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My best score at sticricket 253/2 with SA. Highest individual score Sehwag 153*

New sticricket,world domination....hmmmm........

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Come Johan, let's have your World XI.

Looking at the team I proposed for ODIs, I have to say, that would probably the worst fielding side. 5 guys who like to field in the slips...

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Originally posted by Crowley
My WXI would be:

Hayden
Sehwag (ODI) Dravid (Tests)
Kallis (I don't count him as a real all rounder any more)
Lara (Tests) Fleming (ODI)

Gilchrist (ODI) Sangakkara (Tests)

Tendulkar (Tests) Gayle / Muralitharan (ODI)
Flintoff
Pollock

Warne
Akhtar
Gillespie (Tests) McGrath (ODI)

It is difficult to get good left-handed bowlers.
nothing wrong with Vettori bats a bit and is certainly the best left arm bowler @ the moment...
the one leftie i did miss earlier is Vaas (rated 2nd in ODI on PWC)...

defo would not go with Kumar K, AG everytime..

check out the ratings wizard

http://cricketratings.pwcglobal.com/cricket/cricket.htm

daniel

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Originally posted by dan182
nothing wrong with Vettori bats a bit and is certainly the best left arm bowler @ the moment...
the one leftie i did miss earlier is Vaas (rated 2nd in ODI on PWC)...

defo would not go with Kumar K, AG everytime..

check out the ratings wizard

http://cricketratings.pwcglobal.com/cricket/cricket.htm

daniel
Aah, Chaminda... He's a good bowler yeah.

No ways, Kumar is a better test player than Adam - rated higer by PWC as well. But for ODIs I'd stick Gilchrist in.

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Originally posted by Crowley
Aah, Chaminda... He's a good bowler yeah.

No ways, Kumar is a better test player than Adam - rated higer by PWC as well. But for ODIs I'd stick Gilchrist in.
yeah agreed KS is rated as a better test player and probably rightly so.. Gilly defo a better bet for ODI's (in my team would drop Langer for ODI and bring in either Lara or Symonds)

but here are my reasons for Gilly over KS in tests.

1. AG has the ability to turn a game or bat the opposition to death where as the KS has the ability to bat for a long periods. i am of the school of thought rather lose trying to win than just draw. and given the top order i would rather have a big hitter at or around the 7 spot.
just think the ashes when AG was on 90 something and last man mcgrath strode out, AG went onto make 156 odd and game over.

2. in my team i have warne and AG is better equipt to keep to warne. if i had murali then maybe.

i may just swop out flintoff and bring Vaas to get some of the required lefties quota.

daniel

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My team for tests:

Hayden
Langer
Lara
Kallis
Tendulkar
Flintoff
AG
Warne (spits on floor)
Gillespie
Akthar
McGrath

Now THAT is a team.

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Although this thread has gone in a different direction, we can still chat about technology that can be used by umpires.

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Originally posted by Dr. Brain
Warne

Now THAT is a team.
Agreed.

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Originally posted by dyl
Agreed.
Ugh.

*spits on Dylan*

Where have you been dude? Perpetually festive? Been on a binge since xmas?

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Originally posted by dan182
nothing wrong with Vettori bats a bit and is certainly the best left arm bowler @ the moment...
Heh, on a messageboard I post to, a Kiwi was trying to convince everyone that Vettori was an all-rounder.
Most people pointed out that he is just a bowler who bats a bit.
One wag then suggested that he was more of a lower order batsman who bowls a bit 😉