Wasim Akram's greatest 11

Brilliant

The One wrote:whats the betting he picks crowe next? the pakistanis seem to really rate him

whaaaat

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/563013.html

I saw that today and thought of you!

Amazing call TO

I thought he would pick Stewart as the WK batsman at 3.

PlanetPakistan wrote:Amazing call TO

I thought he would pick Stewart as the WK batsman at 3.

Except that Stewart was a crap WK/bat?

No, he was very good

He may pick Gilchrist ahead of Stewart mainly due to his innings at Hobart in 1999.

Wasim has picked Mark Taylor at 4

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/563181.html
Seems like he is going to pick 11 batsmen

yeah. they made boycott pick xi bowlers, so i guess waz will pick xi batsmen

taylor is a big surprise. did wasim bowl during taylors 334* in pak? that may be a reason

The One wrote:
taylor is a big surprise. did wasim bowl during taylors 334* in pak? that may be a reason

Tubby had a pretty good record against pakistan. He averaged 60 excluding the 334* (79 including). That's not bad for an opener against attacks that contained combinations of Immy, Akram and Waqar

Wasim didn't play in that 334* test match

Taylor is certainly an "out of the box" choice
Seven spots remaining.....Brain Lara will be a tricky one because he never played a outstanding innings in a test vs Wasim yet its almost silly to exclude him from a list of top 11 batsmen.

Worst choice yet...

He picked Jayasuriya this week

6 more to go....still some quality players that he hasn't named

Ponting
Viv
SRT
M Waugh
S Waugh
Gilchrist
Desilva
Azharduddin
Laxman(he is not gonna pick him)
Dravid
Lara
Chanderpaul
Thorpe
Richardson
Atherton
Slater

He picked much awaited Alec Stewart at 6

PlanetPakistan wrote:Gavaskar is misunderstood by the Australians in particular. I hope they look at his redeeming qualities than just his weaknesses.

I still say that he is a top man.

He is a total, utter cock, and the master of the false premise. Example-

"England came to India on their high horse expecting to wipe the floor with the former colony, but it has been the English who have had to kneel down before the Indians, as their pathetic display has been an embarrassment to the nation that invented the game."

In other words, he'll make up a story of English arrogance, based on events that occurred 100 years ago (but haven't been true for at least 40 years), despite the fact that Strauss and Flower are the most humble captain/coach partnership in history, and then blow it to smithereens when England fail. Absolute c*nt.

Henry wrote:...........In other words, he'll make up a story of English arrogance, based on events that occurred 100 years ago (but haven't been true for at least 40 years), despite the fact that Strauss and Flower are the most humble captain/coach partnership in history, and then blow it to smithereens when England fail. Absolute c*nt.

You arrogant English bastard with your English arrogance.

Must admit, Strauss and Flower are damned humble, but I agree with furry, it's a bit arrogant of you Trev.

Ah, the misfortune of time. If only Trev had been around to Trev Gavaskar. Or if Gavaskar had been English or maybe an Aussie. But that would mean Chapelli would have been an Indian. or something like that. Now I'm confused. They all look the same to me anyway

Brass Monkey wrote:Must admit, Strauss and Flower are damned humble, but I agree with furry, it's a bit arrogant of you Trev.

You tell him.

Brass Monkey wrote: Post of the month.

To hell with that - post of the year more like

taipan wrote:Ah, the misfortune of time. If only Trev had been around to Trev Gavaskar. Or if Gavaskar had been English or maybe an Aussie. But that would mean Chapelli would have been an Indian. or something like that. Now I'm confused. They all look the same to me anyway

Ageist.

Basil wrote:

Brass Monkey wrote: Post of the month.

To hell with that - post of the year more like

On reflection, it could well be. Definitely a Gold nomination.

some weird picks there from waz

I wonder if there was spot betting on his selections

The One wrote:some weird picks there from waz

Sanath Jayasuriya is the only bad pick.

Hooper and Kallis


Two more spots left and he still hasn't mentioned S Waugh, Richards, Lara, SRT, Ponting...