Cricket

suggs · Post by **suggs** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:05 pm

Crickets the best game in the world, no question.
And much as I love Marcus, how could he be captain when he finds it mentally challenging at the best of times just to play a match?

Gypsys Kiss · Post by **Gypsys Kiss** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:24 pm

suggs wrote:Crickets the best game in the world, no question.
And much as I love Marcus, how could he be captain when he finds it mentally challenging at the best of times just to play a match?

cena did say if they were fit, I assume he meant mentally as well as physically. He'd be in my team

suggs · Post by **suggs** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:32 pm

He'd definitely be in the team, but Vaughan's a great skipper.

cena-rules · Post by **cena-rules** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:32 pm

Gypsys Kiss wrote:
suggs wrote:Crickets the best game in the world, no question.
And much as I love Marcus, how could he be captain when he finds it mentally challenging at the best of times just to play a match?

cena did say if they were fit, I assume he meant mentally as well as physically. He'd be in my team

I did mean both

suggs · Post by **suggs** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:40 pm

Fair play. Would you really not have Vaugan in the team?

cena-rules · Post by **cena-rules** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:48 pm

suggs wrote:Fair play. Would you really not have Vaugan in the team?

yep I really dont rate him

suggs · Post by **suggs** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:52 pm

Contraversial! How about playing him as a Brearly type figure ie almost as a specialist skipper who gets a few runs at no. 5?

cena-rules · Post by **cena-rules** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:00 pm

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suggs · Post by **suggs** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:19 pm

too vague for me mate. Try and be decisive.

Materful · Post by **Materful** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:56 pm

Haha, I support New Zealand and any one playin australia

lord voldemort · Post by **lord voldemort** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:10 pm

greenoaks wrote:i am an aussie.

for my nations side i would drop Gilchrist and have Brad Haddin as keeper/batsman, otherwise it is fine as is.

u loose all respect from me

alsoi someone said sack ponting...what are u insane...apart from current tour with india he has been faultless....best captain ever...look at his win %

kingprawn · Post by **kingprawn** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:52 pm

All fit and well:

Geof Boycott Capt
Graham Gooch Vice Capt
David Gower
Alan Lamb
Kevin Pieterson
Ian Botham
Alan Knott WK
Jim Laker
Fred Trueman
Bob Willis
Harold Larwood

khazalid · Post by **khazalid** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:04 pm

you give KP a place in there? be reasonable, when was the last time you saw him string together a few 50s, let alone a century. media sensation and wacky hair, bell is a better batsman and knows how to grind it out when the going is tough. KP had one great series, ashes 05 and hes done bugger all since

Iliad · Post by **Iliad** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:10 pm

Ponting should not be sacked . He is a great player and he is a great example

kingprawn · Post by **kingprawn** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:14 pm

He has had a bit of a rough time since then you are right, but I would give him a run in the side to see if he could rediscover his form. If he failed I would replace with Derek Randall - an entertaining stroke playing batsman and an outstanding fielder.

comic boy · Post by **comic boy** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:48 am

Boycott as Captain :lol:

Gypsys Kiss · Post by **Gypsys Kiss** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 9:38 am

khazalid wrote:you give KP a place in there? be reasonable, when was the last time you saw him string together a few 50s, let alone a century. media sensation and wacky hair, bell is a better batsman and knows how to grind it out when the going is tough. KP had one great series, ashes 05 and hes done bugger all since

Since the 05 series who, out of all the batsmen used has strung together a few 50s?

Not bloody many is the sad answer.

suggs · Post by **suggs** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:00 am

What a great fantasy line up! I'd be tempted to stick Atherton in instead of Lamb, as otherwise Boycs is the only steady grinder on the top six.
And how many times in the eighties did we see a flair, strokeplay England top six collapse to some very embarrassing scores?
But class line up nonetheless.
Before the last series, KP was still averaging 50-which tells its own story.

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