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Uploaded Australia 1990s.

If the late 80s signaled the entry of the first wave of Australian cricket reinvention and toughness then the second wave that followed in the 90s delivered even more.

World test dominance, ODI championships, attacking cricket and a ruthlessness almost unparalleled in the history of cricket.

I've used bases, and created my own. Had a problem with playfaces, so some of the most famous do not have playfaces. I didn't actually mind to be honest. However thanks if I've used some of your artwork!

This side is led by Mark "Tubby" Taylor who is one of Australia's greatest ever. A sound batsman he is joined at the opening spot by the dashing Michael Slater. Slater was a cricket revolutionary. He embodied this era of attacking cricket with lighting quick running and shots all over the field.

It's strange to think though Langer and Hayden are all time greats they were kept out if the side and didn't make their mark until the 2000s!

At three is a controversial choice. It could have been Damien Martyn but he has opted for the 2000s, Ponting is in the 2000s though debuted in the 90s.

David Boon is in the 1980s squad, so with those players all clear, some of Australia's back up talent get a chance to shine. Here the selectors have gone with Stuart Law.

Like Jamie Siddons, Michael Di Venuto, Martin Love, Brad Hodge and Jamie Cox, Law was denied by greatness all around so rarely had the chance to sustain his own performances in the test team. So now he goes in at 3.

At 4, is the classy Mark Waugh, exceptionally talented and one of the greatest slip fielders of all time. Waugh is integral to the success of the team with his attacking flair.

At 5 is their tough man in the engine room, Steve Waugh. The vice captain is hard as nails and will ensure Australia has the foot down on opponents always or will be poised for the counter attack when needed.

At 6 is another player who could open and also play his shots in the top and middle order in Greg Blewett, beautiful to watch at the crease. With no Boon, Ponting or Martyn, Blewett gets his moment.

At 7 is the ever reliable Ian Healy, a nugetty player whose calm reassurance behind the stumps, was always a confidence booster for two if the most dangerous bowlers of all time.

At 8 is a player who was pivotal to Australia's success in the 90s in swing bowler Damien Fleming. He just nudges out a left arm talent in Brendan Julian.

At 9 is the great Shane Warne. The man who turned the world on its head with THAT ball to Gatting. Warne brings the theatre and showmanship to this Australia decade side.

At 10 is the underated but brilliant Paul Reiffel. Later an umpire, Reiffel was accurate and most valuable when you see the role he played when Australia became world test champions against the West Indies in 1994 when the Aussues won away, 2-1.

At 11 is the metronome himself Glenn McGrath. McGrath's career spanned the 90s and the 2000s, however it was in the 90s he broke through. Without him to back up Warne, Australia would be less of a threat. His accuracy was legendary, but his fighting spirit even more so.

To round out the squad, we have left arm allrounder, Brendan Julian, opener Mathew Elliott, allrounder Tom Moody, veteran spinner Tim May, tall pacer Jo Angel, all-rounder Adam Dale, another allrounder in Shane Lee, fast medium Tony Dodemaide, openers Jamie Cox, and explosive Michael Di Venuto, batsman, Gavin Robertson and finally arguably the greatest ODI player of all time in Michael Bevan.

Bevan will lead the charge in the ODI team, the Bevan story truly highlights how dominant the side were in both formats of the game. Bevan is almost the reverse of opener Michael Slater who despite his attacking brilliance in Test could not produce in ODI. With Bevan his obvious world class ODI talent did not translate to tests.

Bevan might not have been the first ODI specialist but he was one of its greatest of all time. Dhoni before Dhoni.

Thank you to the uniform, logos, stadium, bat makers, much appreciated.

Enjoy!

 

[blockerdave]

Tony Dodemaide?? wow never heard of him!!

 

[Mouseydread]

@blockerdave I became of aware of him in the late 80s because of his name tbh, didn't know much about him and still don't!

 

[Mouseydread]

Uploaded Australia 2010s.

This is a team of mostly if not all my creations, this squad is 28 deep and boasts at least 3 All Time Greats, and possibly more when their careers are over. There are historic Ashes winners and World Cup winners. A team of players with most fresh in the memory. So fresh that they do not wear their greatness easily. The begining of the decade saw Australia's decline then ressurgence under Clarke, then slow desecent, rescued once again by the mad genius of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschange.

It is led by Michael Clarke, and has others who could have made the 2000s squad, though not as easily in the aged like fine wine, Brad Haddin and Shane Watson. It also has one of the statistical all time leaders in batting average with other 20 Test Caps in the veteran Adam Vogues. Another feature of this side, is that it boats two modern left arm pacers in the inconsistent but devastating on his day Mitchell Johnson and "Fire in Bablylon" star, Mitchell Starc.

To add more personality it has more heroes and villains in Steve Smith and the often hated but exciting, David Warner, old boy Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Ben Hilfenhause, the first muslim to play for Australia is the talented, Usman Khawaja, 1 day giant, Aron Finch, a set of brothers whose Dad, played cricket in Shaun and Mitch Marsh, it boast the G.O.A.T in off spinner, Nathan Lyon, seamer Pat Cummins and of course the very missed talented, Phil Hughes.

Thank you to the kit, logo, bat, uniform, stadium makers. There may be some issues with the sound.

Enjoy!

Next Australia 2000s!

 

[Mouseydread]

Uploaded Australia 2000s.

A team full of all time greats and marginally better than the 90s? I will match up those two sides and see for myself! This team is led by Ricky Ponting and is full of flair as well as talent. Leading off the innings are two of the best of all time in Justin Langer and Mathew Hayden. Those two on their day could make Greenidge and Haynes look pedestrian! Followed at 3 by Ponting that is a great 1-2-3 punch. Then we come to sound engine room, where the matches would I'm sure be won and lost, at 4 is Damien Martyn, who like the three in before played in the 90s. Martyn;s best years however were in the 2000s. At 5 is the veteran Mr.Cricket, Michael Hussey, a great man for a crisis he will keep the engine ticking over, he will be followed at 6 by left handed Simon Katich.

At 7 is a controversial choice in Darren "Boof" Lehman, in this side, Lehman can add his bowling to rescue things if the bowling struggles. At 8 is Adam Gilchrist! I know, I know, Ok he could go in before Lehman! Imagine Gilchrist coming in at 8! At 9 is Bret Lee who can handle the bat as can Jason Gillespie at 10. That leaves the scowling, leg spinning Stuart MacGill at 11. A strong side for sure.

In reserve are, Andrew Symons, Andy Bichel, Jimmy Maher, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clark, Brad Hodge, Colin Miller, Nathan Hauritz, Phil Jaques, Martin Love Michael Kasprowicz, Sean Tait and Brad Hogg to round out the squad.

Australia 90's here I come with a match up I've been longing to do for a long time!

Thanks to the logo, kit, uniform, bat, stadium makers!

Enjoy!

 

[Mouseydread]

Uploaded Sri Lanka 1980s.

This is Sri Lanka's first decade as test cricket participants, however these players reside fondly in the memories of any cricket follower. The Sri Lankan's were not naive they could play shots and exhibited decent batting technique. The only tough decision here is whether to include Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinder Da Silva in this squad or the 90s. A decison was made to move that duo into the 90s. Though the team is weakened without those two, they can still compete especially in the one day game or if you try to this group with 20/20.

Notable stars,

Attacking batsmen, Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis, talented allrounder Ravi Ratnayake, standard bearing pace bowler, Asantha De Mel, legendary star leg spinner, Somanchadra de Silva, tall and strapping swing bowler Rumesh Ratnayke, talented spinner Ajith de Silva and skipper Ranjan Madugalle.

This is a squad of 19 at the moment and some of the others include players who formed AROSA Sri Lanka who toured South Africa and were initially banned for life. But for this ban, Sri Lanka would have been much stronger in this era.


The players that cut short their career to join a rebel tour from this side are, Ajith de Silva, Bandula Warnapurra who would captain AROSA, spinner Lalith Kaluperuma, wicketkeeper, Mahesh Goodnatilleke, and Anura Ranasinghe.

Thanks to the logo makers, bats, uniform and stadium makers.

I've got AROSA Sri Lanka to come, so there will be some cross over and Sri Lanka 1970s. All of these players are heavily linked. Tip of the hat to @blockerdave who from my memory was the first to attempt AROSA Sri Lanka as far back as DB17 and that got me interested.

I will post AROSA Sri Lanka 82-83 shortly.

Enjoy!

 

[Mouseydread]

Uploaded AROSA Sri Lanka 1982 -1983

Sri Lanka was a fledgling test nation in 1982, playing their inaugural match against England at Colombo in February of that year. Led by Bandula Warnapura they were beaten by England. However later in the year, it was announced that Warnapura was leading a 14-man rebel squad to South Africa. The team would be called Arosa Sri Lanka after the initials of their player-manager Anthony Ralph Opatha and the host nation South Africa.

AROSA Sri Lanka was born. Tony Opatha a one time star in Sri Lankan cricket in the 1970s was a prime mover in the tour set up but it all went wrong. The players were vehemently denounced across India, Pakistan and the Caribbean as well as in their homeland and to add more disaster, their two best players Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis either declined to tour or were held hostage and prevented from joining up.

Duleep Mendis later became Sri Lanka captain, so this did him a favour. AROSA Sri Lanka lost all their matches on tour but this is an interesting side none the less. Ajith de Silva at the time was a very good leg spinner and Mahes Goonatilleke was one of their greatest ever keepers. There was young talent like young allrounder, Anura Ranasinghe and young wicketkeeper, Hemantha Devapriya that later regretted their decision to tour South Africa.

All players received a lifetime ban from the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka. None played international cricket for the island again, although Aponso represented the Netherlands in the 1996 World Cup at the age of 43. Lukily most if not all recovered their lives eventually after a long period of ostracism.

 

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Uploaded, Sri Lanka World Cup 1975.

Sri Lanka were a decent ODI side in the 70s and had they got test status when they had a big chance at the end of the sixties, their cricket may have developed even better than it did.

At the core of this side, were some of the fathers of their International cricket journey from the late 1960s. These players would form the basis of the 1975 and 1979 World Cup squads, the rebel AROSA Sri Lanka side and the 1980s squad.

The veterans included, swing king, Mevan Pieras, captain Anura Tennekoon, athletic David Heyn, wicket keeper, Ranjit Fernando, experienced Michael Tessera, esteemed top order batsman and future captain Bandula Warnapura, golden boy Tony Opatha, Sunil Wettimuny one of the three Wettimuny brothers, heralded spinners Ajith de Silva, and DS (Somoachandra) de Silva.

During the 70s they had nurtured some talent and Sri Lanka was known as a hot bed for schoolboy cricketing talent. So by 1975 Sri Lanka were ready. Though they drawn in the same group as the Windies and Australia and an emerging Pakistan!

In their first match they lost to the eventual champion West Indies, scoring just 86, with the result that the Windies romped home by 9 wickets. However it was in their second match that Sri Lanka came of age against the rough and ready, sledging, beer swilling, Aussies, with Lillee and Thompson at their peak!

Australia made 328/5 in their 60 overs, in reply the Sri Lankans made, 276/4 in reply, this at the Oval. Though they lost, everyone got into double figures with wicket keeper Ranjit Fernando in fine form. What you must realise is that two of their batsmen were retired hurt! Opener Sunil Wettimuny, (not to be confused with his brother Sidath) made a courageous 52 and Duleep Mendis a stalwart in later years took on the fearsome aussies before he too was retired hurt, on 32.

At one point with Mendis and Wettimuny at the crease, they were 150 for 2 inside 32 overs and on course for a shock upset, until Ian Chappell the Australian captain said, " look, these guys certainly can play on the front foot, let’s see how good they are on the back foot"

Tommo then unleased fire and brimstone at Mendis and Wettimuny and it was soon "lights out" for both. Mendis knockdown first with a bumper to the head. Hospital. A few overs later, after Thompson had accused yelping Wettimuny that his time was soon up after peppering his feet with yorkers, Thompson hit Wettimuny on the foot one more time. Broken foot. Hospital. Mendis and Wettimuny were admitted in the same hospital for treatment and were discharged the next day. Wettimuny was forced to walk on crutches because of a damaged instep while Mendis missed Sri Lanka's last match still seeing stars!

Sri Lanka battled on and still nearly pulled it off as their captain Anura Tennekoon and Michael Tissera continued the Sri Lankan fight and added 82 runs for the third wicket. Tennekoon scored 48 while Tissera 52 runs but, it was not enough as they lost the match by 52 runs with six wickets intact.

Though they lost the match the Sri Lankans had earned the respect of the Aussies as well as the world of cricket. They finished the tournament by losing to Pakistan, by 192 runs without their injured batsmen and it was not until the 1979 World Cup that this side matured when they beat India in the group matches. This side would be good for a World Cup 1975 redo. (which I am going to do as my first playing project with South Africa included).

The Squad in the adademy is in order of overall skill, David Heyn, Anura Tennekoon, (C), Mevan Pieras, Somachandra (DS) de Silva, Duleep Mendis, Bandula Warnapura, Lalith Kaluperuma, Tony Opatha, Michael Tissera, Ajith de Silva, Anura Ranasinghe, Dennis Chanmugam, Sunil Wettimuny, Ranjit Fernando (WK)


I think all the teams are in place to play at 1975 World Cup, substituting East Africa for South African who are on the academy. I may knock up an East Africa too. I will defo use the Sri Lankans!

Thank you to the bat, kit, logo, uniform makers!

Enjoy!

 

[Mouseydread]

Added Vinothen John a ODI Stalwart to the Sri Lankan 1980s. Next up the golden era of Sri Lankan cricket with a host of stars, headed by the incomprable Aravinda de Silva! I always loved the 80s as my cricket decade, and the 70s were my next favourite, however doing these teams over the last three versions of the game, it is the 90s that really does stand out as a true Golden Era.

Throw in Zimbabwe and New Zealand and with the Sri Lankans done, my project is fast coming to a close, I really want to finish it before the next game comes out!

 

[Mouseydread]

Uploaded Sri Lanka 1990s.

A great era for Sri Lankan cricket, where as a Test and ODI team they became winners. Not only that the nation provided some of the greatest players of the decade and a Gold Plated All Time Great.

This side is led by the brilliant Arjuna Ranatunga, and has the entire World Cup winning squad of 1996. It is a squad of game breakers with brilliant batsman, Aravinder de Silva, opener Sanath Jayasuriya who changed the game of one day cricket with his big hitting from the opener position, it has the incomparable Murali. Murali will bedazzle and work his magic on any team. To think we had Warne and Murali in the same era! The squad is rounded out by by the reliable, Asaka Gurusinha, dangerous left arm fast medium, bowler Chaminda Vaas, Steady opener Marvin Atapattu,, dashing Hasan Tillakaratne and exciting keeper batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana.

I have used the good work of bases from @DalePlaysCricket and tweaked faces, stats or perks and added in my own creations to round out the squad of 19.

Thank you to the kit, logo, bat and stadium makers,

Enjoy!

 

[Bevab]

Interesting that you've put Atapattu in the 90s squad as I remember him failing repeatedly before getting into the team only towards the end of the previous century and being a mainstay largely during the 2000s. Wonder who will be the partner for Dilshan in the next decade then. Vaas presence will be the key, I can't recall any pacer who was as good and consistent as him for Sri Lanka.

Also, this confirms that the 2010s Sri Lankan team will be quite dreadful indeed.

 

[Ed Smith]

2010 the batting can be ok. The bowling though. Malinga and some scrubs

 

[Mouseydread]

Uploaded Sri Lanka 1990s.

A great era for Sri Lankan cricket, where as a Test and ODI team they became winners. Not only that the nation provided some of the greatest players of the decade and a Gold Plated All Time Great.

This side is led by the brilliant Arjuna Ranatunga, and has the entire World Cup winning squad of 1996. It is a squad of game breakers with brilliant batsman, Aravinder de Silva, opener Sanath Jayasuriya who changed the game of one day cricket with his big hitting from the opener position, it has the incomparable Murali. Murali will bedazzle and work his magic on any team. To think we had Warne and Murali in the same era! The squad is rounded out by by the reliable, Asaka Gurusinha, dangerous left arm fast medium, bowler Chaminda Vaas, Steady opener Marvin Atapattu,, dashing Hasan Tillakaratne and exciting keeper batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana.

I have used the good work of bases from @DalePlaysCricket and tweaked faces, stats or perks and added in my own creations to round out the squad of 19.

Thank you to the kit, logo, bat and stadium makers,

Enjoy!

I really looked at Atapattu's debut and he crossed both era's but debuted in 1990 with his peak athletic years being in the 90s. I agree he did take time to get established roughly 7 years so there was a case for the 2000s squad. Dilshan and Malinga and Herath are not a bad trio with possibly Sanga and Mehela to my reasoning being those 5 would be competitive in the one team, though Vaas cand Murali could have made the 2000s just as easily as the 1990s, but my selection policy is one decade only to make it more fun.

 

[Bevab]

I really looked at Atapattu's debut and he crossed both era's but debuted in 1990 with his peak athletic years being in the 90s. I agree he did take time to get established roughly 7 years so there was a case for the 2000s squad. Dilshan and Malinga and Herath are not a bad trio with possibly Sanga and Mehela to my reasoning being those 5 would be competitive in the one team, though Vaas cand Murali could have made the 2000s just as easily as the 1990s, but my selection policy is one decade only to make it more fun.

If I'm right, Atapattu barely had an average of 30 at the end of the 90s and failed more often than he succeeded. I remember Sourav being in the 2000s side for India even if his best days were arguably in the 90s especially as a limited overs cricketer and believed that to be the main rationale alongside the debut of course. Murali and Vaas have a much more legitimate case to be in the 90s squad than Atapattu too.

On the other hand if Herath and Malinga are going to be in the 2000s squad along with Kulasekara... I pity the 2010s squad. [DOUBLEPOST=1592833464][/DOUBLEPOST]

2010 the batting can be ok. The bowling though. Malinga and some scrubs

Aye, they're decent for a game of test. In limited overs games though, it would pretty much be Mathews or bust.