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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:00

By Rock I don't mean Rock Stars, keep your Whitesnake and Van Halen for another thread. I mean on the basis of who in International XI's is the rock which holds the batting order together when in total devastation. Obviously bowlers will be a bit harder to come by, but in recent times, Steve Harmison has sort of been Englands "Rock" in the lower order. (England Batting in Crisis).

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3. Inzamam Ul-Haq
4. Shivarine Chanderpaul
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6. Allan Border
7. Shakib al Hasan
8. Daniel Vettori
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Post by taipan Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:02

Kallis
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Post by JKLever Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:07

1. Graham Gooch
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Post by taipan Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:13

Dravid
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Post by WideWally Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:15

Owen Rock - an outstanding FC batting average of 94.75. He's your opening bat.


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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:18

1. Gooch/Dravid
2. Atherton
3. Kallis
4. Chanderpaul
5. Inzamam
6. Border
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8. Vettori
9. Dev
10. Hadlee
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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:19

Atherton would definitely be part of the Rock XI.


Not sure what Wicket keeper though? Russell?
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Post by skully Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:20

Hmm, Gooch. Average 42.58.

WM Lawry, average 47.15.
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Post by JGK Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:22

Richard Hadlee as one bowler.


Kapil Dev as another.

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Post by taipan Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:24

Pollock?
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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:25

taipan wrote:Pollock?


aye-aye
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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:26

DJ_Smerk wrote:1. Gooch/Dravid
2. Atherton
3. Kallis
4. Chanderpaul
5. Inzamam
6. Border
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8. Pollock
9. Vettori
10. Dev
11. Hadlee
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Post by JKLever Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:26

skully wrote:Hmm, Gooch. Average 42.58.

WM Lawry, average 47.15.

Didn't see Lawry play, all I know is he's got the reputation of being the Aussie Boycott.

Gooch after 1990 was basically England. If you got him we were fooked. Avergaed something like 58 after 1990 - don't think the Aussies ever really saw the best of him.
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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:27

Shane Warne in Ashes 2005 mode could be called being Australias Rock.
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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:28

Basically we're looking for Red Ink Hunters. Boycott should be in there somewhere.
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Post by JGK Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:29

The Aussies memory of Gooch is his pair on debut, him dropping himself in 89 because Alderman kept making himself look silly and his handled ball off Merv in 93. I should probably add his 196 in 85 when and Englishman being deprived of a key milestone was about the only good thing that happened in the last 4 tests.

In fairness though, when we were playing England in the 90s I used to think that once we got Gooch out it was all over.

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Post by JKLever Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:33

JGK wrote:The Aussies memory of Gooch is his pair on debut, him dropping himself in 89 because Alderman kept making himself look silly and his handled ball off Merv in 93. I should probably add his 196 in 85 when and Englishman being deprived of a key milestone was about the only good thing that happened in the last 4 tests.

In fairness though, when we were playing England in the 90s I used to think that once we got Gooch out it was all over.

Yeah, in 1989 his game was shot before he even played in the Ashes. Don't think he was very prolific in FC cricket either by his own standards.

He had the best record of anyone English against the WI in their pomp. They hold him in very high regard. His 153* at Headingley in 1991 remains the best innings i've ever seen ball by ball
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Post by JGK Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:38

I think AB, Gooch, Crowe and Deano were the only batsmen to average more than 40 against the Windies in the 80s (min 1000 runs I think).

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Post by lardbucket Tue 27 Jan 2009, 11:42

I'll nominate Gavaskar, John Edrich, Redpath, and Andy Flower in their eras.

Andy Flower probably gets the keeper's spot IMO.

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Post by The One Tue 27 Jan 2009, 12:05

JGK wrote:I think AB, Gooch, Crowe and Deano were the only batsmen to average more than 40 against the Windies in the 80s (min 1000 runs I think).

border, vengsarkar, gooch. of course only one other man made it beyond 1000

linky

bring it down to 500 and you have crowe, boycott, gavaskar and wessles joining in

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Post by PeterCS Tue 27 Jan 2009, 16:49

DJ_Smerk wrote:Atherton would definitely be part of the Rock XI.

*Sound of Pidge rubbing his hands*
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Post by DJ_Smerk Tue 27 Jan 2009, 19:36

PeterCS wrote:
DJ_Smerk wrote:Atherton would definitely be part of the Rock XI.

*Sound of Pidge rubbing his hands*


Sound of Donald getting his knife ready...
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Post by PeterCS Tue 27 Jan 2009, 19:54

Steyn has to be in this team, surely?


And Dwayne Leverock.
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Post by lardbucket Tue 27 Jan 2009, 20:23

Chris Boulderstone?

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Post by lardbucket Tue 27 Jan 2009, 20:24

Ian Peebbles

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