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New All Time XI....

Postby SE13 » Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:17 am

We agreed to have a crack at doing Nation by Nation.

Could be very interesting.

However, where shall we start? England? Australia? West Indies? Where?

The majority will take the first National XI
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Re: New All Time XI....

Postby gooneritis » Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:53 am

do england first.
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Re: New All Time XI....

Postby gooneritis » Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:57 am

quickly brainstorming:

1. Gooch
2. Boycott
3. Gower
4. Pietersen
5. Thorpe
6. Botham
7. Flintoff
8. Knott
9. Underwood
10. Willis
11. Gough
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Re: New All Time XI....

Postby IMF » Thu Sep 10, 2009 12:37 pm

What about Holland...? :)
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Re: New All Time XI....

Postby SE13 » Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:12 pm

Ok, we'll go England.

Same format as the World XI?

As in, two openers, 3, 4, 5 bat, all rounder, keeper, spinner and three strike bowlers?
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Re: New All Time XI....

Postby gooneritis » Thu Sep 10, 2009 2:55 pm

2 allrounders as Botham and Flintoff need to be in there and England don't have all that many stand out great quick bowlers tbh.
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Re: New All Time XI....

Postby rogerthornhill » Thu Sep 10, 2009 3:06 pm

I nominate Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe as the openers. You may want to go with more recent players but Hobbs and Sutcliffe were, by a long way, the best opening partnership that England have ever had.
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Re: New All Time XI....

Postby SE13 » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:23 pm

All up to you lot, new thread on it's way.......
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Re: New All Time XI....

Postby Libertine » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:06 pm

gooneritis wrote:2 allrounders as Botham and Flintoff need to be in there.


I think we should stick with the 1 all-rounder rule.
When you start to write a list out you'll be suprised by how many good pace bowlers England had over the years.
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Re: New All Time XI....

Postby gooneritis » Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:01 am

Libertine wrote:
gooneritis wrote:2 allrounders as Botham and Flintoff need to be in there.


I think we should stick with the 1 all-rounder rule.
When you start to write a list out you'll be suprised by how many good pace bowlers England had over the years.


Perhaps (although i was looking at players post 1960's - as i've mentioned before due to professionalism/fitness/technique/new deliveries etc i think modern players are better). You're right if i look further back we've got the likes of Trueman, tyson etc.

I'd still have Flintoff and Botham in the side though, they'd be a great pairing and of course it allows us to have very deep batting with still strong bowling. I'm all about a great balance to the side :lol:
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