all time england test 11

[Randall]

id have smith in every day of the week.

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90 was the tour where they broke smiths jaw in this clip and also gooch's hand.

smith v merv hughes was great entertainment.

[M H]

Jones is a good call and one that should have got a mention. I note you never saw Botham at his best as he'd piss all over Freddie bowling and batting. Let's not forget the amount of catches he took as well.

[Randall]

russell is as close to knott as you could get, a real stubborn sod as a batsman and hardly ever dropped a catch.

[M H]

Also a great artist but Knott gets it for me. Didn't Russell lose his place to David Bairstow or was it the other way round?

[Randall]

bairstow was a fair bit before russels time i think.

beligerent hitter, killed himself sadly.

[M H]

His lad plays for Yorkshire now if I remember rightly?

[Randall]

he did at one stage.

bairstow was more contemorary to downton and french, russel took over from jack richards i think.

[M H]

You're pulling the names out of the bag now mate, fair play. I remember them now that I've been prompted

[Randall]

bairstow played only a handful of tests, played second fiddle to bob taylor i think.

[M H]

Another name pulled out of the bag. Taylor faced the Windies at their best

[Randall]

think thats covered just about every keeper england used in the 80s.

stewart had the gloves for most of the next decade. think warren hegg and steve rhodes got a few games each.

[Randall]

how could i forget richard blakey

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/con ... /9121.html

look at that batting average

[Randall]

england all time 11 sorted, how about an all time world 11? would any of the england team get in it?

from players i have seen plus the don

1)greenidge
2)gavaskar
3)bradman
4)richards
5)tendulakar
6)botham
7)gilchrist
8)warne
9)akram
10)ambrose
11)muralitharan

anyone got any improvements?

[hang the dj]

Botham

I don't know any other English cricketers

[M H]

england all time 11 sorted, how about an all time world 11? would any of the england team get in it?

from players i have seen plus the don

1)greenidge
2)gavaskar
3)bradman
4)richards
5)tendulakar
6)botham
7)gilchrist
8)warne
9)akram
10)ambrose
11)muralitharan

anyone got any improvements?

I think I'd replace Akram with any of the great West Indian quicks of that era.

[Randall]

england all time 11 sorted, how about an all time world 11? would any of the england team get in it?

from players i have seen plus the don

1)greenidge
2)gavaskar
3)bradman
4)richards
5)tendulakar
6)botham
7)gilchrist
8)warne
9)akram
10)ambrose
11)muralitharan

anyone got any improvements?

I think I'd replace Akram with any of the great West Indian quicks of that era.

i went with akram as he is a leftie to give variety to the attack.

struggling to think of a better left arm quick?

[Oche Balboa]

Englands best xi (1990-2011)

1.Gooch
2.Trescothick
3. Vaughan
4. Pietersen
5. Thorpe
6. Trott
7. Prior
8. Flintoff
9. Swann
10. Caddick
11. Anderson

12th man Cook

[M H]

Talksport are doing something similar, have a listen as some of the suggestions are crazy. Gough put Caddick in his team!

http://www.talksport.co.uk/radio/drivet ... t-match-xi

[Randall]

Alan Mullally or Mark Illott were better.

hahaha, saw mullaly a few times at grace road, not quite the same.

as for mark illot

[Randall]

only thing he is quick to is the dinner table.