Teams of the decade

[shoe boy]

Test
Hayden
Sehwag
Ponting
Lara
Tendulkar
Kallis
Gilchrist
PollockWarne
MuralitharanMcGrath

ODI
Gayle
Gilchrist
Ponting
Tendulkar
Kallis
Hussey
Dhoni
Akram
Pollock
Muralitharan
McGrath

This sort of topic is always very debatable BUT I do like your test side bar the highlited! 2x spinners is this side playing on the sub contenent? if not who bowls pace? Polllock out for maybe a Lee/Akram/Wackar/Stien/???

[Lightning McQueen]

This sort of topic is always very debatable BUT I do like your test side bar the highlited! 2x spinners is this side playing on the sub contenent? if not who bowls pace? Polllock out for maybe a Lee/Akram/Wackar/Stien/???

Pollock was a medium fast bowler, I had him, McGrath and Kallis in there with Tendulkar as a medium option. Perhaps 12 would've been a more versatile option to cover all playing surfaces, Akhtar would've got the nod then.
My ODI team would've suited any conditions IMO.

[locky801]

Imagine Gayle, Sehwag & Gilchrist in the top 3 of your one day side and all fired, wouldnt that be great to sit back and watch 1/500 odd after 50

[Lightning McQueen]

Imagine Gayle, Sehwag & Gilchrist in the top 3 of your one day side and all fired, wouldnt that be great to sit back and watch 1/500 odd after 50

Yeah, you could always put Dhoni up the order if you start slipping under 10 rpo.

[carey]

blewett should be in all forms of cricket and in every team ever picked!

[brod]

TEST

G Smith (Captain)
M Hayden
R Ponting
M Yousef
R Dravid
J Kallis
A Gilchrist
S Pollock
S Warne
M Muralitharan
G McGrath

12th Man
S Bond
- The ultimate advertisement for "If only his body could hold together"
87 wickets at 22.09 (s/rate 38.7) and still in the Top 10 bowlers having played only one test in the last three years

[brod]

ODI

- V Sehwag
- S Jayasuria
- R Ponting
- S Tendulkar
- A Symonds
- J Kallis
- A Gilchrist
- A Flintoff
- B Lee
- M Murlitharan
- G McGrath

12th Man
- C Gayle

[Lightning McQueen]

There's a fair few similarities, are we all starting to gel together and agree on everything

[Ruben Carter]

we still have 12 months people....

No we don't, 2000-2009, the first decade of the millenium, the end of 2010 will be 11 years.

Not if you start from 2001.

So was 1990 the last year of the 80s?

Yes, it was. The reason is that there is no year Zero, so each decade commences on January 1st ... 01
Don't believe me ? Google it!

[Lightning McQueen]

Not if you start from 2001.

So was 1990 the last year of the 80s?

Yes, it was. The reason is that there is no year Zero, so each decade commences on January 1st ... 01
Don't believe me ? Google it!

Go and put another pen in your pocket Poindexter.

[carey]

ODI

- V Sehwag
- S Jayasuria
- R Ponting
- S Tendulkar
- A Symonds
- J Kallis
- A Gilchrist
- A Flintoff
- B Lee
- M Murlitharan
- G McGrath

12th Man
- C Gayle

not to sure about symonds agree with the rest tho

[cripple]

ODI

- V Sehwag
- S Jayasuria
- R Ponting
- S Tendulkar
- A Symonds
- J Kallis
- A Gilchrist
- A Flintoff
- B Lee
- M Murlitharan
- G McGrath

12th Man
- C Gayle

If your not going to have gilly opening, I would think a hitter used to the last 5-10 overs would be a better bet. Maybe a Mark Boucher or Dhoni. That said i would open with Gilly and get rid of Sehwag. Open up a spot for another specialist bowler.

[brod]

ODI

- V Sehwag
- S Jayasuria
- R Ponting
- S Tendulkar
- A Symonds
- J Kallis
- A Gilchrist
- A Flintoff
- B Lee
- M Murlitharan
- G McGrath

12th Man
- C Gayle

not to sure about symonds agree with the rest tho

Symonds
4930 runs
39.75 ave
92.79 s/rate

126 wickets
4.99 RPO

PLUS his fielding ability

Im happy with that

[brod]

ODI

- V Sehwag
- S Jayasuria
- R Ponting
- S Tendulkar
- A Symonds
- J Kallis
- A Gilchrist
- A Flintoff
- B Lee
- M Murlitharan
- G McGrath

12th Man
- C Gayle

If your not going to have gilly opening, I would think a hitter used to the last 5-10 overs would be a better bet. Maybe a Mark Boucher or Dhoni. That said i would open with Gilly and get rid of Sehwag. Open up a spot for another specialist bowler.

Most sixes by keepers in the 2000's
119 Gilchrist
110 Dohni
81 Boucher
36 Smagakkara

Most fours by keepers inthe 2000's
916 Gilchrist
776 Sangakkara
390 Dohni
330 Boucher

Strike Rate by keepers in the 2000's
100.54 Gilchrist
89.59 Dohni
86.59 Boucher
74.71 Sangakkara

Im happy with that

[brod]

ODI

- V Sehwag
- S Jayasuria
- R Ponting
- S Tendulkar
- A Symonds
- J Kallis
- A Gilchrist
- A Flintoff
- B Lee
- M Murlitharan
- G McGrath

12th Man
- C Gayle

If your not going to have gilly opening, I would think a hitter used to the last 5-10 overs would be a better bet. Maybe a Mark Boucher or Dhoni. That said i would open with Gilly and get rid of Sehwag. Open up a spot for another specialist bowler.

Theres only 50 overs to go around
- McGrath
- Lee
- Flintoff
- Murali
- Kallis
- Symonds
- Jayasuria
- Sehwag
- Tendulkar

[Lightning McQueen]

ODI

- V Sehwag
- S Jayasuria
- R Ponting
- S Tendulkar
- A Symonds
- J Kallis
- A Gilchrist
- A Flintoff
- B Lee
- M Murlitharan
- G McGrath

12th Man
- C Gayle

If your not going to have gilly opening, I would think a hitter used to the last 5-10 overs would be a better bet. Maybe a Mark Boucher or Dhoni. That said i would open with Gilly and get rid of Sehwag. Open up a spot for another specialist bowler.

Theres only 50 overs to go around
- McGrath
- Lee
- Flintoff
- Murali
- Kallis
- Symonds
- Jayasuria
- Sehwag
- Tendulkar

Are you happy with that

[carey]

nice call lm lol

[brod]

Glad we're all so happy