Australia's best ODI team - '80 -'04

[MAGNESIUM- PIE]

This is my best one day team for austraila from 1980's- now:

1. mark waugh "junior"
2. Hayden
3. Ricky Ponting "punter"
4. Dean Jones " deano"
5. Steve Waugh "tugga"
6. Allan Border "ab"
7. Ian Healy "heals"
8. Simon O'Donnel "sod"
9. Shane Warne "warne"
10. Craig Mcdermott "billy"
11. Glenn Mcgrath " pigeon"

12th. Micheal Beven "bevo" used 4 a runner if batters are injured

what does everone think am i on the money or way off ?

[Donny]

Generally on the money, MAG, except for Heals. I reckon most people would select Gilly.

Tugga didn't have a particularly good record as a batsman in ODIs. Bevo has and would be in my team.

[JLC]

Steve Waugh was one of the originators of the slower ball. I would definately have him in my team.

Gilly would be in my team as well. Hayden is a great player but i think at this stage others have done more than him at one day level.

jlc

[Donny]

So, how about some names, mate ?

"others have done more" ? You mean Bevo, I suppose.

Simon O'Donnell was the other originator of the slower ball.

How about you name who you'd drop for Bevan ? He'd have to be in your team because you've often stated how great he WAS and this team covers the last 23 odd years.

[JLC]

Steve Waughs record as a batsman is pretty handy:

SR Waugh 325 288 58 7569 120* 32.90 75.91 3 45 111 -

Steve was also a useful bowler and a good fielder. The rest of the team are pretty good in the field as well. There is a bias to more modern players as there are so many more one day games being played.

The team has 5 specialist bowlers and the Waugh brothers if required.

Gilchrist
Mark Waugh
Dean Jones
Ponting
Steve Waugh
Bevan
O'Donnell
Warne
McDermott
Rackermann
McGrath

12th Man Border

jlc

[JLC]

Here is an unbiased one from the selectors

Mark Taylor
Mark Waugh
Steve Waugh
Michael Bevan
Shane Lee
Brett Lee
Greg Matthews
Glen McGrath
Anthony Stuart
Michael Whitney
Nathan Bracken

12th man MacGill

Trevor Hohns submitted his

Matthew Hayden
Jimmy Maher
Stuart Law
Andrew Symonds
Alan Border
Ian Healy
Peter Taylor
Andrew Bichel
Craig McDermott
Michael Kasprowicz
Carl Rackerman

12th man Greg Ritchie

[Donny]

There you go again. Why all the NSWelshmen when there's no NSW national selector/s ?

Peter Taylor was a NSWelshman as well. Was way past it when he had a few games for Queensland.

[JLC]

Well look at our team over the last decade and it has been dominated by NSW players

I even forgot to put in Slater.....lol

If in doubt choose the NSW player.

jlc

[Sultan of spin]

Lol JLC you have done it again, I guess I'm not the only one who has had a gut full of the ridiculous advantages given to NSW players when Australian teams are selected.

[Fradam]

Junior
Haydos
Deano
Tugga
Beavo
Gilly
Scuba
Warney
Merv
Flem
Pidgeon

AB to carry the drinks

Very strong bowling side. A batsman short though maybe

[commonwombat]

With AB to carry the drinks, it would be curious to see how many would actually make it out to the middle.

[Fradam]

Well I was gonna have Punter carry the drinks but AB is more use to sitting in the stands and watching these days and so is well suited to the role

[Donny]

Good team, Frads. I forgot Merv. There's your extra batsman.

[Johnson#26]

My Team:
1: Gilchrist
2: M.Waugh
3: Ponting
4: Jones
5: S.Waugh
6: Bevan
7: Symonds
8: Harvey (unpredictable, but when on song can explode)
9: Warne
10: Fleming
11: McGrath
12: Bichel (he has to be in the squad after the World Cup!)

[JLC]

Bichel is surely the most capped 12th man in history.....lol

jlc