The Alphabet Game

[Arthur Crabtree]

1. Bill Ponsford
2. Alviro Petersen/Che Pujara
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Kevin Pietersen/Che Pujara
5. Graeme Pollock/Mike Procter
6. Eddie Paynter
7. Matt Prior/Jim Parkes
8. Shaun Pollock
9. Vernon Philander
10. Pascoe/Pollock/Patterson/Procter
11. EAS Prasanna

Any thoughts on the queries?

[ianp1970]

Query over Mike Procter. Bat at six and leave out one of KP/Paynter/G.Pollock or in as a bowler?

Couple of options here. Could go:

Prior at 6
Proctor
Pollock
Philander
Prasanna
X

5 bowlers, whilst still having a genuine all-rounder at 8.

or

Prior at 7
Proctor
Pollock
Philander
Prasanna

Terrific batting strength, but will find it harder to take 20 wickets.

[ianp1970]

1. Bill Ponsford
2. Alviro Petersen/Che Pujara
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Kevin Pietersen/Che Pujara
5. Graeme Pollock/Mike Procter
6. Eddie Paynter
7. Matt Prior/Jim Parkes
8. Shaun Pollock
9. Vernon Philander
10. Pascoe/Pollock/Patterson/Procter
11. EAS Prasanna

Any thoughts on the queries?

Pollock G. and Procter both in for me.
Peterson over Pujara.
Prior over Parkes.

Not got a prominent view on Pietersen/Pujara.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Prior at six. Can't say no to that after banging on about it for so long. Bunches up the batters though. Can't see Che getting in the middle order. See if we get other views.

But on the basis of this post I'll take that as a nod for Prior above Parkes.

[Arthur Crabtree]

1. Bill Ponsford
2. Alviro Petersen
3. Ricky Ponting
4. G.Pollock/Pietersen/Paynter
5. G.Pollock/Pietersen/Paynter
6. Mike Procter
7. Matt Prior (or at six)
8. Shaun Pollock
9. Vernon Philander
10. Pascoe/Pollock/Patterson
11. EAS Prasanna

[Arthur Crabtree]

From memory, Paynter averages 59 in Tests...

[braveneutral]

Still leaning with Chet over AP. But it works either way.

[Arthur Crabtree]

There are a couple of us saying AP and you reckoning Chet, so if someone else comes out for Pujara maybe give him the nod.

Ian wants G.Pollock in. Out of KP and EP I'll go the former based on a more substantial career. I would have gone EP over Pollock though.

I'll have P.Pollock out of the bowlers, based on that 24 average.

If anyone has other thoughts, just change the team.

[Arthur Crabtree]

1. Bill Ponsford
2. Alviro Petersen
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. Graeme Pollock
6. Mike Procter
7. Matt Prior
8. Shaun Pollock
9. Vernon Philander
10. Peter Pollock
11. EAS Prasanna

Pujara/Paynter

[Arthur Crabtree]

Going through the stats, Geoff Pullar is a 44 averaging opener from the sixties with about the same runs as AP (who averages 35). Pujara averages 51.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Got a feeling Rob Quiney will be in the Q team.

[Arthur Crabtree]

1. Bill Ponsford
2. Geoff Pullar
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. Graeme Pollock
6. Mike Procter
7. Matt Prior
8. Shaun Pollock
9. Vernon Philander
10. Peter Pollock
11. EAS Prasanna

Pujara/Paynter/Petersen

Tentatively gone Pullar for the nine better average and about the same Test runs as AP. Anyone feel free to swap them back or make any other changes before Sunday.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Just to state the obvious. Everyone has only heard of two good Test match Qs. I think.

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9. Abdul Qadir
10. Iqbal Qasim
11.

[rich1uk]

i think skipping Q is in order

[ianp1970]

i think skipping Q is in order

Maybe a Q/U/X/Z combined team?