Your current World Test XI

[gazza619]

Elgar
Karunaratne
Williamson
Kohli *
Root
Stokes
Bairstow +
Jadeja
Rabada
Boult
Anderson

Interesting choices. Boult has not been up to the mark since his hat trick.

I am surprised to see so many people pick Jadeja. How many test teams would pick Jadeja in their eleven outside Asia? The answer is probably none.

And no Abbass!

 

[JattMaula]

Interesting choices. Boult has not been up to the mark since his hat trick.

I am surprised to see so many people pick Jadeja. How many test teams would pick Jadeja in their eleven outside Asia? The answer is probably none.

And no Abbass!

Agreed about Jadeja.

I would not pick Elgar, Boult, Rabada or Anderson in Asia.

 

[ShahidDar08]

01.David Warner
02. Azhar Ali
03. Kane Williamson
04. Virat Kohli
05. Joe Root
06. Steve Smith
07. Jos Buttler(wk)
08. Yasir Shah
09. Josh Hazzelwood
10. Rabada
11. James Anderson
12. Ravichandran Ashwin

 

[Robert]

Yasir was ineffective in ENG? He took 19 wickets, second highest in the series, more than Broad and Anderson. Yes he wasn't very good in 2 tests but he was one of the main reasons Pakistan won the first and the last test and drew the series.

Admittedly 19 wickets is more than I remember, but ten of them came in the first test at Lord’s and they all came at 41 each.

So you could reasonably say that the Magician of the UAE was sussed out by England after the first match. In the fourth test he got a last-innings fivefer but he had a mountain of runs behind him as the PAK quicks and then YK set up the win.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Karunaratne
Elgar
Williamson *
Kohli
Root
Buttler
Pant +
Maharaj
Rabada
Hazlewood
Starc

 

[PakPremi]

266/1
236/3

These kind of stats will pretty much seal the match for opposition no matter what others contribute. So if we can call taking 5-fers cheaply as winning single handily then these bowling stats should be called losing single handidly.

I won't have any issue in taking Yasir over Ashwin. I was simply making a point about match losing should be kept in mind if we are going to talk about match winning spells. He singlehandidly lost one test in Aus as well where he went over 5+ an over for entire test( 291/2) and Aus was able to get enough time to bowl out Pakistan.

In short, not being successful due to non-spinner friendly pitches are one thing, but singlehandidly losing is another. That's why over all performance is more important and I guess Robert is making that statement due to Yasir averaging 40+ in Eng.

How can one bowler single handling lose a test match. There are at least four bowlers in the team unless he was bowling their overs as well. I can understand this to be true in short form for instance being hit out of the park in the final over. Yasir did have a bad test at Old Trafford but one bowler cannot perform every match.

 

[Buffet]

How can one bowler single handling lose a test match. There are at least four bowlers in the team unless he was bowling their overs as well.

If picking 100/5 makes an argument that bowler is singlehandidly winning the match then doing 300/1 translates to opposite.

I don't think any player singlehandidly wins or loses a game. It's 11 players and their combined output, but I was simply responding to a post. You can say that Yasir has neither won or lost a match singlehandidly.

 

[QuickCrick]

If picking 100/5 makes an argument that bowler is singlehandidly winning the match then doing 300/1 translates to opposite.

I don't think any player singlehandidly wins or loses a game. It's 11 players and their combined output, but I was simply responding to a post. You can say that Yasir has neither won or lost a match singlehandidly.

Maybe not singlehandidly but you can have one player is the difference between the 2 side hence why there is a man of the match award.

I get what you are saying but no team will ever single out a player out for a defeat, they take it collectively..

 

[BDfanforever]

On a side note here is my Minnow best XI: BD, ZIM, AFG, WI

1. Tamim Iqbal
2. Shai Hope
3. Shimron Hetmeyer
4. Mushfiqur Rahim
5. Brendon Taylor
6. Shakib Al Hasan
7. Mehidy Hasan
8. Rashid Khan
9. Shanon Gabriel
10. Kemar Roach
11. Kyle Jarvis

How do you guys think this team will compete?

 

[gazza619]

How do you guys think this team will compete?

It will beat every minnow out there.

 

[JattMaula]

How do you guys think this team will compete?

Light in batting. Shakib can bowl so why do you need third spinner? Replace Mehidy with Holder.

 

[CricketDon]

So smith returns from his van and once again becomes number one. Amazing

 

[Last Monetarist]

Assuming all-conditions and Steve Smith is ineligible:

1. Elgar
2. Markram
3. Williamson
4. Kohli
5. Root
6. Stokes
7. Bairstow (wk)
8. Rabada
9. Lyon
10. Bumrah
11. Anderson

Many changes are necessary over the course of a year.

Karunaratne
Latham
Williamson (c)
Kohli
Smith
Stokes
de Kock (wk)
Cummins
Rabada
Lyon
Bumrah

 

[JattMaula]

Karunaratne
Warner
Williamson
Smith
Root
Shakib
Watling
Cummins
Boult
Rabada
Lyon

11 months update.

I'm dropping Warner, Root and Boult and Shakib. Pretty harsh on Shakib but Stokes needs a place.

Latham, Pujara, Bumrah and Stokes replace them.

Karunaratne
Latham
Pujara
Williamson
Smith
Stokes
Watling
Cummins
Bumrah
Rabada
Lyon

 

[Ab Fan]

Many changes are necessary over the course of a year.

Karunaratne
Latham
Williamson (c)
Kohli
Smith
Stokes
de Kock (wk)
Cummins
Rabada
Lyon
Bumrah

Will go with this one, a bit closer between Watling and de Kock but I think either way it's fine.

 

[Danyaalr01]

I would go for Watling for his ability to play long innings and be extremely patient. But de Kock is better in Australia and South Africa.

 

[tyron_woodley]

Shaw (trust me this kid is a phenom)
karunaratne or latham
Williamson
kohli
smith
stokes
watling
jadeja
cummins
Shaheen shah afridi (personal preference)
bumrah

world class team.

honourable mentions; rabada

 

[Robert]

Latham
Rahane
Williamson (c)
Smith
Kohli
De Kock (w)
Jadeja
Cummins
Rabada
Philander
Bumrah

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I'd go with

Karuna
Pujara
Williamson
Kohli
Smith
Latham
Pant/Watling
Cummins
Bumrah
Maharaj
Hazelwood

 

[Mamoon]

Latham
Pujara
Smith
Kohli (c)
Root
Stokes
de Kock (wk)
Jadeja
Cummins
Archer
Bumrah

 

[Officer Barbrady]

Warner
Williamson
Kohli
Smith (c) — Smith gets to choose where he bats and he prefers 4
Babar
Stokes
Butler (wk)
Cummins
Archer
Lyon
Bumrah

 

[aloo paratha]

Warner
Williamson
Kohli
Smith (c) — Smith gets to choose where he bats and he prefers 4
Babar
Stokes
Butler (wk)
Cummins
Archer
Lyon
Bumrah

Keeper would have to be De Kock or Watling, Butler is mediocre in test cricket.

 

[aloo paratha]

Latham
Karunaratne
Kohli
Smith
Williamson (C)
Stokes
QDK (WK)
Jadeja
Cummins
Rabada
Bumrah

You can't seriously pick 4 test old Jofra over Kagiso Rabada

 

[CricketDon]

My original team Warner
Amla
Smith (C)
Kohli
Root
De kock (WK)
Stokes
Ashwin
starc
rabada
Shah



A year later I’ve made some changes

Elgar
marnus labuschagne
Williamson
Smith (C)
Kohli
Root
De kock(wk)
Stokes
Cummins
Roach
Archer

Reserves
Bumrah
Leech
Lyon

 

[PAF]

David Warner
Kane Williamson
Virat Kohli
Steve Smith (C)
Babar Azam
Ben Stokes
Jos Butler (WK)
Cummins
Roach
Jasprit Bumrah
Lyon

 

[Robert]

Funny how the Englishman is the only one not to include Stokes.

 

[Ted123]

Latham
Karunaratne
Kane
Kohli
Smith
Stokes
Watling(wkt)
Cummins
Rabada
Lyon
Bumrah

 

[sweep_shot]

Babar
Kohli
Smith (c)
Williamson
Stokes
Shakib/Rashid
Bairstow (wk)
Cummins
Bumrah
Rabada
Lyon.

 

[Hasan123]

Latham
Karunaratne
Kane
Kohli
Smith
Stokes
De Kock
Lyon
Cummins
Rabada
Bumrah