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[rich1uk]

Alistair Cook named captain of the ICC test team of the year for 2015-16

[Arthur Crabtree]

Satire is dead.

[KipperJohn]

Alistair Cook named captain of the ICC test team of the year for 2015-16

Doesn't include the India series but even so.......

[Arthur Crabtree]

Wonder if the England v BD series was included. Through no fault of their players, BD play very few games, but the impact of Tamim Iqbal in the series was quite historic for them, and I would have liked him to have got a nod. Looks like that doesn't qualify. Maybe it would look better if they judged Jan-Dec rather than Sep-Sep, as in the qualification period, Adam Voges was a must pick, but now we know better

Maybe, only England's heavy schedule has got them four places in the team. Cook scored his double in UAE in this period, which I pick as his best Test knock, but otherwise he's really struggled. The improvements that came during the disappointing draw in the WI seem to have gone and he's looking as awkward at the crease as ever. Still, for that knock in Abu Dhabi alone, he should be in. Not as skipper though (Misbah, in that period). My side for Jan-Dec:

Azhar/Brathwaite/Root/Kohli/Smith/Dhananjaya/deKock/Ashwin/Starc/Wagner/Herath. Rabada if picking three seamers.

[rich1uk]

it was based on 14th september 2015 to september 20th 2016 AC

[Arthur Crabtree]

Without checking the stats, I'd be surprised if Younis Khan didn't deserve to be in a Sep-Sep team, but he seems to be the invisible man when awards are handed out.

[dan08]

Adam Voges can't even get in the Australia team now.

Jadeja was in the ODI team of the year even though he scored 45 runs and took 3 wickets over the whole period.

[rich1uk]

Without checking the stats, I'd be surprised if Younis Khan didn't deserve to be in a Sep-Sep team, but he seems to be the invisible man when awards are handed out.

averaged under 50 in just 7 tests so on stats alone wouldn't get in

[rich1uk]

Adam Voges can't even get in the Australia team now.

Jadeja was in the ODI team of the year even though he scored 45 runs and took 3 wickets over the whole period.

and those 3 wickets came at an average of 85

[Dr Cricket]

TBH England, India players are always favoured anyway when most of the panel are english or indian.
Jadeja inclusion prove for that and Kohli being odi captain as well.

[The Professor]

Just read that Ahmad Shahzad is the only player to score hundreds in all three formats. Surprises me.

[Dr Cricket]

Just read that Ahmad Shahzad is the only player to score hundreds in all three formats. Surprises me.

not even true.
Raina, rohit Sharma.

[The Professor]

Sorry .....forgot the word 'Pakistan'....the only Pakistan player.

[dan08]

Just been looking at the ODI bowling rankings... Adil Rashid is 6th!

[GarlicJam]

Good to see that Jim Maxwell is back on the air following his stroke earlier this year.

Whilst he had done a few pre-recorded spots on the ABC, yesterday marked the first time he has been in the comm box, calling a match since his stroke.

Welcome back Jim.