The only selection that stands out is Stewart's.
I know he could bat but you would want your best keeper in a world XI.
havenot seen any of them play except stewart , boring selection
Personally wouldn't have Hammond at 5. His stats outside of the top 3 are not great. So I'd have Hammond at 3, Barrington at 4, Compton at 5 and Dexter at 6.
My team:
Hobbs
Sutcliffe
Hammond
Barrington
Compton
Dexter
Botham
Knott
Trueman
Laker
Barnes
No Hutton!!!! Not because I don't rate him, but because I don't know where he'd fit in the team, (I haven't pick WG for the same reason).
If you wanted to replace Sutcliffe with Hutton (or WG), I wouldn't argue too much
I'm going to pick mine from players that I have seen only.
Gooch
Trescothick
Gower
KP
Thorpe
Stewart
Botham
Flintoff
Swann
Gough
Caddick
Not bad Ginger but do you really favour Caddick ahead of Bob Willis?
As for the team of old timers, can anyone see them hurtling along the boundary and diving full length to save one run?
Hope
Willis was near or even at the end of his career when I started watching Cricket.
Botham was only a maybe in my team as his bowling had gone downhill.
If choosing from players I can actually remember watching I'd go for:
Gooch
Boycott
Gower
KP
Thorpe
Greig
Botham
Knott
Gough
Underwood
Willis
1. Hobbs
2. Hutton
3. Hammond
4. Barrington
5. Compton
6. Botham
7. Knott
8. Rhodes
9. Trueman
10. Laker
11. Barnes
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posted on 6/7/11
The only selection that stands out is Stewart's.
I know he could bat but you would want your best keeper in a world XI.
posted on 6/7/11
havenot seen any of them play except stewart , boring selection
posted on 6/7/11
Why is it boring?
posted on 6/7/11
Personally wouldn't have Hammond at 5. His stats outside of the top 3 are not great. So I'd have Hammond at 3, Barrington at 4, Compton at 5 and Dexter at 6.
My team:
Hobbs
Sutcliffe
Hammond
Barrington
Compton
Dexter
Botham
Knott
Trueman
Laker
Barnes
No Hutton!!!! Not because I don't rate him, but because I don't know where he'd fit in the team, (I haven't pick WG for the same reason).
If you wanted to replace Sutcliffe with Hutton (or WG), I wouldn't argue too much
posted on 6/7/11
I'm going to pick mine from players that I have seen only.
Gooch
Trescothick
Gower
KP
Thorpe
Stewart
Botham
Flintoff
Swann
Gough
Caddick
posted on 6/7/11
Not bad Ginger but do you really favour Caddick ahead of Bob Willis?
As for the team of old timers, can anyone see them hurtling along the boundary and diving full length to save one run?
posted on 6/7/11
Hope
Willis was near or even at the end of his career when I started watching Cricket.
Botham was only a maybe in my team as his bowling had gone downhill.
posted on 6/7/11
If choosing from players I can actually remember watching I'd go for:
Gooch
Boycott
Gower
KP
Thorpe
Greig
Botham
Knott
Gough
Underwood
Willis
posted on 6/7/11
1. Hobbs
2. Hutton
3. Hammond
4. Barrington
5. Compton
6. Botham
7. Knott
8. Rhodes
9. Trueman
10. Laker
11. Barnes
posted on 7/7/11
no underwood?
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