Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

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Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Well I wanted Miller too- I'm torn between who to pick now- ok I'm going with the one and only........

Ian Healy

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Here's a guy who not only kept to the greatest leg spinner we've ever seen, but was so good he kept out Wally Grout, Don Tallon, Rod Marsh et al to the keeper's job in the Australian team of the 20th century. He was a decent bat too! ;)

For ten years, Ian Healy was the pulse of the Australian team. From his shock selection and humbling beginning in Pakistan in 1988-89, he worked and willed himself to become the most successful wicketkeeper of them all. He prided himself on his total involvement, in training, in team meetings, in slashing and hooking vital runs regularly, in keeping expertly to the quicks, but his signature will always be his work standing over the stumps to Shane Warne, which elevated a prosaic business into a breathtaking spectacle. His nasally "Bowling, Warnie", strained through pitch microphones, became a catch-cry.

By the time of his retirement, Healy held the world record for most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. He was also recognised as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1994.
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Tests : 119
Catches : 366
Stumpings : 29

Innings : 182
N/O : 23
Runs : 4356
H.S. : 161*
Ave: 27.39
100: 4
50: 22

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Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

I suppose I better go for one of the true greats of the game with this pick so in a tough choice I pick Glenn McGrath

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Australias greatest ever fast bowler and one of its finest ever no11s, Glenn McGrath was simply sensational, always bowling a nagging line and length all day that batsmen couldnt score off and when they tried to they got out. Will make this team's bowling unit extremely strong

The young Glenn McGrath was described by Mike Whitney as "thin - but Ambrose-thin, not Bruce Reid-thin". Much later, Mike Atherton compared McGrath to Ambrose on a vaster scale. Catapulted from the outback of New South Wales into Test cricket to replace Merv Hughes in 1993, McGrath became the greatest Australian fast bowler of his time. He went on to beat Courtney Walsh's 519 wickets in the 2005 Super Test to become the leading wicket-taker among fast bowlers and his claim to the title of Australia's greatest fast man is contested only by Dennis Lillee
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Code: 
      Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St 
Tests 124 138 51 641 61 7.36 1570 40.82 0 1 51 1 38 0 

      Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI   BBM   Ave Econ SR   4w 5w 10 
Tests 124 243 29248 12186 563 8/24 10/27 21.64 2.49 51.9 28 29 3

Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Glenn McGrath
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Slightly ironic that for a fast bowler you put a pick of him batting! :D

And a New South Welshman at that- for your first pick! :p
 
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el-capitano;342990 said:
Slightly ironic that for a fast bowler you put a pick of him batting! :D

And a New South Welshman at that- for your first pick! :p
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Well others took the great Victorians and I dont have to worry about my other choices being taken :p
 
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BILL "TIGER" O'REILLY

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Full name: William Joseph O'Reilly
Born: December 20, 1905, White Cliffs, New South Wales
Died: October 6, 1992, Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales (aged 86 years 291 days)
Major teams: Australia, New South Wales

Matches: 27
Wickets: 144
Bowling average: 22.59

Bill O'Reilly, who died in a Sydney hospital on October 6, 1992, aged 86, was probably the greatest spin bowler the game has ever produced. Bill Tiger O'Reilly was unquestionably one of cricket's great figures: as a player, as a character and later as a writer on the game. His cricket was proof that spin bowling was not necessarily a gentle art. He was 6ft 2in tall, gripped the ball in his enormous right hand and released it at a pace that could be almost fast-medium. It would then bounce ferociously on the hard pitches of his time and, on occasion, knock wicket-keepers off their feet. He bowled leg-breaks and, especially, top-spinners and googlies, backed up by an intimidating manner. Jack Fingleton said he was a flurry of limbs, fire and steel-edged temper. It has been suggested that his action and the general commotion before delivery were born of a deep sense of frustration at not being able to bowl fast enough to knock the batsman down. Off the field, his gruffness was mitigated by his intelligence, erudition, wit and twinkling eyes.

He played 27 Test matches and took 144 wickets - 102 of them Englishmen and the vital wicket of Walter Hammond ten times - averaging 22.59. But his figures have to be judged by the fact that all but one of his Tests came in the 1930s, when other bowlers were dominated by batsmen to an unprecedented extent. No one ever dominated O'Reilly. Even when England made 903 at The Oval in 1938, he bowled 85 overs and finished with figures of three for 178. And before that, he had secured the Ashes by taking five for 66 and five for 56 at Headingley.
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That just about says it all, enough said.
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

My Pick is David Boon from Tasmania and a current Australian selector.. a tough competitor and a solid player. I will do a proper post later on..
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Okay... well 65 hours have elapsed since hattrick's pick, which means that Pav and DK's pick times have expired and Bundy is on the clock (heh). Any of those drafters can pick now.

I've sent PMs to them all.
 
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Pav has been replaced by Ants- who sent me his picks by PM.

Ants pick is:

DK Lillee

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Dennis Lillee, considered by many to have been "the complete bowler", was the heart of Australia's attack for more than a decade. Through a combination of ability, showmanship and sheer hard work he won the loyal following of the nation's crowds, who often roared his name as he ran in to bowl. And Lillee repaid their faith with interest - he was the type of character whom captains could rely on to bowl "one more over" at the end of a long spell, and often made breakthroughs when success seemed unlikely. Armed with a copybook action, Lillee broke Lance Gibbs' world record of 309 Test wickets and finished with 355 dismissals from just 70 matches to underline his status as one of the all-time greats. Since retirement he has also retained a high profile through his commitment to developing new generations of fast bowlers.
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Mat 70
Inns 132
Balls 18467
Runs 8493
Wkts 8493
BBI 7/83
BBM 11/123
Ave 23.92
Econ 2.75
SR 52.0
5w 23
10w 7

Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Dennis Lillee
 
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Sorry for the delay and wil only have to say the name will add write up later.

Steve Waugh. Need a nugget of a player in the middle order and couldn't think of a better player to slot in.

He will also be my Captain
 
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D.K;343487 said:
Sorry for the delay and wil only have to say the name will add write up later.

Steve Waugh. Need a nugget of a player in the middle order and couldn't think of a better player to slot in.

He will also be my Captain
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My Choice is Rod Marsh.

Thick-set in build and combative in approach, Rodney Marsh remains one of the most respected wicketkeepers to have ever played international cricket. During a Test career which bridged a period of 14 years until his retirement in 1983-84, he collected a then world-record tally of 355 dismissals; the combination of his concentration, athleticism and highly skilled glovework earning him enormous admiration among spectators and fellow players alike. Marsh enjoyed no easy passage to the top - he was forced to cool his heels at first-class level as a specialist batsman initially and then endured strident criticism when he was promoted to the national team ahead of the popular Brian Taber - but there was little argument about his credentials in either arena thereafter.


Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
96 150 13 3633 132 26.51 3 16 381 24 343 12

Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Rod Marsh

How'd you get a picture and how'd you get that box quote thing?
 
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V.T. Trumper

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Full name: Victor Thomas Trumper
Born: 2 November 1877, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Died: 28 June 1915, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales (aged 37 years 238 days)
Major teams: Australia, New South Wales

Matches: 48
Runs scored: 3163
Batting average: 39.04
Wickets: 8
Bowling average: 39.62

One of the most stylish and mercurial batsmen ever to grace the field, Victor Trumper was a legend in his own short lifetime. His skill was prodigious, and is a perfect example of a player for whom the statistics belie the true genius of his playing. In an age of uncovered wickets, where overnight rain could reduce a pitch to being virtually unplayable, the master prospered (and even revelled) in the conditions. Indeed, his most successful series were under some of the most harrowing batting conditions ever experienced in Test cricket, such as the 1902 tour of England (one of the wettest summers on record) where he averaged an unheard of 48 without a single not out.

Some may glance at his statistics and dismiss him, but those with an appreciation of his life and times will know why I would rather have no other player taking guard at the opening of the innings.
 
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Really enjoying this draft. I'm looking forward to the latter rounds enormously - I have a couple of awesome picks up my sleeve.

At the rate they're being chosen, I have a feeling I am going to end up with very few recent players. But I don't mind - my team of legends is going to take you all to pieces.
 
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I'm going with my spinner now:

Richie Benaud

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Benaud was not a large spinner of the ball, but he was known for his ability to extract substantial bounce from the surface. In addition to his accurate probing consistency, he possessed a well-disguised googly and top spinner which tricked many batsmen and yielded him many wickets. In his later career, he added the flipper, a combination of the googly and top spinner which was passed to him by Bruce Dooland. Coupled with his subtle variations in flight and angle of the delivery, he kept the batsman under constant pressure. Benaud was regarded as one of the finest close-fielders of his era, either at gully or in a silly position. As a batsman, he was tall and lithe, known for his hitting power, in particular his lofted driving ability from the front foot.
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Matches 63
Runs scored 2201
Batting average 24.45
100s/50s 3/9
Top score 122
Balls bowled 19108
Wickets 248
Bowling average 27.03
5 wickets in innings 16
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/72
Catches/stumpings 65/–

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Richie Benaud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Just a quick update on draftees by state of birth:

NSW: 8
VIC: 2
WA: 2
SA: 1
QLD: 1
TAS: 1

I say nothing. :D
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Oh well I might keep picking the modern day stars first to build the core of the team as all the top older players keep disappearing

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Ricky Ponting
Full name: Ricky Thomas Ponting
Born: 19th December 1974, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm medium pace, Right-arm off-break
Occasional wicket-keeper

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      Mat Inns NO Runs  HS  Ave   BF    SR  100 50 4s   6s Ct St 
Tests 131 221 26 10960 257 56.20 18527 59.15 37 46 1232 64 148 0 
      Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM  Ave  Econ  SR  4w 5w 10 
Tests 131  30   539   242  5   1/0 1/0 48.40 2.69 107.8 0 0 0

One of Australias all time greatest batsmen and statistically a great captain, Ricky Ponting is one of the main reasons for Australias long era of dominance. Can look very bad when he first arrives at the crease but once he gets on song there has been no one better to watch batting for Australia in a long time. As he smashes batting record after batting record he will provide plenty of runs for the team

Acclaimed by Academy coach Rod Marsh as the best teenage batsman he had ever seen, Ricky Ponting began with Tasmania at 17 and Australia at 20, and was given out unluckily for 96 on his Test debut. He was and remains the archetypal modern cricketer: he plays all the shots with a full flourish of the bat and knows only to attack, and his breathtaking, dead-eye fielding is a force in the game by itself.
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Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Ricky Ponting
 
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GREG CHAPPELL

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Full name: Gregory Stephen Chappell
Born: August 7, 1948, Unley, Adelaide, South Australia
Major teams: Australia, Queensland, Somerset, South Australia

Matches: 87
Runs: 7110
Innings: 151
Batting average: 53.86
100s: 24

Upright and unbending, with a touch of the tin soldier about his bearing, Greg Chappell was the outstanding Australian batsman of his generation. Though he had an appetite for big scores, it was his calm brow and courtly manner that bowlers found just as disheartening. He made a century in his first and final Tests, and 22 more in between - although perhaps the outstanding batting of his career left no trace on the record-books, his 621 runs at 69 in five unauthorised World Series Cricket "SuperTests" in the Caribbean in 1979, off a West Indian attack of unprecedented hostility. Less empathic as a captain than his elder brother Ian, he nonetheless won 21 of his 48 Tests and lost only 13. He lost the Ashes in 1977, but reclaimed them in 1982-83. His feat of scoring centuries in each innings of his captaincy debut is unequalled.
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GS Chappell is also my captain, coach and offical supplier of cricket gear.
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

bundybullz08;343556 said:
Does someone keep track of all the players being chosen or is that up to us?
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I'm keeping track of them so I know when one of my preliminary choices has been taken, so if need be I can post the lineups at the end.
 
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