Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

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Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

i'll give hattrick til morning to put his pick up because i'm a really nice human being :p
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

A speedster as I need some bowling..

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Full name Graham Douglas McKenzie

Born 24 June 1941 (1941-06-24)
Cottesloe, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast

International information
Test debut (cap 220) 22 June 1961 v England
Last Test 9 January 1971 v England
Only ODI (cap 5) 5 January 1971 v England

Domestic team information
Years Team
1979-1980 Transvaal
1969-1975 Leicestershire
1960-1974 Western Australia
First selected to play for Australia at age of 19, he toured England in 1961 under Richie Benaud. In his debut match, and the second match of the series at Lord's, McKenzie stood in for an injured Benaud and went on to take the last three English wickets in twelve balls which gave him a card of 5/37 off 29 overs. He went on to play in 60 Tests, until 1971 and was the mainstay of the Australian pace attack following the retirement of Alan Davidson.

Batting & Fielding Averages
Code: 
   	Mat  	Inns  	NO  	Runs  HS  	Ave  	BF  	SR  	100  	50  	4s   	6s  	Ct  	St
Tests 	60 	89 	12 	945 	76 	12.27 0 	2 		16 	34 	0
ODIs 	1 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	1 	0
First-class 	383 	471 	109 	5662 	76 	15.64 0 	18                   201 	0

Bowling Averages

Code: 
Mat  	Inns  	Balls  	Runs  	Wkts  	BBI  	BBM  	Ave  	Econ  	SR  	4w  	5w  	10
Tests 	60 	113 	17681 	7328 	246 	8/71 	10/91 	29.78 	2.48 	71.8 	7 	16 	3
ODIs 	1 	1 	60 	22 	2 	2/22 	2/22 	11.00 	2.20 	30.0 	0 	0 	0
First-class 	383 		76888 	32868 	1219 	8/71 		26.96 	2.56 	63.0 		49 	5
List A 	151 		7515 	4243 	217 	5/15 	5/15 	19.55 	3.38 	34.6 	6 	3 	0
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Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Well the way I see it is that the great man DK Lillee needs a new ball partner, and that man is going to be

JASON GILLESPIE

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Code: 
Batting and fielding averages  
        Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St 
Tests 71 93 28 1218 201* 18.73 3810 31.96 1 2 146 8 27 0 
ODIs 97 39 16 289 44* 12.56 368 78.53 0 0 16 6 10 0 
T20Is 1 1 0 24 24 24.00 18 133.33 0 0 4 0 0 0 
First-class 189 256 65 3742 201* 19.59   3 10   68 0

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Bowling averages  
         Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10 
Tests  71 137 14234 6770 259 7/37 9/80 26.13 2.85 54.9 8 8 0 
ODIs  97 96 5144 3611 142 5/22 5/22 25.42 4.21 36.2 3 3 0 
T20Is 1 1 24 49 1 1/49 1/49 49.00 12.25 24.0 0 0 0 
First-class 189  35372 16540 613 8/50  26.98 2.80 57.7  22 2

Jason Gillespie's bouncing mullet, hook nose and Spofforth-like glare were a pleasing constant in Australian pace attacks during the first half of the 2000s. It was a rare treat for Gillespie, who played only 52 of a possible 92 Tests after his 1996-97 debut thanks to an assortment of ailments: busted feet, stress fractures in the back, hip twinges, side strains, dicky shoulders, torn calves, aching hamstrings, groin complaints and a broken right leg. Each time he recovered and until being dropped during the 2005 Ashes he had missed only two Tests since November 2002. Through it all, in partnership with Glenn McGrath, he blossomed into one half of Australia's most statistically successful opening pair ever. But if McGrath's strength was his ability to make the ball do just enough, then Gillespie's flaw is his tendency for it to do too much. No other contemporary fast man has elicited so many plays-and-misses.
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

I need to strengthen up my middle order so i've gone with the other half of the Waugh brothers, Mark Waugh.

Mark Waugh
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Batting and fielding averages Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 128 209 17 8029 153* 41.81 15360 52.27 20 47 844 41 181 0
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Bowling averages Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 128 128 4853 2429 59 5/40 5/73 41.16 3.00 82.2 1 1 0
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The twin brother of Steve, Mark Waugh was one of the world's most elegant and gifted strokemakers. His game was characterised by an ability to drive, cut, pull and loft the ball so effortlessly that it could make him look disdainful of the talents of bowlers. Waugh made his name as a middle-order player for New South Wales in the late 1980s, twice winning the Sheffield Shield Cricketer of the Year titles as he built and maintained a first-class average in excess of fifty. Although he lived in the shadow of his more famous brother for a number of seasons, progression to international cricket was inevitable. The only sour note when his promotion eventually came, for the fourth Test of the 1990-91 series against England, was that it arrived at Steve's expense. Critics took issue with Waugh's apparent loss of concentration at times and his capacity to occasionally succumb to lazy-looking shots. The weakness was on show most evidently during his disastrous 1992-93 tour to Sri Lanka when he scored four successive Test ducks, but it would be hard to find a player more difficult to contain when in full flight. To complement his batting skills, he offered handy part-time bowling as a medium-pacer-cum-offspinner and a remarkable penchant for spectacular saves and catches - he had few rivals to match his freakish brilliance in the field. His many highlights included a world-record partnership of 464 for the fifth wicket with Steve for New South Wales against Western Australia in 1990-91; his sterling 138 on Test debut; three commanding centuries as an opener at the 1996 World Cup tournament; and 126 to seal the Frank Worrell Trophy in West Indies in 1995. The lowest moment came in late 1998 when it emerged that he and Shane Warne accepted money from an Indian bookmaker during a tour of Sri Lanka four years earlier. A laconic, unassuming character, Waugh announced his retirement from international cricket without fuss in October 2002 after losing his place in the Test squad to play England. He played on for two seasons at New South Wales, but his elegant best was behind him.
 
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C.T.B. Turner

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Full name Charles Thomas Biass Turner
Born November 16, 1862, Bathurst, New South Wales
Died January 1, 1944, Manly, Sydney, New South Wales (aged 81 years 46 days)
Major teams Australia, New South Wales
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast

Matches 17
Runs scored 323
Batting average 11.53
Wickets 101
Bowling average 16.53

A bowler as far above his contemporaries as Bradman was above his, Charlie "Terror" Turner stood a diminutive 5'9". Despite this, he produced bowling that was formidable enough for many of his opponents to label him as the greatest ever to play the game.

The secret lay in his ability to produce balls of consistently perfect length, with wildly varying pace combined with a vicious offbreak at times. Although he specialised in sticky wickets, being unplayable in the right condititions, he was successful on batsmen-friendly pitches as well. The list of records and achievements he set in his lifetime is too long to list - suffice to say, he did things with the ball that were previously unheard of.
 
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Arthur Morris

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Arthur Robert Morris (born 19 January 1922) is a former Australian cricketer who played 46 Test matches between 1946 and 1955. An opener, Morris is regarded as one of Australia's greatest left-handed batsmen. He is best known for his key role in Don Bradman's Invincibles side which made an undefeated tour of England in 1948. He was the leading scorer in the Tests on the tour, with three centuries. His efforts in the Fourth Test at Headingley helped Australia to reach a world record victory target of 404 on the final day. Morris was named in the Australian Cricket Board's Team of the Century in 2000 and was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame in 2001.

Morris was seen as an elegant and aggressive player, and is regarded alongside Clem Hill, Neil Harvey and Allan Border as one of Australia’s greatest left-handed batsmen. Adept at playing against both pace and spin bowling, he was known for the variety of his shots on both sides of the wicket. Despite standing only five feet nine inches (1.75 m), opponents spoke of his imposing appearance and his apparent air of complete composure at the crease. He had the ability to decide on his stroke early in the ball's flight and employed an unusual defensive technique, shuffling across the stumps to get behind the ball. This created a perception that he was vulnerable to leg before wicket decisions. Deft placement allowed him to pierce the gaps between fielders, and he was especially noted for his cover driving, square cutting and on-driving.According to Bradman, Morris' success was due to his powerful wrists and forearms. Bradman interpreted Morris' unorthodox methods—he often defended with his bat not straight—as a sign of genius. Benaud rated Morris alongside Neil Harvey as having the best footwork against spin bowling among batsmen after the Second World War.
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Code: 
      Mat  	Inns  	NO  	Runs  	HS  	Ave  	100  	50  	6s  	Ct  	St
Tests 	46 	79 	3 	3533 	206 	46.48 	12 	12 	10 	15

Simmo would be proud- Morris completes my left hand right hand opening combo! ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Morris
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

I suppose its my turn again? With my other opener disappearing I'll have to rethink it so I might pick my keeper and I've decided to go all the way back to the beginning and believe the first keeper was the best keeper :D

Jack Blackham

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Australia

Player profile

Full name John McCarthy Blackham
Born May 11, 1854, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Died December 28, 1932, Flinders Lane, Latrobe, Melbourne, Victoria (aged 78 years 231 days)
Major teams Australia, Victoria
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

800 runs @ 16
59 dismissals


By virtue of his capacities as a wicketkeeper in the very early days of
Australian first-class cricket, Jack Blackham is widely reputed to have
been one of the finest cricketers that his nation has ever produced.
In an era in which the flimsy texture of wicketkeeping gloves provided
little protection from the consistent pounding of balls into a wearer's
hands, Blackham displayed extraordinary skill and it is said that he
rarely failed to seize an opportunity to effect a dismissal in his
position behind the wicket.
He was so competent that he was regarded as Australia's first choice
wicketkeeper for a period of no less than 18 years, occupying the role
from the time of his country's first ever Test - in 1877.
Unlike many of his peers or successors, Blackham was just as happy to
stand up to the stumps to pace bowlers as he was to spinners.
He was also a stubborn batsman in the lower order, and played many
valuable innings.
Of these, the 74 that he made against England in Sydney in 1894-85
stands out statistically, for it was both his own highest score and
allowed him to join with Syd Gregory in delivering Australia what still
remains its all time record Test partnership for the ninth wicket.
As a reflection of his considerable ability, Blackham was named by Wisden
as one of its Cricketers of the Year in 1891. More recently, he was
honoured by being selected as one of the inaugural members of the
Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
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Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Jack Blackham
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Sorry lads - got a couple of assignments on the go at the moment. will do a full write up in a couple of days.

my pick is one i thought i wouldn't have by now..

Ian Chappell :D
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

My next pick is going to be controversial.Some might think I am jumping the gun but with my selection I pick Michael "Pup" Clarke.

Will do a write up later..
 
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Well this is my opening batsman partner for Bill Ponsford, and I decided I needed some leadership and a fat first slip.

Mark "Tubby" Taylor, will be further updated when i finish my assignment
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

Okay- DK has been having trouble getting online- so he's decided to pass the ball over to whoever who can make it, and Doccaau has agreed to pick up the slack.

So if y'all don't mind- I thought we'd give Docca another day to get his head around it and pick his three missing picks.

Give the noob a chance! ;)
 
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Thanks for the opportunity to step in during DK's hiatus. If DK wants back in El Cap feel free to give me the arse at any stage. And "noob"? That's almost complimentary by your standards.

I'll add the following three, please correct me if I've picked someone who's already "under contract":

Kim Hughes - numbers of around 36/37 really don't show his class at test level as he faced attacks of the like of the Windies at full strength, even during the WSC period as the Windies (like pretty much everyone besides Aust and Eng) played WSC players in their test squads. Although his first class figures are slighty worse. His figures may have also been affected by the fact that he rarely captained a team of players who we're all "wrapped" he was captain. Early on and late in his career he led some of the weakest Australian teams against the strongest of opponents yet still showed his true ability when playing with the greats by hitting two innings that ranked in Dennis Lillee's top 5 and highly in Rod Marsh's mind. No mean feat considering D.K and Iron Gloves we're very upset over Hughes appointment as WA captain instead of Marsh on his return from WSC, and then remaining as Aust Vice Captain instead of Marsh and then captain in Greg Chappell's absences. Unlike pretty much all of the of players who remained with the ACB during the WSC times, he had played tests for Aust before the split. Ironically he then took up the South African rebel tour contract after his teary resignation as Aust Captain. The only bloke more upset than Kim Hughes about his resignation was Allan Border, who had to take over. I believe Hughes last 9 tests we're against an insanely strong Windies side. Anyone who played during that era post WSC deserves a few extra runs added to their average as the Windies we're a popular opponent with Packer and therefore the ACB after the "truce" between a weakened ACB and Packer's WSC.

Bill Brown - Would have scored a mountain of runs were it not for WWII. A superb opener. Begun his test career on the 1934 Ashes tour, and finished it Lords on the 48 invincibles tour. Averaged over 46 in just 22 tests and well over 50 in first class. Was reportedly an excellent fieldsman, and also one of the better storytellers even well into his 90's.

Stuey MacGill - El Cap you shouldn't have mentioned this bloke hadn't been taken. Is hard to know whether he'd have taken 500 wickets in tests had it not been for Warnie, or never played one had it not been for Warnie. MacGill supposedly reckons it's the latter. Why the two didn't play in tests together more often is a mystery to me. I personally reckon had MacGilla played just 1 or 2 of the Ashes 2005 tests in tandem with Warnie we'd have routed them. A more traditional leggie than Warnie in that MacGill would buy wickets whereas Warnie could tie down an opponent through accuracy. During his career he was very high up on lists such "average wickets per match", "most wickets per match", "strike rate" etc. Really should have played more ODI's than he did. The fact that he was an "expensive" bowler of course put paid to this, which was a ridiculous concept as when he bowled for NSW, true he'd go for 50 off his ten overs, but he'd usually take 4 top-middle order wickets in those 10 overs. He played 3 ODI's, taking 6 wickets at 17.5 with an economy rate of just 3.5. But Hoggie could bat as well, which made him a preferable replacement for Warnie. MacGill could be self deprecating. When once asked jokingly by a journo "who's the best spinner in Australia.....behind Warnie of course" MacGill replied quite seriously "Simon Katich".
 
Re: Australian All-Time Test Team Draft

3 picks in one go.. my word the impact of those selections could be catastrophic..
anyway, Doccaau welcome aboard.. few this thread often as it becomes very interesting ..
 
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