Australian test team last 50 years

[Ginnieboy]

Hayden
Marnus (yes I know he’s not an opener but i had to fit him in)
Smith
Ponting
G. Chappell
S. Waugh (C)
Gilchrist
Cummins
Warne
Lillee
McGrath

Any improvements?

 

[Power Raid]

Shane Watson unlucky

 

[dogs105]

Hayden
Marnus (yes I know he’s not an opener but i had to fit him in)
Ponting
Smith
S. Waugh (C)
Gilchrist
Johnson (All Rounder)
Cummins
Warne
Lillee
McGrath

Any improvements?

If you're going back to 1972, Greg Chappell should be in

 

[Santana]

Batting is too short. Those 4 bowlers are enough. Maybe put AB or Chappell in there for MJ

 

[Ginnieboy]

Batting is too short. Those 4 bowlers are enough. Maybe put AB or Chappell in there for MJ

Yeah It does look a little unbalanced, I’d put Chappell or Clarke in maybe

 

[Ginnieboy]

If you're going back to 1972, Greg Chappell should be in

Yep was seriously considering

 

[Ginnieboy]

Shane Watson unlucky

Battling average not high enough, I reckon Johnson was a better all rounder but splitting hairs

 

[footyfan1978]

If you're going back to 1972, Greg Chappell should be in

and Border

Johnson no chance

 

[Ginnieboy]

Team updated

 

[dogs105]

Johnson averaged low 20s with the ball and near 30 with the bat, easily the best all rounder we’ve produced IMO, I was seriously considering putting in as a bowler ahead of Cummins

28.4 isn't low 20s. Not in class of Lillee, McGrath.

 

[Ginnieboy]

28.4 isn't low 20s. Not in class of Lillee, McGrath.

Lol just deleted, was reading batting as bowling lol

 

[footyfan1978]

Johnson averaged low 20s with the ball and near 30 with the bat, easily the best all rounder we’ve produced IMO, I was seriously considering putting in as a bowler ahead of Cummins

30 with bat is not up to it.
We want six batters and no need for his bowling with Lillee, Cummins, Pige and Warne to bowl.

Ponting
Chappell
Steve Smith
Border and two openers is what we need.
Gilly is already the allrounder if surpius.

I'm open minded on openers but Marnus is not one.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

30 with bat is not up to it.
We want six batters and no need for his bowling with Lillee, Cummins, Pige and Warne to bowl.

Ponting
Chappell
Steve Smith
Border and two openers is what we need.
Gilly is already the allrounder if surpius.

I'm open minded on openers but Marnus is not one.

Taylor opens instead of Marnus

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Taylor opens instead of Marnus.

Also AB replaces Waugh in the side and as captain.

 

[caveman72]

Hayden
Marnus (yes I know he’s not an opener but i had to fit him in)
Smith
Ponting
G. Chappell
S. Waugh (C)
Gilchrist
Cummins
Warne
Lillee
McGrath

Any improvements?

Boonie and Tubby Taylor as openers and Border ahead of Waugh

 

[footyfan1978]

Taylor opens instead of Marjust.

I can live with that.
Stumpy just about wins me over on character and bravery despite so few Tests but it probably too few really.

 

[footyfan1978]

Boonie and Tubby Taylor as openers and Border ahead of Waugh

I'm sold. Boonie and fat stuff it is.

 

[caveman72]

I'm sold. Boonie and fat stuff it is.

Boonie was the man in close

 

[Around the Wicket]

Hayden failed in the 90s when sides still had gun bowlers, come good when world cricket sucked.

 

[Plugger35]

No Allan Border???

That Fox Border doco can't drop quick enough, some of these millennial cricket fans don't seem to get how important AB was.

Border saved Aussie cricket in the 80s and then he paved the way for the successful Aussie cricket era of the 90s and beyond.

 

[caveman72]

No Allan Border???

That Fox Border doco can't drop quick enough, some of these millennial cricket fans don't seem to get how important AB was.

Border saved Aussie cricket in the 80s and then he paved the way for the successful Aussie cricket era of the 90s and beyond.

He pretty much carried the side for most of his captaincy

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

No Allan Border???

That Fox Border doco can't drop quick enough, some of these millennial cricket fans don't seem to get how important AB was.

Border saved Aussie cricket in the 80s and then he paved the way for the successful Aussie cricket era of the 90s and beyond.

spot on.

 

[footyfan1978]

No Allan Border???

That Fox Border doco can't drop quick enough, some of these millennial cricket fans don't seem to get how important AB was.

Border saved Aussie cricket in the 80s and then he paved the way for the successful Aussie cricket era of the 90s and beyond.

FMD, Plugger talking absolute sense. Has to be April 1st or I'm very very drunk to read this.

 

[Plugger35]

FMD, Plugger talking absolute sense. Has to be April 1st or I'm very very drunk to read this.

I was an NZ supporter back in the 80s as a kid but Allan Border was still my favourite Aussie batsman, I tried to bat left handed just to be like him.

Little River Band and Farnesy even sang a song about him back in the 80s.

 

[footyfan1978]

I was an NZ supporter back in the 80s as a kid but Allan Border was still my favourite Aussie batsman, I tried to bat left handed just to be like him.

Little River Band and Farnesy even sang a song about him back in the 80s.

Oh FFS, not your s**t taste in music again.
Ok, now at least I know the real Plugger is back posting now.