World Test XI

[Wavelberry]

Bounjour Cricket Fans.

Could you give me your current World Test XIs please. It's for a Cricket 19 thing I am doing.

Needs at least one spinner...

 

[mohsin7827]

While putting team it seems we might make more than teams only we might not have very good quality openers and spinner
D Warner, C Pujara
KW, V Kohli, S Smith
B Stokes
BJ Watling
R Ashwin
M Starc, N Wagner, S Broad
Reserve: B Azam, J Buttler, P Cummins, K Jamieson

 

[GuyIncognito]

My World XI atm, including 12th man:

1. D. Warner.
2. D. Elgar.
3. K. Williamson. (c)
4. S. Smith
5. V. Kohli (vc)
6. B. Stokes
7. B. J. Wattling (wk)
8. N. Wagner
9. R. Ashwin
10. J. Hazlewood
11. T. Southee
12. B. Azam

Reserves: P. Cummins, K. Jamieson, S. Gabriel, Q. De Cock, J. Holder (he has the stats, but didn't really have a bearing on match outcomes).

 

[wasteyouryouth]

1 Warner (unless it's England)
2 Latham
3 Williamson
4 Smith
5 Kohli
6 Stokes
7 Rizwan
8 Jadeja (Holder if I'm allowed to count Williamson and Smith as my spinner)
9 Broad
10 Cummins
11 Bumrah

Tempted to go Latham as keeper cause i don't reckon the game will factor in fatigue from keeping.

 

[Wavelberry]

My thoughts were there are no openers and then went

Warner
Elgar
Williamson
Kohli
Smith
Stokes
Watling
Ashwin
Boult
Cummins
Bumrah[DOUBLEPOST=1609950675][/DOUBLEPOST]Now I'm gonna look what y'all put

 

[Wavelberry]

Lots of agreements in certain areas which speaks to the lack of openers I feel.

I did think about Broad over Boult but... well I'm English so don't wanna be too biased.

Also considered Holder but felt he's Holdered back by playing with a pretty callow Windies side.

An argument could be made for Lyon maybe...

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Lots of agreements in certain areas which speaks to the lack of openers I feel.

I did think about Broad over Boult but... well I'm English so don't wanna be too biased.

Also considered Holder but felt he's Holdered back by playing with a pretty callow Windies side.

An argument could be made for Lyon maybe...

Anderson was my maybe choice as a seamer. Ashwin or Lyon for a spinner but I like the batting depth so went Jadeja.

Latham has the most runs, more centuries than any others as an opener and averages 49 in the last three years. Partner him with Jack Leach who averages 92 as an opener and is a spinner.

 

[Wavelberry]

Anderson was my maybe choice as a seamer. Ashwin or Lyon for a spinner but I like the batting depth so went Jadeja.

Latham has the most runs, more centuries than any others as an opener and averages 49 in the last three years. Partner him with Jack Leach who averages 92 as an opener and is a spinner.

Do that and pick Pujara who can also take many wickets and...

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Do that and pick Pujara who can also take many wickets and...

Basically like having Warne, Murali, Bradman and Lara in the same team for the price of two players.

 

[Short Leg Cricket]

This is a great idea and looking forward to seeing what you come up with

My “unbiased” World XI:
Elgar
Latham
Williamson (C)
Kohli
Smith
Stokes
De Kock (+)
Jadeja
Cummins
Jamieson
Wagner

Bit left field some of these....
Those to miss out include: Watling, Joe Burns (only kidding), Bumrah, Rizwan, Ashwin, Starc, Boult, Southee, Broad, Root, Babar, Hazlewood and Joe Denly (again only kidding)

 

[Neptune]

here's mine
1. Latham
2. Warner
3. Root
4. Smith
5. Kohli (c)
6. De Kock (wk)
7. Jadeja
8. Holder
9. Cummins
10. Ashwin
11. Wagner

 

[GuyIncognito]

This is a great idea and looking forward to seeing what you come up with

My “unbiased” World XI:
Elgar
Latham
Williamson (C)
Kohli
Smith
Stokes
De Kock (+)
Jadeja
Cummins
Jamieson
Wagner

Bit left field some of these....
Those to miss out include: Watling, Joe Burns (only kidding), Bumrah, Rizwan, Ashwin, Starc, Boult, Southee, Broad, Root, Babar, Hazlewood and Joe Denly (again only kidding)

As a Kent supporter, your remarks of Denly are considered heresy amongst us lol.

 

[Wavelberry]

De Kock vs BJ? Discuss. I have to say that I've mostly only seen him vs England and he's always looked dangerous but a wicket chance, moreso than what I've seen of BJ...

Given the feedback thus far I think I'm edging towards

Elgar
Latham
Williamson
Kohli
Smith
Stokes
A Wicketkeeper
Jadeja
Cummins
Bumrah

Then last seamer: Broad/Boult/Starc/Wagner/Holder

Hmmmmmmmm

 

[Neptune]

Would advise you to bat smith at 4 and kohli at 5. Also kinda surprised to not see warner in their, thought he deserved that spot. For the last seamer, holder and Wagner have been the most popular choices but we bat deep enough so Wagner maybe? Not too much difference anyway tbf

 

[blockerdave]

1. Anyone but Warner.
2. Latham
3. Williamson
4. Smith
5. Kohli
6. Stokes
7. Watling
8. Ashwin
9. Cummins
10. Anderson
11. Bumrah