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Post by Guest Thu 06 Aug 2009, 09:06

I'd expect you to have Gooch, Gower, Botham, Fred and maybe Goughie.

Well?

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Post by horace Thu 06 Aug 2009, 09:12

extricate any 6 fat darts players from your average english local, add them to the 5 mentioned and you have your team robi
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Post by horace Thu 06 Aug 2009, 09:25

if two of the darts players snuck back to the pub, I'd certainly call on Willis and Gatting (not just because of more reprises of that ball)...if the third and 4th claimed they'd had too many pints Alan Knott (great keeper) and Alec Stuart
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Post by JGK Thu 06 Aug 2009, 10:22

Gooch
Boycott
Gower
KP
Thorpe
Botham
Knotty
Underwood
Fraser
Gough
Willis

Pretty hard actually - the spin bowling is appalling. With Both there you could justify 2 spinners but my next best spinner is probably Tuffers.

Can't find a spot for Freddie - he isn't a better bowler than Gough, Fraser and Chook nor a better batsman than Beefy.

The other thing is that the personalities in the team would pretty much make it disfunctional.


Should add that I think the 2002-3 Aust Ashes side (from the first 2 tests at least) would beat this lot.


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Post by skully Thu 06 Aug 2009, 10:22

Gooch
Stewart (wk)
Gower
Lamb
KP
Botham
Freddy
Emburey
Goughie
Hendrick
Willis
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Post by Nath Thu 06 Aug 2009, 10:35

I have Ian Salisbury in my team
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Post by skully Thu 06 Aug 2009, 10:36

Sure you do.
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Post by Henry Thu 06 Aug 2009, 10:47

As I am technically half Aussie as well, I feel I have a right to post a team here too.

Gooch
Boycott
Gower
Pietersen
Vaughan(c)
Stewart+
Botham
Flintoff
Underwood
Gough
Willis
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Post by ten years after Thu 06 Aug 2009, 11:33

I've lived in Aus since 1986 so i reckon i'm allowed to vote in this one too.

Vaughan
Boycott
Gooch
Ramprakash
Gower
Botham
Knott
Flintoff
Gough
Underwood
Willis

I've stuck with English born cricketers.

Thorpe and Bob Taylor are unlucky to miss out.

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Post by JGK Thu 06 Aug 2009, 11:42

Thorpe and Bob Taylor are unlucky to miss out

Especially to Ramps!

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Post by ten years after Thu 06 Aug 2009, 11:51

If Ramps had played for England for the past 3 years he would now be averaging 50.

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Post by JKLever Thu 06 Aug 2009, 11:53

Grown a pair over the last 3 years has he? Wink
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Post by skully Thu 06 Aug 2009, 11:55

ten years after wrote:I've lived in Aus since 1986 so i reckon i'm allowed to vote in this one too.

Vaughan
Boycott
Gooch
Ramprakash
Gower
Botham
Knott
Flintoff
Gough
Underwood
Willis
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Post by Red Thu 06 Aug 2009, 12:08

Boycott
Vaughan
Gower
KP
Lamb
Botham
Knott
Flintoff
Gough/Hendrik
Underwood
Willis

The Gough/Hendrik pairing is because I'd like the rider that Gough plays in Australian conditions and Hendrik in England where it is more likely to swing. No other spinner apart from Underwood is worthy. Emburey extracted a bit of bounce in Aussie conditions but had a bit of success when the WSC players were missing. Apart from him there have been a succession of guys like Croft and Such who were truly terrible and the eccentric Tufnell doesn't tick too many boxes.
I liked the idea of Vaughan because he seemed to bat pretty well in Aussie conditions.
It's a pity you didn't extend the window, in which case Snow would be eligible.
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Post by skully Thu 06 Aug 2009, 12:17

I though Knotty and Deadly had retired by 1980 but I see that just make the 30 year cut-off. Spose I should find a spot for 'em. Although I'm happy enough with the Guv opening and keeping, but I'd replace Embers with Deadly.

Gooch
Stewart (wk)
Gower
Lamb
KP
Botham
Freddy
Goughie
Underwood
Hendrick
Willis
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Post by Henry Thu 06 Aug 2009, 12:19

Although I'm happy enough with the Guv opening and keeping

I think he averaged a mere 29 with the bat when doing that.
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Post by ten years after Thu 06 Aug 2009, 12:20

JKLever wrote:Grown a pair over the last 3 years has he? Wink

Look at his record, i think it speaks for itself.

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Post by JGK Thu 06 Aug 2009, 12:29

Henry wrote:
Although I'm happy enough with the Guv opening and keeping

I think he averaged a mere 29 with the bat when doing that.


And possibly less against Australia.

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Post by Henry Thu 06 Aug 2009, 12:38

Although opening the batting without the gloves, he averaged around 45, so there's an argument for him being in there as a specialist opener.
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Post by JKLever Thu 06 Aug 2009, 12:55

ten years after wrote:
JKLever wrote:Grown a pair over the last 3 years has he? Wink

Look at his record, i think it speaks for itself.

Yup, stuttered like a stuttery thing when the pressure of his 100 hundreds was on....
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Post by Brass Monkey Thu 06 Aug 2009, 13:02

One must have Stewie opening, without the gloves. It was an unshackled, cover-driving beast - making mincemeat of the world's best fast bowlers even on decks that were doing a bit.
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Post by ten years after Thu 06 Aug 2009, 13:23

JKLever wrote:
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JKLever wrote:Grown a pair over the last 3 years has he? Wink

Look at his record, i think it speaks for itself.

Yup, stuttered like a stuttery thing when the pressure of his 100 hundreds was on....

I assume that's some kind of a joke. A player is not of test quality because he was nervous when approaching his 100th first class 100.

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Post by JKLever Thu 06 Aug 2009, 14:09

ten years after wrote:
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ten years after wrote:
JKLever wrote:Grown a pair over the last 3 years has he? Wink

Look at his record, i think it speaks for itself.

Yup, stuttered like a stuttery thing when the pressure of his 100 hundreds was on....

I assume that's some kind of a joke. A player is not of test quality because he was nervous when approaching his 100th first class 100.

Only half joking tya, Ramps has never been mentally strong enough for test cricket and the way he struggled in the face of media limelight to get that 100th may have shown that.
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Post by Guest Thu 06 Aug 2009, 14:14

I'd have:

Gooch
Stewart (c)
Gower
KP
Thorpe
Botham
Knott (w)
Goughie
Willis
Gus
Underwood

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Post by DJ_Smerk Thu 06 Aug 2009, 15:06

Trescothick
Atherton
Gooch
Pietersen
Gower
Botham
Stewart (W)
Willis
Tremlett
S Jones
Underwood
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