All Time Cricket XI

[BroncoMatt]

1. M. Hayden
2. D. Haynes
3. V. Richards
4. S. Tendulkar
5. A. Border
6. J. Miandad
7. A. Gilchrist
8. W. Akram
9. S. Warne
10. C. Ambrose
11. G. McGrath

12. I Botham

Talk about tough!

 

[ethos]

Haven't seen enough cricket over a long enough peroid of time to really make a best team, but here's my favourite XI.

1. Chris Gayle
2. Sanath Jayasuriya
3. Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
4. Brian Lara
5. Darren Lehmann (c)
6. VVS Laxman
7. Shaun Pollock
8. Dan Vettori
9. Brad Hogg
10. Heath Streak
11. Matthew Hoggard

 

[pennywisealfie]

1. Peter Taylor
2. Mark Greatbatch
3. Richard Chee Quee
4. Fanny De Villiers
5. Javed Miendad
6. that Atherton ball tampering guy
7. Daryl Hair
8. My Uncle
9. My Dad
10. the guy from aussie goes calypso
11. Hanse Cronje

 

[Jeba]

1. Shewanted Topierceherear
2. Isaidwhy Notyavagina II
3. Raza Mataz
4. Allthat Jazz
5. Soonil Havaskar
6. Cutis Arminhalf
7. Getyour Arsesued (wk)
8. Shane Warne(c)
9. Jarvegemite Formeandad
10. Wasim Ranamadroota
11. Whadoyamean Wasee

12. Andy Bichel

 

[Coxy]

1. Shewanted Topierceherear
2. Isaidwhy Notyavagina II
3. Raza Mataz
4. Allthat Jazz
5. Soonil Havaskar
6. Cutis Arminhalf
7. Getyour Arsesued (wk)
8. Shane Warne(c)
9. Jarvegemite Formeandad
10. Wasim Ranamadroota
11. Whadoyamean Wasee

12. Andy Bichel

12th Man FTW!!! icon_thumbs_u

 

[Bannermania]

3. Richard Chee Quee

This man should be in everyones list. THE KING OF KINGS.

 

[Woody]

1. M Hayden
2. D Haynes
3. S Tendulkar
4. B Lara
5. V Richards (c)
6. A Border
7. A Gilchrist
8. I Botham
9. S Warne
10. R Hadlee
11. C Ambrose

12. G McGrath

 

[Hamm.0]

1. M. Hayden
2. D. Haynes
3. B. Lara
4. S. Tendulkar
5. A. Border (c)
6. A. Gilchrist
7. R. Hadlee
8. S. Warne
9. W. Akram
10. G. McGrath
11. C. Ambrose

12. C. Walsh

I never saw Lillee bowl live.

 

[Ari Gold]

Matthew Hayden
Graeme Smith [C]
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Brian Lara
Adam Gilchrist
Shaun Pollock
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Muttiah Muralitharian
Curtley Ambrose

 

[Clintos]

1. Justin Langer
2. Desmond Hayes
3. Don Bradman
4. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Brian Lara
6. Steve Waugh (c)
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Shane Warne
9. Shane Bond
10. Glenn McGrath
11. Curtley Ambrose

12. Shaun Pollock

I would also like to give honourable mentions to Matt Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Gary Kirsten, Darren Lehmann, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Chaminda Vaas. It was very hard to pick!

 

[Bannermania]

1. Justin Langer
2. Desmond Haynes
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Brian Lara
5. Allan Border
6. Adam Gilchrist
7. Greg Blewett
8. Shaun Pollock
9. Shane Warne
10. Glenn McGrath
11. Curtly Ambrose


I love Greg Blewett. Couldn't not include him.

 

[Coxy]

I wonder when people will pick a wicketkeeper who can keep wickets well, rather than a batsman who can keep wickets a bit.

 

[Dave]

I love Heals but Gilchrist at his best was just as good with the gloves. Can't deny he revolutionised the wicketkeeping position - never again will a truly top class team have a gloveman who is only averge with the bat.

 

[The Brizz]

No, no, no Dave! Gilchrist was never even close to as good a wicketkeeper as Ian Healy. He took some great diving catches but didn't have the consistency nor the amazing ability to keep spin like Healy did. I picked Adam because of his ability to win matches as a Batsman-Keeper.

 

[Ben]

Best since 93/94 that i have seen
1. M. Hayden
2. S. Tendulkar
3. R. Ponting
4. B. Lara
5. K. Sangakkara
6. A. Gilchrist
7. W. Akram
8. S. Warne
9. M. Muralidaran
10. C. Ambrose
11. G. McGrath

 

[Dave]

No, no, no Dave! Gilchrist was never even close to as good a wicketkeeper as Ian Healy. He took some great diving catches but didn't have the consistency nor the amazing ability to keep spin like Healy did. I picked Adam because of his ability to win matches as a Batsman-Keeper.

Gilchrist did a lot more than take a few diving catches - he kept beautifully to both Warne and MacGill for long periods of time - his record shows that. Healy was great but Gilchrist will be the yardstick for keepers into the future. His brilliant batting could have hidden some flaws in his keeping but I can't remember too many times where his keeping let Australia down.

 

[Browny]

His last few tests showed he wasnt that good behind the stumps

 

[Dave]

He's not Robinson Crusoe there mate - bit harsh to judge someone's whole career on their last few tests. Same thing happened to Healy as well.