Re: Heaven XI v Earth XI

by ten years after Sat 11 Apr 2009, 10:15

embee wrote:
ten years after wrote:
Paul Keating wrote:IMO you can only take one of Murali or Warne

There is no way Holding is better than Wasim/Hadlee/Lillee/Ambrose

The greatest off spinner ever and one of the two greatest leg spinners ever, bowling in tandem. Watching these guys bowl to Hobbs and Hutton (especially on a sticky) would be the best bit of this match.

I can see the point regarding Holding but no fast bowler can have been better to watch. Holding and Marshall bowling to Bradman would be very interesing.

Maybe it should be any two from Holding/Wasim/Hadlee/Lillee/Ambrose.

Luckily for the Don ...Marshall is in his team

Indeed. It seems very wrong that Marshall was bowling for the Heaven XI for a year or two before Bradman swapped sides.

by doremi Sat 11 Apr 2009, 13:00

Gavaskar
Greenidge
BCL
SRT
Sobers
Gilchrist
Imran
Warne
Wasim
Mcgrath
Murali/Lillee

Gilchrist gets in easy.

by Bradman Sat 11 Apr 2009, 13:20

How do I do the fixed thing?

by Paul Keating Sat 11 Apr 2009, 13:24

Bradman wrote:How do I do the fixed thing?

Quote someone else, edit their post with your opinion.

Then type in FIXED at the bottom.

by Guest Sat 11 Apr 2009, 13:27

Bradman wrote:Actually I'd have Viv in before either BCL or SRT.

Sir Viv and BCL, not bottle-job SRT.

by The One Sat 11 Apr 2009, 13:36

Gavaskar
Richards
Border
Tendulkar
Sobers
Imran
Gilchrist
Hadlee
Ambrose
Murali
McGrath

by Hass Sat 11 Apr 2009, 13:42

JGK wrote:OK, I'm trying to procrastinate having to do my last 2 years tax returns but here is one we haven't done for a while:

Heaven XI (for a Test match)

Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman
Headley
Hammond
Trumper/ Ranji (I wanted to include a Golden Age batsman)
Oldfield
Marshall
Lindwall/ Trueman/ Larwood/ Turner/ Richardson etc (there's probably no obvious choice for the second quick)
Barnes
O'Reilly

Not really sure what to do with WG, Miller and a few others.

Anyone want to have a crack at the Earth XI?

I'm procrastinating while working an overnight shift on a #&*#ing long weekend!

I agree with most of your team JGK.

I'd pick Trueman as the second fast bowler from that short list. I'd also include Miller at Number 6 instead of Trumper.

The Earth XI's a lot tougher - I'll need to think about it.

by Bradman Sat 11 Apr 2009, 13:46

[quote="ten years after"]

Paul Keating wrote:Barry Richards
Gavaskar
Lara>SRT
G Chappell
G Pollock/Border
Sobers
Imran/Hadlee
Healy/Knott
Warne
Lillee
McGrath/Ambrose

Mine would be:

Gavaskar
Richards
Lara
Tendulkar
Sobers
Imran
Knott
Wasim/Hadlee/Lillee/Ambrose
Warne
Holding
~~Murali~~Sandy Koufax

Fixed

by JGK Sat 11 Apr 2009, 14:46

Hass wrote:
JGK wrote:OK, I'm trying to procrastinate having to do my last 2 years tax returns but here is one we haven't done for a while:

Heaven XI (for a Test match)

Hobbs
Hutton
Bradman
Headley
Hammond
Trumper/ Ranji (I wanted to include a Golden Age batsman)
Oldfield
Marshall
Lindwall/ Trueman/ Larwood/ Turner/ Richardson etc (there's probably no obvious choice for the second quick)
Barnes
O'Reilly

Not really sure what to do with WG, Miller and a few others.

Anyone want to have a crack at the Earth XI?

I'm procrastinating while working an overnight shift on a #&*#ing long weekend!

I agree with most of your team JGK.

I'd pick Trueman as the second fast bowler from that short list. I'd also include Miller at Number 6 instead of Trumper.

The Earth XI's a lot tougher - I'll need to think about it.

Fair enough. I didn't pick Miller because Hammond is a fine 5th bowler. Frankly, if the other 4 can't get it done it would be hard to see Miller doing much more than Hammond although Hutton was always one to praise Miller's unpredictability.

by Bradman Sat 11 Apr 2009, 15:04

What no Spofforth?

by Hass Sat 11 Apr 2009, 15:41

Bradman wrote:What no Spofforth?

Considering he was known as "The Demon" he's probably only eligible for the Hell XI.

by PlanetPakistan Sat 11 Apr 2009, 15:56

No one picked Sehwag??

Can some one tell me how/why Greenidge/Richards > Sehwag?

thanks

by JGK Sat 11 Apr 2009, 16:02

Barry Richards was a genius who used his bat like a rapier. Sehwag is a bully who uses his like a sledgehammer. Both hugely effective in their own way but Sehwag isn't really in Richards' league.

by PlanetPakistan Sat 11 Apr 2009, 16:06

but the harsh reality is that at the end of the day he only played 4 test matches so he shouldn't even be considered.

by JGK Sat 11 Apr 2009, 16:09

He played WSC and dominated county cricket for over a decade.

He also scored 325 in a day in Sheild cricket against an attack including Lillee and Massie who were the Australian openers at the time.

Very few who saw both Richards and Sehwag would, I think, chose Viru.

by PlanetPakistan Sat 11 Apr 2009, 16:13

ok fair enough...

i never saw him bat so cant say.

by doremi Sun 12 Apr 2009, 12:40

But Richards did play too few tests to be considered IMHO.

by PeterCS Sun 12 Apr 2009, 13:41

What about a Hell XI?

Chris Tavare', Tim Zoehrer, Martin McCague, Tino Best must be candidates.

by tac Sun 12 Apr 2009, 14:13

S(a)tan McCabe?

by PeterCS Sun 12 Apr 2009, 14:14

Spofforth?

by tac Sun 12 Apr 2009, 14:15

Jardine as captain . . . .

by tac Sun 12 Apr 2009, 14:16

Kapil Dev . . . ?

by PeterCS Sun 12 Apr 2009, 14:16

(G)Lou "Sniffer" Vincent?

by PeterCS Sun 12 Apr 2009, 14:18

AB DeVilliers?

by tac Sun 12 Apr 2009, 14:19

Lou(cifer) Vincent . . .fark yeah!

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