Thread: Harmison alone in a World XI
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Old 14-06-2004, 09:49 PM in reply to Richard Jenkins's post starting "Yes Intersting selection. A lot of..."
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You suggest a bowling all rounder.. of which I guess Pollock is arguably the best the world has ever seen... and then omit him: curious. Glad to see you stick with the two spinners though: I'm not sure there's one seam bowler in world cricket today who could displace Warne or Murali from a side.. let alone the 3-4 who could force you to choose between them. Credit where it's due: they are THE clas acts in the world today.

Not sure where you are coming from on the "fielding genius" front either: I'd have loved to have had Johnty Rhodes in a world Xi a few years back simply because he was a joy to behold in the field and a fantastic ambassador for the sport.. but not even as an unapologetic enthusiast could I have fully defended the selection... and I've certainly never seen anyone else who comes close.