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edna krabappel

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Pretty hard to pick just eleven out of this lot.

Who do you fancy?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/30983202

Openers (pick 2)

Hashim Amla
Chris Gayle
Sanath Jayasuriya
Virender Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar

Middle order (pick 3)
Michael Bevan
AB de Villiers
Inzamam ul Haq
Brian Lara
Clive Lloyd
Ricky Ponting
Viv Richards
Steve Waugh

Wicketkeepers (1)
Mark Boucher
MS Dhoni
Adam Gilchrist
Andy Flower
Brendon McCullum
Kumar Sangakkara

All rounder (1)
Shahid Afridi
Ian Both
Imran Khan
Kapil Dev
Lance Klusener
Jacques Kallis

Fast bowlers (3)
Allan Donald
Brett Lee
Joel Garner
Dennis Lillee
Lasith Malinga
Malcolm Marshall
Glenn McGrath
Wasim Akram
Waqar Younis

Spinner (1)
Anil Kumble
Muttiah Muralitharan
Saqlain Mushtaq
Daniel Vettori
Shane Warne

Us English have never really been much good at ODIs, have we, as reflected in that selection?

 

Mackenzie

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Chris Gayle
Sanath Jayasuriya
Brian Lara
Viv Richards
Steve Waugh
Imran Khan
Adam Gilchrist
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Wasim Akram
Malcolm Marshall

12th man would be Kallis

 

edna krabappel

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Weird, as I never realised Steve Waugh was thought of much in a ODI sense (as opposed to Test cricket). I suppose even the flairest teams need an anchorman in the middle.

 

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Hashim Amla
Sachin Tendulkar
Viv Richards
AB De Villers
Brian Lara
Adam Gilchrist
Imran Khan
Muttiah Muralitheran
Wasim Akram
Dennis Lillee
Malcom Marshall

I'd open with Gilchrist and bat Tendulkar at 3 though.

 

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Gayle
Sehwag
Ponting
Bevan
Richards
Gilchrist
Afridi
Warne
Wasim
Waqir
Lee

 

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The only Englishman who would get near is Neil Fairbrother. Botham wasn't the best in the shorter format.

 

Mackenzie

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edna krabappel said:

Weird, as I never realised Steve Waugh was thought of much in a ODI sense (as opposed to Test cricket). I suppose even the flairest teams need an anchorman in the middle.

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He'd be my teams skipper.

 

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Pattknull med Haksprut

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Gayle
Sehwag
Richards
Lara
Bevan
Dhoni
Klusener
Garner
Wasim
McGrath
Murali

 

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Gayle
Sehwag
Ponting
Hoppo
Richards
Gilchrist
Afridi
Warne
Wasim
Waqir
Lee

 

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Not much support for De Villiers who'd be the second name on my team (after Richards of course) - an awesome one-day player. No mentions for Sanga either? A bloke who seems to score runs for fun

Gayle
Sehwag
Richards
Sangakara
Bevan
De Villiers
Kallis
Wasim Akram
Warne
Marshall
McGrath

 

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Gayle
Sehwag
Lara
Richards
Ponting
Gilchrist
Botham (but the 1981 version, not the crocked back version)
Garner
Lillee
Marshall
Warne

Am surprised so many Saffers are in that list. They are very good when the matches mean nothing, not so good when they do. SA have yet to win a knockout match at a World Cup.

 

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Jayasuria - That Sri Lankan team chnaged the ODI landscape with innovative strokes and attacking from the start and Jayasuria was crucial to that.
Gayle - Quite simply hits a cricket ball harder and cleaner than anyone I have ever seen.
Richards - Can't leave him out, consistently bludgeoned all attacks to all parts with proper cricket strokes at a time when 3 RPO was common
Lara - Love watching him bat, just so graceful,
Ponting (c) - Will accumulate runs while there the ball goes to all parts at the other end. Is also an excellent captain
Gilchrist (wk) - was another one who changed the rule book, keepers were seen as keepers first but Gilchrist changed that. Can come in when a team is 4 of 5 down and take the game away from the opposition
Klusener - Brutal batsmen and his wobblers were just the ticket in the middle overs
Wasim Akram) Both masters of conventional and reverse swing and could blow teams away
Waqar Younis)
Malinga -Pace changes could deceive even the best
Warne - No explanation needed