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[Captain Hobo]

They just gave Dave Warner the Allan Border Medal for best Australian cricketer of the last year.

Seriously.

[9farter]

They just gave Dave Warner the Allan Border Medal for best Australian cricketer of the last year.

Seriously.

Stuart Broad must be laughing his arse off.

[Randall]

They just gave Dave Warner the Allan Border Medal for best Australian cricketer of the last year.

Seriously.

Sorry what?

[Captain Hobo]

They just gave Dave Warner the Allan Border Medal for best Australian cricketer of the last year.

Seriously.

Sorry what?

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/au ... f649814c2f

[Randall]

Absolutely ludicrous
If not smith it should have been labuschange or however you spell it

[Captain Hobo]

Absolutely ludicrous
If not smith it should have been labuschange or however you spell it

It takes all forms into Account and Marnus mainly played Tests so didn't even make the Top 3.

Smith and Cummins both would have been worthy winners.

[Randall]

Absolutely ludicrous
If not smith it should have been labuschange or however you spell it

It takes all forms into Account and Marnus mainly played Tests so didn't even make the Top 3.

Smith and Cummins both would have been worthy winners.

Teats are really all that matters

[Captain Hobo]

Absolutely ludicrous
If not smith it should have been labuschange or however you spell it

It takes all forms into Account and Marnus mainly played Tests so didn't even make the Top 3.

Smith and Cummins both would have been worthy winners.

Teats are really all that matters

According to Scott Mitchell?

[Randall]

Absolutely ludicrous
If not smith it should have been labuschange or however you spell it

It takes all forms into Account and Marnus mainly played Tests so didn't even make the Top 3.

Smith and Cummins both would have been worthy winners.

Teats are really all that matters

According to Scott Mitchell?

If that's what he told the Bournemouth echo.

[Captain Hobo]

Seriously, Tests are weighted higher than ODI/T20s, but the 5 Tests at Home count the same as The Ashes. Warner made a lot of runs in those.

Marnus did win Test Player of the year though.

[Randall]

Only one series mattered to the Aussies last year in reality and he delivered nothing

[Captain Hobo]

The AB Medal has a history of some crazy results.

In 2001 Colin Miller won Test Player of the year by only polling in 2 matches. There were not many Tests that year and a few players were tied on 6 votes, and he won the countback by having the most 3 votes.

[Randall]

The AB Medal has a history of some crazy results.

In 2001 Colin Miller won Test Player of the year by only polling in 2 matches. There were not many Tests that year and a few players were tied on 6 votes, and he won the countback by having the most 3 votes.

I don't even remember colin miller.
I remember Geoff miller.

[Captain Hobo]

The AB Medal has a history of some crazy results.

In 2001 Colin Miller won Test Player of the year by only polling in 2 matches. There were not many Tests that year and a few players were tied on 6 votes, and he won the countback by having the most 3 votes.

I don't even remember colin miller.
I remember Geoff miller.

An Off-spinner most famous for dying his hair blue once.

[Captain Hobo]

Seeing as I am very bored I've decided to name my best Australian Cricket teams since I've been watching cricket in about 1985.

Test

Matthew Hayden
Mark Taylor
Ricky Ponting
Steve Smith
Steve Waugh
Allan Border (c)
Adam Gilchrist
Pat Cummins
Mitchell Johnson
Shane Warne
Glenn McGrath

ODI

Adam Gilchrist
Shane Watson
Ricky Ponting
Steve Smith
Mike Hussey
Andrew Symonds
Simon O'Donnell
Brett Lee
Shane Warne (c)
Mitchell Starc
Glenn McGrath

[Captain Hobo]

Decided to compile a World Test XI as well. Same time period. Lara, Wasim, Steyn and Ambrose all terribly unlucky to miss out.

Gordon Greenidge
Alastair Cook
Viv Richards
Sachin Tendulkar
Steve Smith
Adam Gilchrist
Andrew Flintoff
Shane Warne (c)
Malcolm Marshall
Muttiah Muralidaran
Glenn McGrath

[Captain Hobo]

Come to think of it, Matt Hayden was also unlucky. Team could easily have been.

Greenidge
Hayden
Richards
Lara
Smith
Gilchrist
Wasim Akram
Warne (c)
Muralidaran
Steyn
Ambrose

[Randall]

Aha
Interesting lists.
5 batsman 5 bowlers and a wicketkeeper used to be the norm but almost unheard of now.
Will think about mine.

[Captain Hobo]

Aha
Interesting lists.
5 batsman 5 bowlers and a wicketkeeper used to be the norm but almost unheard of now.
Will think about mine.

I always thought Australia should use Gilchrist at 6 more when he was in his prime, but they didn't do it often.

With a Top 6 like the World team you would hardly need much from the rest.

[M H]

Decided to compile a World Test XI as well. Same time period. Lara, Wasim, Steyn and Ambrose all terribly unlucky to miss out.

Gordon Greenidge
Alastair Cook
Viv Richards
Sachin Tendulkar
Steve Smith
Adam Gilchrist
Andrew Flintoff
Shane Warne (c)
Malcolm Marshall
Muttiah Muralidaran
Glenn McGrath

How in this reality can Flintoff best Botham?