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Postby Gingerfinch » Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:19 pm

We've had our best XI from the world cup, but what about a team of players (not England) who have been a let down, not necessarily the worst XI.

Amla - one ton and couple of starts, then it all went wrong.
Sharma - One very good hundred apart, a disappointing tournament for the world record holder.
Kohli - One ton promised a great tournament. Went seriously off the boil after that.
Williamson - Was in magnificent form prior to the world cup. Has one more chance to redeem himself, though.
Ross Taylor - was once one of the best players ODI in the world but has batted like he's English. Like Kane, has one more chance.
Morgan - Many might not have expected much, but I did.
De Kock - Like Amla, had a poor tournament, given his past record.
Matthews - Sri-Lanka's key all-rounder didn't do much with bat or ball.
Steyn - The peaky blinder, bowled without menace.
Broad - Arguably England's best ODI bowler had a stinker.
Anderson - Ordered (I hope) to bowl short, and it failed.
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby from_the_stands » Fri Mar 27, 2015 3:44 pm

No room for Twatto or Clarke? :dunno
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby Aidan11 » Fri Mar 27, 2015 3:49 pm

I'm afraid I can't see past the England players although a mention has to go to Scotland's Calum MacLeod.
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby Alviro Patterson » Fri Mar 27, 2015 4:35 pm

JP Duminy
Ravi Jadeja
Shahid Afridi
Mahela Jayawardene
Tamim Iqbal
Stuart Broad
Jimmy Anderson
Iain Wardlaw
Kevin O'Brien
Quinton De Kock
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby Gingerfinch » Fri Mar 27, 2015 6:15 pm

from_the_stands wrote:No room for Twatto or Clarke? :dunno


Watson's done fine. In fact, he's done better than expected.
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby andy » Fri Mar 27, 2015 7:04 pm

1.Hashim Amla
2.Calum MacLeod
3.Kane Willamson
4.Michael Clarke
5.JP Duminy
6.Umar Akmal
7.Kevin O'Brien
8.Vernon Philander
9.Kemar Roach
10.James Anderson
11.George Dockrell
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby from_the_stands » Fri Mar 27, 2015 8:36 pm

Gingerfinch wrote:
from_the_stands wrote:No room for Twatto or Clarke? :dunno


Watson's done fine. In fact, he's done better than expected.

He hasn't hurt himself, so I guess you're right.
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:48 pm

Tamim Iqbal
de Kock
Ballance
Younis Khan
Jayawardene
Morgan
Mathews
Broad
Kulasekera
Benn
Finn
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby dan08 » Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:59 pm

Anderson surely had a worse tournament than Finn.
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby rich1uk » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:04 pm

bell
moeen
ballance
root
morgan
taylor
buttler
woakes
broad
Anderson
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:07 pm

dan08 wrote:Anderson surely had a worse tournament than Finn.


Finn sort of did ok against Scotland. But I ignored performances against non quarter finalists. Finn did really badly against the big sides (Last three balls hat trick v Australia was meaningless).
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby Alviro Patterson » Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:50 pm

rich1uk wrote:bell
moeen
ballance
root
morgan
taylor
buttler
woakes
broad
Anderson
finn


Bit harsh on Root, Buttler, Taylor and Woakes
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby ntini77 » Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:22 pm

I'll resist the temptation to list an eleven consisting purely of English and West Indian players.

1.de Kock
2.Finch
3.D Smith
4.Jayawardene
5.R Taylor
6.Morgan
7.Jadeja
8.T Perera
9.Broad
10.Roach
11.Panyangara
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Re: Let Down XI

Postby bigfluffylemon » Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:50 am

In terms of players who before the tournament had excellent reputations and completely failed to live up to them:

De Kock
Warner
Kohli
Williamson
Jayawardene
Morgan
Ronchi
J Taylor
Broad
Anderson
Steyn
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