Cricket's All Time N/O Team
This is my first composite team and as you’ll see, perhaps it needed a few more letters to make it more competitive. As it…
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This is my first composite team and as you’ll see, perhaps it needed a few more letters to make it more competitive. As it…
We have back to back heavyweights with the 'M' Team looking every bit as strong as the 'L' Team (noting there are more 'M's…
Next up is one of the heavyweights. My all time 'L' XI: 1. Justin Langer 2. Bill Lawry 3. Maurice Leyland 4. Brian Lara…
With some of the composite teams coming up, we are now past the half way mark of this marathon. To date, the B Team…
The all time ;J' Team is next and as you can see the Jayawardenes and Johnsons are doing a good job of keeping up…
OK, from the dizzy heights of the 'G' and 'H' teams, we are now stepping back into the third division - the all-time 'I'…
We are now moving on to one of the real heavyweight teams which a number of high quality players aren't able to make. My…
Our lucky seventh team and one with a raft of strong candidates. My XI is: 1. Sunil Gavaskar 2. Gordon Greenidge 3. Graham Gooch…
I had to take a bit of a break from this exercise after struggling to put an E team together, but I am now…
Next up, the somewhat underwhelming E team: John Edrich (c) Matthew Elliot Bill Edrich Farokh Engineer Ross Edwards Mark Ealham Godfrey Evans (wk) John…
I'll admit it, the team is stronger than I thought it would be after I struggled with the openers. There is enough quality with…
For my next instalment of the All time alphabetical teams, I am going to list the team and bios in a single longer article.…
Following on from the all time 'B' team batsmen listed yesterday: 7. Richie Benaud (Aus, RHB, RLS) 63 Tests (28 capt), 2,201 runs at…
Continuing my series of alphabetised elevens, here is my list of the best 'B' batsmen. In the early years of organised cricket, there were…
Following on from yesterday's article selecting the all time 'A' team greatest batsmen, here are the bowlers: 7. Les Ames (wk) (Eng, RHB): 47…
Having set the ground rules for team selection in my earlier article, here are the batsmen for the 'A' team. 1. Dennis Amiss (Eng,…
A couple of things have caused me to write this article. Firstly, there is very little cricket on at the moment and I have…
Nice article.
I think 400 is possible – don’t forget, it itself came just a few months after Hayden’s 380.
I will have to disagree on 19/90 though. It’s not just the Test record but also the FC record. No one else has taken 18 in a match in 160 years. I think it’s as unlikely as 99.94.
I’d also disagree that stats lovers would celebrate if it’s beaten – it’s amazing that an on field record still stands from that very first test and it would be sad to lose that.
Plenty of Test cricket's records look safe, but which ones can still be broken?
Macartney and McCabe are two obvious omissions from the white ball teams.
A younger Armstrong and Jack Gregory also worthy of discussion. And if you have Spofforth then Turner would also be in the running.
Best Never Ever XI: The greatest Australian cricketers who didn’t play each of the three formats
Love this team (esp with Macartney) but I wonder if it could fit in another spinner like O’Reilly, probably for Gregory.
Best Never Ever XI: The greatest Australian cricketers who didn’t play each of the three formats
Best and Greatest aren’t the same thing.
I think the context of the game adds to Greatness – in this case a mostly meaningless group game rates poorly versus a World Cup sudden death game, particularly a final.
So Stokes in the 2019 final, Steve Waugh v Saf in 1999 etc get bonus points when considering these innings.
‘Greatest ODI innings ever’: Does Maxi's Mumbai miracle beat Kapil, Viv, Sachin, Gilchrist for best knocks in cricket history?
Like the Mankad Law tweak earlier in the year, this dismissal has shown up the inadequacy of the Law on Timed Out. It clearly relies on a bit of common sense and convention. That’s now gone out the window so there should be an umpire’s discretion in there for reasonable delays. The fact that the umpires twice asked Shakib if he wanted to withdraw the appeal shows that they were uncomfortable with it all.
Forget the spirit of the game - World Cup 'timed out' farce is a failure of basic common sense
Correct comeback from Patty.
'An absolute disgrace': Broad lifts lid on fiery Cummins clash over Bairstow incident - and how the Aussie captain bit back
That is some side. Personally I’d have Pant or Haddin for Murdoch so Sanga can concentrate on his batting (and bat at 5) but it’s a quibble only.
A Second Oct XI looks like it would be pretty strong too.
Team of the Month: An October-born World Cricket XI
Such horrible news.
'In the thoughts and prayers of every Rabbitoh': Souths legend Nathan Merritt found unresponsive, fighting for life
Yeah, not ideal but I think it’s an all round stronger team that way.
Team of the Month: a September-born world Cricket XI
I love this attack. So aggressive. Personally I’d play Ashwin over Bedi but it would be a nightmare to face either way.
Imagine Warnie at one end and thenDemon at the other.
Also if you play Ashwin, you can get Bertie in as the best keeper.
Team of the Month: a September-born world Cricket XI
Crazy strong team but I can’t see how you can leave Steyn out. With Wasim and Deadly (and Macartney) in the side, Davo looks expendable even though it lengthens the tail.
Team of the month: A June-born World XI
Oh, have you already done June as well?
And on behalf of Februarians everywhere, I’ll get in now to say we are at a natural disadvantage with only having 28 1/4 days. 7 of the months have 10% more players to choose from!
Team of the Month: an August-born World Cricket XI
Why do we keep ruining our young leggies by picking them for white ball cricket?
Marnus dumped, Cummins injured, new captain named, uncapped quartet called up as selectors launch new white-ball era
Is it weird to play Gooch out of position at 4 when you have McCabe or Zed on the bench?
Team of the Month: a July-born World Cricket XI
Geez, if Shiv and Kane can’t make this side then it is very strong indeed.
I’d personally have Kane over Lloyd because he’s a decent spin bowler as well. But either way, this side isn’t going to lose many matches. A Second XI would be formidable as well.
Team of the Month: an August-born World Cricket XI
Re the GOAT – since his debut, Aust haven’t won an away Test when he hasn’t been the team.
The Liebke Fifth Ashes Test report card: 'This series will be remembered as the 2-0 GOATwash'
Wasn’t Broad part of the bullying clique identified by Trott et al?
I’m any case, I see him, ironically, as an English Dave Warner.
You can admit it now - if Stuart Broad was an Aussie, he'd be your favourite player
If the rain saved us in Manchester it might have saved England here.
Another 40 overs last night and Aust would be a little over 100 from victory. Even if Aust had lost 2 or even 3 wickets, that would have been a very strong position.
Now, the bowlers get to rest, the batters have to start again and anything is possible.
They couldn't... could they? Khawaja-Warner century stand on rained-out fourth day gives Aussies a chance
It’s not all doom and gloom for the Poms – they have now secured the Moral Ashes.
UK View: 'Timid, petrified' Aussies escape in 'galling travesty' - as Pommy Pauline Hanson's hypocrisy exposed
Unpopular opinion perhaps but that was a sloppy dismissal from Marnus just before tea.
All eyes on the skies as Labuschagne ton, Manchester rain gives Aussies a shot at great escape
Exactly.
Why players are right to boycott media in RLPA dispute with NRL - and why they’re shooting themselves in the foot
Nice summary.
Go the players. The Fifita story is a great example of what the players are trying to improve.
Why players are right to boycott media in RLPA dispute with NRL - and why they’re shooting themselves in the foot
Mike & The Mechanics already being taken of course.
Why players are right to boycott media in RLPA dispute with NRL - and why they’re shooting themselves in the foot
In the picture above, he certainly has a long face.
Why players are right to boycott media in RLPA dispute with NRL - and why they’re shooting themselves in the foot
RIP Lordy – such a constant presence across multiple forms of media for us Gen X Australian sports fans.
Didn’t always agree with him but he was always worth reading/listening to. However, he was 100% correct on Ken Irvine.
RIP, David Lord: Australian sports journalism icon was 'always thoughtful and thought-provoking'