World Knobhead XI

[Q.]

Over Loaded

He can be coach

[heater31]

From initial list, add:
Brad Hodge
Roger Harper

From all reports, Brad Hodge is a legend.

Only if you ask Brad Hodge.

[westcoastpanther]

Freddy Flintoff

[Media Park]

Glenn McGrath and Ramnaresh Sarwan...

[Gozu]

Sunil Gavaskar
Paul Harris
Dan Cullen
Matthew Hayden
David Hookes
Don Bradman

[Media Park]

Don't know if it's been said, but Andre Nel?

[Lightning McQueen]

Andre Nel: first picked for sure
Harbhajan Singh: Captain(even the indians got sick of him)
Kevin Pieterson: very uppish
Johan Botha:
Arjuna(?) Ranatunga (think he must have been the fat popular kid at school that paid everyone else out to deflect attention from himself)
Dale Steyn: possibly because he is too good for us.
Sourav Ganguly: vice captain
Andrew Symonds: Was one of my favourites till he wrecked his career and then sooked about being called a monkey.
Matt Prior: Just looks like one
Cullinan
Brett Lee in his younger days was an idiot
Shaun Tait picks himself
Shoiab Ahktar " "
Afridi " "

Great list, I'm a big Dale Steyn fan though, I love the way he goes about his business, one of the grttiest players of my time.

[Lightning McQueen]

No Warne or Mcgrath?

Tony Grieg and Greg Chappell are shoe ins.

As good as McGrath was, his arrogance used to get up my goat.

[Lightning McQueen]

From initial list, add:
Brad Hodge
Roger Harper

Harper? What did he do to earn a spot in the Knobhead XI?

[Media Park]

From initial list, add:
Brad Hodge
Roger Harper

Harper? What did he do to earn a spot in the Knobhead XI?

I'm remembering a bump ball catch he claimed in an ODI, believe it was off the bat of Bevan

[Lightning McQueen]

From initial list, add:
Brad Hodge
Roger Harper

Harper? What did he do to earn a spot in the Knobhead XI?

I'm remembering a bump ball catch he claimed in an ODI, believe it was off the bat of Bevan

That's the only thing I can remember where he erred, it wasn't a bump ball though, he dropped it and then gathered it in.

[Johno6]

i really used to dislike mcgrath in his early days.... then he grew on me.

how big is the list tho shit... u guys have almost named every international player.

might be easier to name the guys who aren't knobs

[OnSong]

i really used to dislike mcgrath in his early days.... then he grew on me.

how big is the list tho shit... u guys have almost named every international player.

might be easier to name the guys who are knobs

That's what they're doing??

[Johno6]

crap, sorry i meant arent

[Goat Herder]

From initial list, add:
Brad Hodge
Roger Harper

Harper? What did he do to earn a spot in the Knobhead XI?

I'm remembering a bump ball catch he claimed in an ODI, believe it was off the bat of Bevan

That's the only thing I can remember where he erred, it wasn't a bump ball though, he dropped it and then gathered it in.

Correct. That incident occurred in 'that' match in 94/95 when Bevan pretty much single-handedly won us the game and ironically hit Harper for 4 off the last ball. Reiffel also played an important role in that innings too IIRC.

Lots of off-spinners named in this thread, whereas it's the fast bowlers who traditionally cop tags like this. Symcox, Harbhajan, Botha, Matthews, Bracewell, Harris, Harper, Cullen...

I'd like to nominate the McMillans - both Brian & Craig. Brian was a hardnut who had a (un)healthy level of white line fever. He'd be the sort of bloke that if he was playing social cricket and a 15-16yo came out to bat, he'd be all over 'em like a rash, questioning their parentage etc, etc. Craig was just a basic knob.

[The Sleeping Giant]

might be easier to name the guys who aren't knobs

Steve Waugh
Clive Lloyd
Ian Bishop
Derek Randall
Daniel Vettori
Stephen Fleming
Darren Lehmann
Lance Cairns
Eddie Hemmings

Forgot 1. Gus Logie

[Muffler]

Yuvraj Singh cannot stand the bloke!

[am Bays]

might be easier to name the guys who aren't knobs

Steve Waugh
Clive Lloyd
Ian Bishop
Derek Randall
Daniel Vettori
Stephen Fleming
Darren Lehmann
Lance Cairns
Eddie Hemmings

Forgot 1. Gus Logie

Based on my minor dealings with them:

McGrath
Clarke
Healy
McGill

[Johno6]

Ps I hate healy

[GWW]

Just thinking about this, the 3 best contenders from Australia have all represented NSW in the last 20 years, although one didn't start his career there.

One I'm listening to commentate in the background as I type.