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Good Day Team
We all seem to be on the same wave length as to the selection of the best current team - give or take a player. Well here follows my team . . . Langer, Gilcrist, Ponting, Martyn, Dravid, Kallis, Flintoff, Warne, Lee, Gillespie & Mc Grath. The team might find it strange that I chose Gilcrist to open the batting but in my opinion he could do the job. I would also replace Lee with Pollock in the one day side as the latter provides the team with line & length. The Bird |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 10 February 2005 at 5:30am
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[QUOTE=the bird] Good Day Team
We all seem to be on the same wave length as to the selection of the best current team - give or take a player. Well here follows my team . . . Langer, Gilcrist, Ponting, Martyn, Dravid, Kallis, Flintoff, Warne, Lee, Gillespie & Mc Grath. Martyn instead of Strauss huh Bird , after all our arguments in the pub we practically pick the same team !! 
I can't agree with Gilchrist opening though , he averages only mid 30's in the one dayers as an opener , and mid 50's in the tests at 7 mate !! He's far more effective down the order and has destroyed so many attacks when they've sniffed victory! Remember his 200 at Wanderers and the 140 at Newlands - they were dazzling knocks pal !! So with only one opener in your side , mine looks so much more balanced ! You could try McGrath as makeshift opener I suppose , he has a test 50 .......................------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 February 2005 at 1:08am
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All pretty good selections, some interesting exclusions though: nobody has chosen: Kumar Sangakarra (though i don't suppose he stands much chance with Adam Gilchrist about). Okay here's my Test XI: Justin Langer Here's my One Day XI: Adam Gilchrist (WK) (Vice Captain) That kind of settles the debate over where Gilchrist should bat then...Dravid misses out and Tendulkar comes in on sheer reputation and to date statistics but when you have records like his how can you leave him out? No Flintoff i know and as fun as it may be to watch him play his record is just not as good as some of the others, well not yet anyway if he can better it and continue in the form he was last summer then maybe but he needs to do it for a longer period of time to make up for a bad start to his career early on. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 February 2005 at 7:54am
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Okay here's my Test XI: Justin LangerAndrew StraussRicky Ponting (captain) (only just gets in as batsman alone ahead of Tendulkar)Damien Martyn Brian LaraJaques Kallis (I know that's normally a bit lower than he bats but i think he'd do okay at 6)Adam Gilchrist (WK) (Vice Captain) (so no Rahul Dravid but he's not as good a keeper but haha i think there's enough strength in the batting!) Jason GillespieMichael Kasprowicz 9can't believe nobody included him!)Glenn McgrathStauart Macgill (yeah yeah i know, ahead of shane Warne and all...) but Warne has been truly rubbish of late! Here's my One Day XI: Adam Gilchrist (WK) (Vice Captain)Sachin Tendulkar (this was where he was at his best so if he plays makes sense for him to open and anyway Clarke's natural position is in the middle order)Ricky Ponting (Captain) One Day form has not been as scratchy as his Test form latelyBrian LaraRamnaresh Sarwan (the new Michael Bevan)Michael ClarkeJaques Kallis (quite low down the order for him but he can bat at 7)Daniel VettoriJason GillespieGlenn McgrathMichael Kasprowicz Payback time !!! Stuart Macgill before Warne !!! Get real mate!! If you're going on current form then Vettori or even Giles gets the nod before Macgill! As for your ODI side , having Kallis at 7 has to be crazy!! No Pietersen or Flintoff , Cairns doesn't get a mention either. Kallis is a class batsman , but hardly the man for the last 5-10 overs - he'd say so himself ! When this thread was initiated the idea was to pick a world Xi on current form - that ruled out Sachin from some of the picks.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 15 February 2005 at 12:41pm
| Actually if you look at current form then Macgill would easily get into a side ahead of Warne. Warne has been total rubbish lately, his form has gone out of the window, he is getting hit around the park a lot more, going for more per wicket and taking longer to get them so in essence his average, his strike rate and his economy have gone up. Stuart on the other hand took 5 wickets in an innings in the final Test against Pakistan and is now playing in the form of his life in domestic cricket and should play ahead of warne who now simply should call it a day. Vettori is indeed in my one day side on current form. As i said Flintoff is good to watch but his statistics (even just of late) have been rubbish. I know Kallis at 7 may well be too low but maybe he would be shifted up the order. As for no Cairns well i did consider him but he is reknown for his ability to play huge shots over the ropes and into the grandstand and seeing as Adam Gilchrist is already in the team...As for Sachin he did just hit a massive double hundred in his last Test series and he hasn't actually played for a while, its not as if his form has dipped. |
Posted By: sporty
Date Posted: 25 March 2005 at 4:44am
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This is my best one day 11- Adam Gilchrist(wkt), Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting(cpt), Rahul Dravid, Inzamam Ul Haq, Kevin Peitersen, Michael Clarke, Chaminda Vaas, Irfan Pathan, Glen Mcgrath, Muttiah Muralitharan. And this my best test 11- Andrew Strauss,Virendra Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting(cpt), Brian Lara, Adam Gilchrist(wkt), Shane Warne, Glen Mcgrath, Stephen Harmison, Muttiah Muralitharan.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 29 March 2005 at 6:40pm
You would have Irfan Pathan in your One Day side ahead of say i dunno...maybe Brett Lee? You'd leave Brian Lara out of your one Day XI a selfish stonewaller like Rahul Dravid? You know you'd make one hell of a selector...
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 31 March 2005 at 6:18am
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The obvious omission is Shaun Pollock - simply the tightest quick in one day cricket - even better than McGrath , and he can bat a bit too! I'd also say that Hershelle Gibbs is worth a look as well - not only for his blazing hitting but his terrific work at backward point.
Staying with South Africans , there's a fella called Jaques Kallis who's also thought of as a very decent allrounder - not many guys would leave him out either!! Having done my bit for my adopted country i just HAVE to scream from the rooftops the ONE man that MUST start - gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Freddy!!!! ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 31 March 2005 at 12:07pm
| Well i don't know about Pollock better than McGrath but anyway you see what i mean about Indians loving to boast and gloat and hype up the abilities of their own players. I mean would you really have a stonewaller like Dravid in your One Day side?? |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 01 April 2005 at 8:03am
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No , but he's a cert for my test side mate! I have to chuckle when you talk of Indians boasting and gloating - it might just have been Aussies you were going on about !
Personally I have no problem with the occasional chest beating - if your side is performing , then let everyone know before they play badly again !! I just might have a little to say if we sneak past those gits this Summer ! ------------- |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 01 April 2005 at 4:26pm
Not sure any Indians would be in a World one day XI right now, and as for us 'sneaking past' the Aussies in the summer, Inducker, well I think you might have more than just 'a little' to say  should the unthinkable happen.------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 01 April 2005 at 5:25pm
| Inducker you say that Aussies are the ones who go about beating their chest and boasting but when you're as good as they are right now and produce the sort of results they do then you can afford to be arrogant and boisterous. As for England and Australia this summer well let's just say that if England do happen to avoid a series defeat (in fact if they even manage to avoid defeat in a single Test without weather intervention) i'll do what you promised to if Ireland could beat Australia in the women's game and take a pregnancy test! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 04 April 2005 at 10:29am
My experience of Australians lead me to believe they bragged about their criminal records too JAL - it just the nature of the beast (and beasts they most certainly are ! !!
I promise you that Australiawill not win 5-0 this Summer - they've never done it before , and this geriatric mob certainly won't change that record ! ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 04 April 2005 at 11:31am
| Well the only reason that they haven't won 5&0 as of late even though they have won the last 8 ashes series is because of complacency more than anything else not because they are not good enough. I mean look at recent series like the one with India where they lost the final test but already having won the series. Also with Sri Lanka last year declaring very late on the final day and not giving themselves enough time to bowl Sri Lanka out but drew the match and still won the series. Though they have only lost one test in 15 or whatever it is so many people think that maybe 4&0 may be a more probable oucome especially with the English weather the way it is. I still reckon though that this time if the weather holds out Australia will win 5&0. Want to wage a little money on it? |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 04 April 2005 at 6:46pm
| Just incidently i forgot to correct you Inducker. The 1920/21 series between Australia and England ended 5&0 to Australia so Australia have indeed whitewashed England in a 5 Test series before. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 05 April 2005 at 6:38am
Oh THAT series JAL - I remember you telling me you thoroughly enjoyed it ! ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 05 April 2005 at 10:58am
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Yeah okay enough of the smart alec jokes!
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06 April 2005 at 7:18am
what me ????? c'mon now you even mentioned seeing WG's last match too !! ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06 April 2005 at 11:58am
Yeah its okay you can vent out your frustration of not being able to watch any live cricket for god knows how long while South Africa were in isolation and having to settle for bit part rebel tours that nobody cares about on me if you like. Its okay it would have scarred anybody's mental state the way it has scarred you.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06 April 2005 at 1:24pm
If watching Graeme Pollock , Vince van der Byl , Stephen Jefferies , Garth La Roux , Clive Rice , Jimmy Cook , Alvin Kallicharran , Sylvester Clarke , Adrian Kuiper , John Emburary , Graham Gooch , Barry Richards , Collis King , Peter Kirsten , Mike Proctor , Allan Lamb and all the modern lads has left me scarred , then I'll take it !
Seeing Pollock was some of the most sublime cricket of my life - it was the world's loss that it wasn't shared. I hated apartheid , so let's leave politics for the idiots and stay with our 1st love , okay mate. ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06 April 2005 at 1:28pm
(looks in mirror) No scars mate , nice tan , fine features and a glorious view of table mountain - I can live with that ! ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06 April 2005 at 1:30pm
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Yeah okay fair enough let's drop the subject. Only thing is didn't all of those players play in the 1960's sometime...i remember you telling me actually when you first saw South Africa play in their inaugral Test and how it added to your collection of watching teams play in their inaugral Test like India when they won independance from Britain in 1947... |
Posted By: IMRAN
Date Posted: 05 June 2005 at 11:54pm
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There are some many good players in the world at the moment there are going to be many different best XI. Therefore I have two teams one for Tests and one for ODI. TEST SMITH, HAYDEN, PONTING, UL HAQ, LARA, DRAVID, GILCHRIST, WARNE, MCGRATH, POLLOCK, AKHTAR ODI ***LE, SEHWAG, LARA, PONTING, UL HAQ, AFRIDI, GILCHRIST, FLINTOFF, POLLOCK, WARNE, MCGRATH, |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 06 June 2005 at 12:21am
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This is the only post where you seem to have managed to post without using CAPS. Try to continue that and post in small case letters on else like with your other posts i will be forced to remove them. Please read the forum rules before you post and try and follow them would you? Even in spite of that actually you've posted your teams in Capitals so maybe you're only reason for posting the rest of your message in smaller case letters was due to your team selection. In future keep your entire posts in small case. |
Posted By: IMRAN
Date Posted: 06 June 2005 at 12:39am
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There are so many great players out there its hard picking a best XI therefore i have decided to pick two teams one for tests and one for ODI. tests Smith, Hayden, Ponting, Ul-Haq, Lara, Kallis, Dravid, Gilchrist, Pollock, Warne, McGrath ODI ***le, Sehwag, Ponting, Lara, Ul-haq, Afridi, Gilchrist, Razzaq, Pollock, McGrath, Murli |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: 16 June 2005 at 3:00pm
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How is strauss in anyones test VI???. Heavy head and leaves himself vunerable when faced with inswing. Why hasnt anyone mentioned Murali?? best bowler eva, is this site run by darrel hare? Test VI Tendulkar, langer, lara, Dravid , thorpe, gilchrist, flintoff, MURALI!!, Warne, Pollock, McGrath. |
Posted By: Superbokkie
Date Posted: 19 September 2005 at 3:25am
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Post-2005 Ashes, I think a new list of the best XI in the world would read:
1. V Sehwag (no player compares to his explosive power) 2. A Strauss (3 centuries vs SA and 2 vs Aus - brilliant) 3. R Dravid (world number 3) 4. J Kallis (world number 1 batsman and all-rounder) 5. B Lara (world number 2) 6. A Flintoff (world number 2 all-rounder) 7. A Gilchrist (still averages >>>>> any other keeper) 8. S Pollock (world number 3 all-rounder) 9. S Warne (the Bradman of bowlers) 10. S Jones (too good for Australia) 11. G McGrath (still the world number 1 bowler) The unlucky 3 to complete the "squad" of 14 are: 12. M Muralitharan (the number 2 bowler, but you cannot have two spinner in a team) 13. K Pieterson (a great talent but still raw as meat) 14. K Sangakarra (a brilliant keeper-batsman but can't get in when competing with the all-time great Gilchrist) ------------- JH Kallis is the only player in history to have 8000 runs, 200 wickets and 100 catches in BOTH forms of the game. Only Sobers (tests) and Jayasuriya (one dayers) have achieved half that feat. |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 23 September 2005 at 8:55am
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Reading this entire thread makes interesting reading fellas! Go back to the start and just see thenames that made people's best XI - Gillespie , for one is a popular choice! (He'd battle to make a Queensland over 50 ladies XI right now)
Hindsight is a great thing , and Superbokkie's XI certainly looks formidable compared to some of the earlier efforts. I'd change Sehweg for Langer though - this is a test side - some of Sehweg's shot selection leaves me cold! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: flipper
Date Posted: 26 September 2005 at 4:15pm
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Great team. O, and Flintoff is worlds no.1 allrounder.lol ------------- Warwickshire County Cricket, Edgbaston Birmingham England. County Champions 2012 |
I like the Simon Jones statement (spot on). I'd swop G.Smith for Strauss,just for now But Strauss is knocking on the door. Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 6:26am
Methinks we'll have to start another Freddie fanclub Flipper!! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: flipper
Date Posted: 27 September 2005 at 4:04pm
Well without a doubt, i'm very proud to have the world's hottest player in our team. He has the capacity to change a game in an instance and turn it on its head. A player who can achieve this on a regular basis is priceless. To be honest, in the last two years I have seen him turn into a bowling all rounder and thats now to his advantage over other all rounders like Kallis.
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Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 28 September 2005 at 6:19am
I agree , he's an incredibly potent man with the ball in his hand! COme to think about it , he's pretty potent in the baby making stakes too!! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: flipper
Date Posted: 28 September 2005 at 4:13pm
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[/QUOTE] Well Sledger, he loves to get a maiden over!lol ------------- Warwickshire County Cricket, Edgbaston Birmingham England. County Champions 2012 |
Posted By: Superbokkie
Date Posted: 28 September 2005 at 9:39pm
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Oh you poms and your sense of humour about sex... I'm sure freddie is potent with ball in hand but if you've seen the South African models that date the likes of Smith and Kallis, I'm sure you'd be floored. ------------- JH Kallis is the only player in history to have 8000 runs, 200 wickets and 100 catches in BOTH forms of the game. Only Sobers (tests) and Jayasuriya (one dayers) have achieved half that feat. |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 29 September 2005 at 6:00am
I've seen 'em Bokkie !! Minky was sexy in a cheap sort of way - but Cindy Nel is just a darlin' !! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: Wolfman
Date Posted: 16 October 2005 at 7:17am
| It can't be a bad thing playing cricket for SA. You get a free model, or former miss South Africa with your first cap! |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 18 October 2005 at 9:29am
....some even get 27 bank accounts and a leather jacket too Wolfman !! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 11:55am
what does that have to do with this thread?  ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: moongoat
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 1:25pm
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I like the Simon Jones statement (spot on). I'd swop G.Smith for Strauss,just for now But Strauss is knocking on the door. 
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 1:25pm
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That's a tough one Saad , but where I come from , wit , sarcasm and humour fit anywhere. ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: moongoat
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 2:06pm
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Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 25 October 2005 at 2:14pm
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Brett Lee's a trier , but his strike rate is way off the pace and he's still to better 5 wickets in an innings.
Chaminder Vaas doesn't get much of a mention from anyone - good bowler this lad!! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 26 October 2005 at 7:11pm
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here is my best 11:
sachin tendulker adam gilchrist inzamam-ul-haq Jacques Kallis Andrew Flintoff Rahul Dravid Brian Lara Glenn McGrath Muttiah Muralitharan Shane Warne Shoaib Akhtar Simon Jones i based this on players that are still playing. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 27 October 2005 at 6:25am
I thought it must be 1st April Saad !!! There I was slowly browsing through your XI when I came to the joker - SHOAIB !!!!!!!!!!!
The man is a poser , a total waste of space and cannot possibly make a world XI that's been put together by his own Mum ! Get real , that lazy bugger won't play top level cricket again until he stops admiring himself in the mirror and get's off his fat bum! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 27 October 2005 at 12:05pm
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i seriously wasn't planning on having him in there, but i couldn't think of anyone else so i just put him in there.
and well if you're saying that he can't make a world 11, you're wrong, shoaib made the world 11 this year and that proves my point. i know he didn't perform but he made the world 11 and you said he wasn't even capable of making to a world 11 made by his mom but he made to a world 11 made by the ICC and i'm pretty sure his mom is not on the selection panel. but seriously i didn't think that shoaib deserved to be in the world 11 but he still made it and i was happy cause i'm a paki supporter. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 27 October 2005 at 1:52pm
Nuff said Saad ! Personally , I wouldn't let the ICCpick my nose !! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 27 October 2005 at 1:57pm
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I was about to make a similar point, although I'd have used a better analogy. Unless Sledger actually allows other people to pick his nose ------------- |
!Posted By: Sledger
Date Posted: 27 October 2005 at 2:35pm
Let's not go there JP , we all have our lil foibles !! ------------- Mental disintegration works for me !! |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 28 October 2005 at 8:35pm
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i don't understand.
what did you actually mean by saying you wouldn't let the ICC pick your nose? ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 28 October 2005 at 9:29pm
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ICC picked the World XI Sledger picks his nose ICC renowned for being generally useless/pathetic *It's a joke, saad, a double entendre (not a great one but you'll have to get used to us and our English sense of humour)* ------------- |
Posted By: GingerPrince
Date Posted: 28 October 2005 at 11:11pm
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Hey guys im new in this,U guys sound like you have been watching cricket for ages!...I only started playing a couple of years ago,Its the best sport ever invented!! ------------- Mae hen wlad fy nhadau |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 29 October 2005 at 12:03am
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i have been playing for the longest time but left cricket for 5 years than got back to it about 8 months ago and i am all caught up with the news (almost), so you should also get caught up. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Charlie
Date Posted: 11 December 2005 at 10:55am
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for O.D.I Mike Hussey, Matthew Hayden, Andrew Strauss, Sehwag, Micheal Clarke, Shahid Afridi, Adam Gilchrist, Glenn Mcgrath, Jacque Kallisl, Muttiah, Brett Lee, Cameron White. TEST Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendauker(dont know how to spell), Graeme Smith, Adam Gilchrist, Glenn Mcgrath, Muttiah, Shane Warne. Stuart Macgill. Mostly aussies. three spinners in the test side |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 11 December 2005 at 1:23pm
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No Sachin in your ODI squad. That's a surprise. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: daisy77
Date Posted: 11 December 2005 at 6:25pm
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Test match Squad Sanath Jayasuria,Jacque Kallis,Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Andrew Flintoff, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Glenn Mcgrath, Muttiah, Irfan Pathan. Odi Squad Shaid Afridi, Virenda Sehwag, Sachin, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Andrew Flintoff, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Shoaib Aktar,Muttiah |
Posted By: daisy77
Date Posted: 11 December 2005 at 6:27pm
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I do agree with you that CRICKET is the best sport ever invented!!!!!! |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 11 December 2005 at 9:22pm
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This is my Test 11:
Sachin Tendulkar Rahul Dravid Adam Gilchrist Jacques Kallis Brian Lara Inzamam-Ul-Haq Andrew Flintoff Shoaib Akhtar Shane Warne Muttiah Muralitharan Glenn McGrath ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 11 December 2005 at 9:28pm
| Glenn McGrath at 8, Saad? And no proper Test openers (aside from Dravid who used to do it)? |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 11 December 2005 at 9:34pm
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You're right. I better edit that. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: cricket_mstr
Date Posted: 12 December 2005 at 5:06am
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Here's mine, for the Test team 1.) V. Sehwag 2.) M. Hayden 3.) R. Ponting (c) 4.) S. Tendulkar 5.) V.V.S Laxman 6.) M. Hussey 7.) A. Gilchrist (wk) 8.) D. Bravo 9.) S. Warne 10.) S. Harmison 11.) G. McGrath |
Posted By: krisdy
Date Posted: 12 December 2005 at 5:24am
nice ,,I need not give my opinion on this except for the inclusion of Rahul dravid instead of VVS Laxman ------------- "I go by present and present says - Sachin IS the BEST , Shewag is going to be the next best and Dhoni's is gonna rock the world with his brutal assaults - GOD help the rest of the world" |
Posted By: daisy77
Date Posted: 15 December 2005 at 9:05pm
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Saad is that the order they are supposed to play in? because you know I think that Murali should be 11....send glenn up to 10. If this is your test order how come gilli is soo high up the order? Kallis should be at number three and Lara at number four and then maybe put gilchrist at number five. |
Posted By: daisy77
Date Posted: 15 December 2005 at 9:07pm
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Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 1:39am
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You don't know Dwayne Bravo...wow. He is one of the West Indian players. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: Clapo
Date Posted: 17 December 2005 at 3:30am
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currently the best XI would have to be... 1.M Hayden 2. V Sehwag 3.R Ponting 4.J.Kallis 5. Inzy 6. Tendulkar 7. K Sangakkara 8. S Warne 9. I Pathan 10. McGrath 11. Murali 12th Man: Akhtar/Dravid
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Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 17 December 2005 at 12:00pm
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Why are most of theese XI's missing Ricky Ponting, he is a definate for any current world XI, he averages a stunning 57 in test match cricket after 97 test matches and over 40 in ODI's. A bloody brilliant fieldsmen, he, symonds and rhodes are the best 3 fielders i have ever seen (plus a couple of otyher, they are my top 3 in no particular order) A decent captain too. ------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 18 December 2005 at 12:35am
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Yea, even my 11 doesn't have Ponting in it. Ponting should be in the best 11. He has performed well this year. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: daisy77
Date Posted: 18 December 2005 at 1:17pm
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Yes Saad...i thought D.Bravo was dwayne bravo but I was really surprised to see his name in the squad that is why i asked who was D Bravo. I did not know he was that popular.....but he probably deserves to be there after his good performance in Australia in that last tour between wi and aus. But I sitll think that Lara should be in that squad along with bravo
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Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 18 December 2005 at 1:58pm
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Yea, Lara deserves the spot much more than Bravo. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: daisy77
Date Posted: 18 December 2005 at 9:43pm
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yeah Saad I knew you would understand!
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Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 19 December 2005 at 3:39am
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Well, when you said "who is D. Bravo," I took it literally and thought you didn't know who Dwayne Bravo was, but you were actually trying to convey the fact that you didn't think he deserved to be in a best 11. ------------- Regulation without integration leads to suicide. |
Posted By: -JP-
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 2:52pm
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Look guys, here is the original thread for posting 'dream XIs', or whatever you like to call them. It was only on the third page anyway, so it wasn't like it needed that much searching for... ...so let's keep dream team discussion to this thread please. |
Posted By: Mebz
Date Posted: 06 January 2006 at 12:26pm
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My would be: 1. A Gilchrist 2. S Tendulkar 3. R Dravid 4. J Kallis 5. Inzamam Ul Haq 6. Andrew Flintoff 7. Shaun Pollock 8. Shane warne 9.Glen Mcgrath 10. Shoaib Akhtar 12. Shane Bond |
Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 06 January 2006 at 12:29pm
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crap, too may bowlers, Shoaib doesnt warrant a spot aheah of manty iothers anyway. ------------- |
Posted By: ANIL KUMBLE
Date Posted: 06 January 2006 at 3:23pm
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you got 7 out of 11 bowlers there way to many for my liking ------------- Check out my blog http://crictopia.blogspot.com/ pretty bad though... |
Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 07 January 2006 at 12:15am
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Missing Sehwag and Ponting, who warrant a spot ahead of most of them others. ------------- |
Posted By: daisy77
Date Posted: 07 January 2006 at 11:55pm
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That's all I am saying I am not saying he does not deserve to be there...... |
Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 08 January 2006 at 2:21am
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he has a century and a 6 wicket haul against Aust, a century against Soth Africa and his best bowling figures of 6 for ?? against England. Handy all rounder to have, good form rite now, could revolutionize Calypso cricket, he and Lara could make cricket No.1 in the caribbean again and with the WC coming up, u can never know, West Indian cricket could dramaticcally improve. ------------- |
Posted By: DRAVID FAN
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 2:40am
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ODI Squad:
A.Gilchrist S.Tendulkar R.Ponting B.Lara R.Dravid J.Kallis A.Flintoff S.Polluck S.Warne M.Murlitharan G.McGrath Test Squad: V.Sehwag M.Hayden(what a start for any team) R.Dravid S.Tendulkar B.Lara A.Gilchrist A.Flintoff S.Warne G.McGrath M.Murlitharan Sorry for bo ponting or kallis. no place and dont ask me to remove dravid for that.he is a better TEST player than both of them. ------------- |
Posted By: MiNiWaRnEy
Date Posted: 11 January 2006 at 2:49am
 Stupid test squad.------------- |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 15 January 2006 at 4:17am
| Well, the exclusion of Ponting is certainly a surprise. |
Posted By: prayas
Date Posted: 19 January 2006 at 1:16am
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best xi gilchrist,butt,kallis,flintoff,gibbs,pollock,mcgrath,pathan, warne,vaas,symonds ------------- eat cricket,sleep cricket, dream cricket,play cricket,.,,,,,,,,,,, |
Posted By: saadadvanced7
Date Posted: 19 January 2006 at 1:21am
| Could use a lot of changes. |
Posted By: prayas
Date Posted: 30 January 2006 at 5:06pm
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what do u mean??????????????????????? ------------- eat cricket,sleep cricket, dream cricket,play cricket,.,,,,,,,,,,, |
Posted By: vettori no2
Date Posted: 31 January 2006 at 10:43pm
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1 lou vincent
2 jamie how 3 stephen fleming (c) 4 nathan astle 5 peter fulton 6 scott styris 7 daniel vettori 8 james franklin 9 brendon mccullum 10 shane bond 11 chris martin
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Posted By: abubakar52
Date Posted: 01 February 2006 at 12:35am
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good one
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Posted By: vettori no2
Date Posted: 01 February 2006 at 1:09am
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ok maybe more like
1 matthew hayden 2 virendar sehwag 3 ricky ponting 4 graeme smith 5 brian lara 6 jaques kallis 7 kumar sangakkara 8 daniel vettori
9 shane warne 10 brett lee 11 glenn mcrath |
Posted By: abubakar52
Date Posted: 01 February 2006 at 2:38am
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thats much better i like the openers and i see how u put a happy face next to vettori he must be ur fav
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Posted By: vettori no2
Date Posted: 01 February 2006 at 3:58am
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hence the name
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