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February 26th 2007 00:38
After a trying 3 weeks the Aussies will be cheered off to the World Cup to some acclaim by the collective back slapping exercise that is the announcement of the greatest one day team ever at Luna Park ($400 per head if you are free!!).
Chosen by your very own one day cricketing heroes (all 163 of them) in a ballot box poll there can never be any consternation now about the best XI following tomorrow's gala (or is that galah) parade of cricketing stars.
Cricketnews.com.au has been through an equally rigorous process involving a cup of tea and some very fine memories to come up with our team. Here it is:
1) Gilchrist A.
2) Waugh M.
3) Ponting R.
4) Chappell G.
5) Jones D.
6) Bevan M.
7) O’Donnell S.
8) Warne S.
9) Taylor P.
10) Lillee D.
11) McGrath G.
Gilchrist, Bevan, Ponting and Warne pick themselves.
Waugh M had competition from Swampy Marsh but won out on his fielding and bowling.
Chappell G. nudged out Steve Waugh as Waugh stopped bowling part way through his career.
Jones beat Andrew Symonds on account of the way in which he changed the game in the mid 80s and his running between the wickets.
O’Donnell was ahead of Matthews, Walters and Moody because of his pioneering slower ball and ability to tear apart an attack at the end of the innings.
Taylor P. makes a surprise inclusion but his hustling game and fielding off his own bowling are often under recognised and let’s face it we need more nerds in the squad to balance out the Julios.
Lillee and McGrath make up a pace attack that combines guile, accuracy and pace.
What do you think? Who’s in your team? Who’s out of this one?
Chosen by your very own one day cricketing heroes (all 163 of them) in a ballot box poll there can never be any consternation now about the best XI following tomorrow's gala (or is that galah) parade of cricketing stars.
Cricketnews.com.au has been through an equally rigorous process involving a cup of tea and some very fine memories to come up with our team. Here it is:
1) Gilchrist A.
2) Waugh M.
3) Ponting R.
4) Chappell G.
5) Jones D.
6) Bevan M.
7) O’Donnell S.
8) Warne S.
9) Taylor P.
10) Lillee D.
11) McGrath G.
Gilchrist, Bevan, Ponting and Warne pick themselves.
Waugh M had competition from Swampy Marsh but won out on his fielding and bowling.
Chappell G. nudged out Steve Waugh as Waugh stopped bowling part way through his career.
Jones beat Andrew Symonds on account of the way in which he changed the game in the mid 80s and his running between the wickets.
O’Donnell was ahead of Matthews, Walters and Moody because of his pioneering slower ball and ability to tear apart an attack at the end of the innings.
Taylor P. makes a surprise inclusion but his hustling game and fielding off his own bowling are often under recognised and let’s face it we need more nerds in the squad to balance out the Julios.
Lillee and McGrath make up a pace attack that combines guile, accuracy and pace.
What do you think? Who’s in your team? Who’s out of this one?
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Comment by DavidH
Defending the indefensible
Taylor was a little left field I agree but being a Sydney boy having both he and Warne on an SCG turner would make life difficult for any opposing team.
Comment by Anonymous
I have no problems with lille or warne, however i like pace, so maybe thomo or lee in place of mcgrath, who was very much like DK just not as good. ALthough you may argue DK is your pace he had back issues which slowed him dramatically. My surprise inclusion would be Andy Bichel in place of P.Taylor, if you are looking for a guy to give 110% its him and he is the best fielder off his pwn bowling.
my team
Gilly
Junior
Punter
Greg Chappell
deano
tugga
bevan
Bichel
Warney
DK
Thomo
with the exception of punter and gilly everyone can bowl. Steven Waugh (tugga) and adam gilchrist (gilly) are my two alrounders, and if worst came to worst you have deano, bevan, chappelle and junior