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Favourite Test players by team

Postby mikesiva » Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:27 am

Not necessarily who you think are the best players in the Test side, but who are the players you liked the best, or wanted to do well, whose career did you follow from youth level, whose name did you first check out when you looked at the scorecard?

My list....

1) West Indies - Jimmy Adams
2) England - David Gower
3) Australia - Michael Clarke
4) New Zealand - Ross Taylor
5) India - Mohinder Amarnath
6) Pakistan - Imran Khan
7) Sri Lanka - Angelo Matthews
8) Bangladesh - Shakib al-Hasan
9) South Africa - Makhaya Ntini
10) Afghanistan - Asghar Afghan
11) Ireland - Kevin O'Brien
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Fri Sep 13, 2019 5:33 am

Mudassar Nazar- Pak
Tamim- BD
Dravid- India
Lara- WI
Taibu- Zim
McCullum- NZ
Flintoff- Eng
Steyn- SA
Dawlat Zadran- Afg
Herath- SL
Harris- Aus
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Twelve there, so pick a twelfth man to field. Or leave out Zadran because he's only played ODIs.
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby Gingerfinch » Fri Sep 13, 2019 7:29 am

1) West Indies - Lara
2) England - Hick
3) Australia - Ponting
4) New Zealand - M Cowe
5) India - Sachin
6) Pakistan - Waqar
7) Sri Lanka - Murali
8) Bangladesh - Tamim
9) South Africa - Donald
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby Alviro Patterson » Wed Sep 18, 2019 11:17 pm

Australia - Mitchell Starc
Bangladesh - Shakib Al-Hasan
England - Jack Leach
India - Che Pujara
New Zealand - Kane Williamson
Pakistan - Younus Khan
South Africa - Mark Boucher
Sri Lanka - Angelo Mathews
West Indies - Sheldon Cottrell
Ireland - Will Porterfield
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby bigfluffylemon » Thu Sep 19, 2019 12:57 am

Good question

Australia - Pat Cummins
Bangladesh - Mahmadullah
England - Cook (sorry AC)
India - Dravid
New Zealand - Dan Vettori
Pakistan - Azhar Ali
South Africa - AB de Villiers
Sri Lanka - Chaminda Vaas
West Indies - Brian Lara
Ireland - Ed Joyce

Should we do a thread on least favourite too, or is that just asking for trouble?
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:34 am

Nick Cook?
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby Slipstream » Fri Sep 20, 2019 1:12 am

Australia - Cummins
England - Anderson
India - Pujara
New Zealand - Wagner
Pakistan - Akram
South Africa - Donald
West Indies - Lara
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby Durhamfootman » Fri Sep 20, 2019 12:10 pm

1) West Indies - Brian Lara
2) England - Ian Botham
3) Australia - Ed Cowan
4) New Zealand - Richard Hadlee
5) India - Kapil Dev
6) Pakistan - Imran Khan
7) Sri Lanka - Kumar Sangakkara
8) Bangladesh - Shakib al-Hasan
9) South Africa - Shaun Pollock

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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby KipperJohn » Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:58 pm

Australia- Richie Benaud
West Indies - Gary Sobers
South Africa- Graeme Pollock
England - Derek Underwood
New Zealand - Martin Crowe
India - Sachin Tendulkar
Pakistan - Asif Iqbal
Sri Lanka - Aravinda de Silva
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby ianp1970 » Sat Sep 28, 2019 6:50 am

1) West Indies - Viv Richards
2) England - Ian Botham
3) Australia - Simon O'Donnell
4) New Zealand - Richard Hadlee
5) India - Kapil Dev
6) Pakistan - Wasim Akram
7) Sri Lanka - Sanith Jayasuria
8) Bangladesh - Mohammad Ashraful
9) South Africa - Clive Rice
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby Gingerfinch » Sat Sep 28, 2019 6:56 am

Why O'Donnell, Ian?
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby ianp1970 » Sat Sep 28, 2019 7:04 am

Saw him in a televised single/double wicket tournament from Hong Kong, and thought he was going to be the next great all rounder. Followed him thereafter.
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby Gingerfinch » Sat Sep 28, 2019 7:07 am

ianp1970 wrote:Saw him in a televised single/double wicket tournament from Hong Kong, and thought he was going to be the next great all rounder. Followed him thereafter.


I see you like an all-rounder!

That's one thing the Aussies have lacked over many years. O'Donnell did look like a decent cricketer when he toured in 1985, until he got dropped that is!
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sat Sep 28, 2019 7:48 am

He had some kind of cancer when he might have been at his peak.
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Re: Favourite Test players by team

Postby Arthur Crabtree » Sat Sep 28, 2019 7:49 am

Gingerfinch wrote:
ianp1970 wrote:Saw him in a televised single/double wicket tournament from Hong Kong, and thought he was going to be the next great all rounder. Followed him thereafter.


I see you like an all-rounder!


Surprising number of knighted players too!
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