Bradman,Warne and Gilchrist Unchallenged ?

[The Great DonTalon]

In the world of altime elevens only 3 players are unchallenged Sir Donald Bradman, Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist. So this effectively leaves 8 places up for grabs.

[Beny]

Is this the world xi or the Aussie xi?

[Ernest]

Flintoff-Botham-Larwood


Ern

[Beny]

I dont think either would be un-challenged. Certinly you would not have Flintoff and Botham in the same team.

[Ernest]

I have put Flintoff and Botham in the same team, with the theory that if one failed with the bat, he would succede with the ball, and don't forget Botham had well 0ver 350 Test wickets.

It is a calculated gamble that could well pay off.

Ern

[The Great DonTalon]

I meant as members of the alltime world eleven

[Rachael]

Originally Posted by Ernest

It is a calculated gamble that could well pay off.

You don't need to resort to calculated gamble's with all-time XIs Ernest.

A 6-7-8 of Gilchrist, Flintoff, Botham vs. a 6-7-8 of Sobers, Gilchrist, Hadlee: no contest.

My only quetion would be "do you need an all-rounder in an all-time XI": I think you really ought to be able to find a 4 man attack that is so good that the 5th bowler would never get the ball.

[Ernest]

Originally Posted by Rachael

My only quetion would be "do you need an all-rounder in an all-time XI": I think you really ought to be able to find a 4 man attack that is so good that the 5th bowler would never get the ball.

I think this is a fair question, there is no such thing as a team with no all-rounders Rachael, Jones is supposed to be a Keeper all-ronder, and Giles is going down that path.

So I think that Flintoff a recognised bowler, would be no gamble, he gets the ball tossed to him anyway, that would free us up to have a good keeper.

What I meant with a calculated gamble, would be to have say Botham and Flintoff in the same team.

England could not manage with just 4 bowlers, now a ROTW team should be able to.

But even then I would bet it would boil down to 6 batsmen, a keeper who can bat, and 4 bowlers.

Rachael afterthough, I don't think even the ROTW team could manage with just 4 bowlers, not a lot of top class bowling about at the moment worldwide, a lot are either ageing or crap.

Ern

[Milo]

It's funny how the two best teams of the last 30 years have had only four bowlers. Five bowlers are only required when four are not good enough.

[Ernest]

I agree Milo, but tell me a country now that could with certainty play only 4 bowlers, and that would be enough, even Australia can't boast that.


you must be taliking about the grat West Indian fast bowling attack, with 4 quicks, but Milo even they used part time spin Viv Richards.

Ern