Test Cricket World XI
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Wisden’s Test Team of 2024: 1. Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2. Ben Duckett, 3. Kane Williamson, 4. Joe Root, 5. Harry Brook, 6. Kamindu Mendis, 7. Jamie Smith (wk), 8. Ravindra Jadeja, 9. Gus Atkinson, 10. Matt Henry, 11. Jasprit Bumrah (c)
No aussies, let the venting in the press begin lol
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Hazlewood took 35 wickets in 7 tests at 13, but sure, leave him out.
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@bayimports said in Test Cricket World XI:
No aussies, let the venting in the press begin lol
World Test final is Aus v South Africa
Number of their players in Wisdens worthless Tst XI of the year? zero
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@bayimports said in Test Cricket World XI:
No aussies, let the venting in the press begin lol
They can get included when they can win a three Test series in India 3-0
Also, why are there more Indian names than Bumrah for such a donkey team?
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@mariner4life yeah absolutely staggering, however I will laugh along with it, but don't help themselves on the credibility front.
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@antipodean said in Test Cricket World XI:
@bayimports said in Test Cricket World XI:
No aussies, let the venting in the press begin lol
They can get included when they can win a three Test series in India 3-0
Also, why are there more Indian names than Bumrah for such a donkey team?
Because readership rupees?
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@mariner4life said in Test Cricket World XI:
Hazlewood took 35 wickets in 7 tests at 13, but sure, leave him out.
Shoulda been there ahead of Atkinson. Not Henry though, what a year he’s had
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I think it reflects a pretty mediocre year overall for test cricket.
There are names there that I thought WTF but when you look at their figures it makes sense. Atkinson took 52 wickets at 22.15 in 9 matches. Henry 48 @ 18 Hazlewood 35 @ 13 but missed 40% of Aussies tests.
Ducket only averages 37 but what opener set the world alight last year. Not any Oz or Saffa.
Jadeja shades Lyon. Smith looks the tidiest keeper with a good batting record. Hazlewood is the only player that looks an obvious omission, but as I said maybe they figure he breaks too easily. Plus Aussie had a really soft programme. Pakistan Windies and India (minus Josh in the main) at home and two tests against us away.
