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In praise of empires
Topic Started: Jan 7 2009, 12:43 PM (191 Views)
Laurzz	Jan 7 2009, 12:43 PM Post #1
Clark laughed: "No. No.", before uttering "3-1" with a smile =) Posts: 44,568 Group: Full Member Member #306 Joined: 27 June 2006	http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/current/story/385569.html ok i cbs reading all i just read bits and pieces Quote: So, for what it's worth, here's my combined XI, one I'd back to beat any other side drawn from any era in Test history. Even the one listed directly beneath it, at least five of whose constituents would have to give way if this particular selection committee merged the teams. Australia-West Indies XI: Gordon Greenidge, Matthew Hayden, Vivian Richards, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara, Adam Gilchrist (wkt), Shane Warne (capt), Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose, Joel Garner, Glenn McGrath. Rest of Time XI: Sunil Gavaskar, Len Hutton, George Headley, Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Garry Sobers, Keith Miller (capt), Alan Knott (wkt), Dennis Lillee, SF Barnes, Muttiah Muralitharan.



tim	Jan 7 2009, 12:48 PM Post #2
the next ponting Posts: 44,804 Group: Full Member Member #312 Joined: 27 June 2006	Shane Warne (capt), Malcolm Marshall, Curtly Ambrose, Joel Garner, Glenn McGrath. lol, no side would ever get more than 300 against that attack.



Laurzz	Jan 7 2009, 12:51 PM Post #3
Clark laughed: "No. No.", before uttering "3-1" with a smile =) Posts: 44,568 Group: Full Member Member #306 Joined: 27 June 2006	fkn crazy



Waratah	Jan 7 2009, 01:07 PM Post #4
Immortal Gladiator Posts: 15,581 Group: Full Member Member #111 Joined: 18 January 2006	seen both era's in the flesh. haynes langer. ponting richards s waugh gomes gilchrist warne holding marshal mgrath 12th lara i picked each for the position they played in, i took langer as a Wiley fox crucial to team harmony fielding and tactics and someone that mae haydn. punter is a number 3 richards a number 4 ghomes was a lower order batsman who dug the windies out of holes numerous times, i took s waugh as bit more of everything llyod was. haynes i feared him more, thought he ofered more than just opening like langer than grennige, i took grennige as a bully not someone who could bully. gilly makes sny team anytime, better than bradman as a wicky as bradman was a run scorer. it was hard choosing between mgrath and garner, fecking hard but mgraths in your face attidude won over.



hugio	Jan 7 2009, 01:09 PM Post #5
Unleash the Beast Posts: 8,097 Group: Full Member Member #382 Joined: 29 June 2006	Gilly's a better keeper than Bradman? :blink:



HG's	Jan 8 2009, 05:49 AM Post #6
Director of the Board. Posts: 4,718 Group: Full Member Member #281 Joined: 25 June 2006	I saw Clive Lloyd hit a ball over the old Clem Jones stand at the gabba onto Stanley street. Same day he hit another ball into the old score board on (4x hill) and the ball was still going up! Would have gone out of the ground as well.



Dodgy Curry	Jan 8 2009, 06:17 AM Post #7
What the kcuf are you looking at?? Posts: 10,278 Group: Full Member Member #275 Joined: 25 June 2006	I'd have Steve Waugh in ahead of Ponting.



Dodgy Curry	Jan 8 2009, 06:18 AM Post #8
What the kcuf are you looking at?? Posts: 10,278 Group: Full Member Member #275 Joined: 25 June 2006	Isn't it interesting that those 2 sides dominated cricket for so long without a great all rounder.



FlemingisGod	Jan 8 2009, 06:21 AM Post #9
Immortal Gladiator Posts: 10,232 Group: Full Member Member #309 Joined: 27 June 2006	It may be the 38+ degree temperatures, but f**k I get bored with this sort of topic



Ace	Jan 8 2009, 06:53 AM Post #10
R.I.P. Ace Posts: 6,482 Group: Full Member Member #731 Joined: 10 October 2006	Viv could bowl a bit of offspin.



LionKing	Jan 8 2009, 11:17 AM Post #11
Wally Lewis - 3 games a year Immortal! Posts: 6,185 Group: Full Member Member #366 Joined: 28 June 2006	Laurzz Jan 7 2009, 12:43 PM Rest of Time XI: Sunil Gavaskar, Len Hutton, George Headley, Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Garry Sobers, Keith Miller (capt), Alan Knott (wkt), Dennis Lillee, SF Barnes, Muttiah Muralitharan. [/quote]None of these purists would want Murali on their team.



Phat	Jan 8 2009, 10:10 PM Post #12
Immortal Gladiator Posts: 14,558 Group: Full Member Member #1,039 Joined: 5 June 2007	Edit Edited by Phat, Jan 8 2009, 10:10 PM.



Phat	Jan 8 2009, 10:11 PM Post #13
Immortal Gladiator Posts: 14,558 Group: Full Member Member #1,039 Joined: 5 June 2007	LionKing Jan 8 2009, 11:17 AM None of these purists would want Murali on their team. Thanks for that John Edwards.



Dodgy Curry	Jan 9 2009, 12:59 AM Post #14
What the kcuf are you looking at?? Posts: 10,278 Group: Full Member Member #275 Joined: 25 June 2006	Ace Jan 8 2009, 06:53 AM Viv could bowl a bit of offspin. I know that, which is why I said "great all rounder."



Phat	Jan 9 2009, 01:00 AM Post #15
Immortal Gladiator Posts: 14,558 Group: Full Member Member #1,039 Joined: 5 June 2007	Malcom Marshall was the closest thing they had to an all-rounder.



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