World and Regional XI's - What Would Your Team Be?

[Jeff]

[color=#000000ost_uid8]Well Here are mine anyway They are test sides, i have grouped them into

Asia (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka)

1) Saeed Anwar
2) V.Sehwag (Not really an opener, but has to be in the side!)
3) Inzamam Ul Haq
4) S.Tendulkar
5) R.Dravid
6) M.Jayawardene
7) K.Sangakarra (WK)
8) W.Akram (Capt)
9) C.Vaas
10)M.Muralitharan
11)W.Younis

Tri Nations (Australia, South Africa, New Zealand)

1) M.Hayden
2) G.Kirsten
3) J.Kallis
4) A.Gilchrist (WK)
5) S.Waugh (Capt)
6) R.Ponting
7) C.Cairns
8) S.Pollock
9) S.Warne
10)G.McGrath
11)A.Donald

Rest of the World (England, Zimbabwe, West Indies)

1) M.Trescothick
2) R.Sarwan
3) G.Thorpe
4) B.Lara
5) C.Hooper (Capt)
6) S.Chanderpaul
7) A.Flower (WK)
8) H.Streak
9) A.Caddick
10)D.Ramnarine
11)D.Gough

Ok Thats mine, whats yours??[/color]

 

[ajoy]

Asia

Saeed Anwar
V Sehwag
R Dravid
S Tendulkar
Inzamam
Jayawardene
Sangakkara (wk)
Wasim Akram ©
Shoaib Akhtar
Waqar Younis
Muralitharan

- Similar, except Shoaib and batting order

Tri Nations
Mark Richardson
Hayden
Ponting
Kallis
S Waugh ©
Gilchrist (wk)
Cairns
Pollock
Warne
McGrath
Donald


Rest of the World

Mike Atherton - go on: no one else worthy, even if hes retired
Marcus Trescothick
Graham Thorpe
Brian Lara ©
Andy Flower (wk)
Carl Hooper
Grant Flower (also Slow Left Arm)
Heath Streak
Pedro Collins (on recent form)
Andy Caddick
Darren Gough

- this was a tough one -

 

[ajoy]

One Day XIs

Asia

Jayasuriya
Sehwag
Ganguly
Tendulkar
Dravid (wk)
Yuvraj Singh
Mohammed Kaif
Abdur Razzaq
Wasim Akram ©
Shoaib Akhtar
Muralitharan

Tri Nations

Gilchrist (wk)
Astle/Gibbs
Ponting ©
Bevan
Kallis
Lehmann
Cairns
Pollock
Warne
McGrath
Donald


Rest of the World

Gayle
Trescothick
Lara ©
A Flower (wk)
Thorpe
Hooper
G Flower (again also Slow Left Arm Spinner)
Flintoff
Streak
Gough
Cameron Cuffy - very economical

- I wouldnt mind seeing these teams in a three way one day or even test series....
I think that Asia would win the test series and tri nations the one dayers looking at these teams

 

[ajoy]

And finally... A World XI

Hayden
Richardson
Dravid
Tendulkar
Inzamam
Ponting/S Waugh
Gilchrist (wk)
Wasim Akram ©(opening bowler)
McGrath (opening bowler)
Gough (1st change)
Muralitharan

 

[ajoy]

-that s for tests...
One Dayers


Gilchrist (wk)
Sehwag
Ponting/Ganguly/Lara
Tendulkar
Bevan
Thorpe/Yuvraj Singh
Cairns
Pollock
Wasim Akram © (opening bowler)
McGrath (opening bowler)
Muralitharan