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Good team, you seem a bit less clueless in other sports. I reckon your batting line up is pretty spot on for post-75-ish though Sobers was evidently better than Kallis and further back Sutcliffe and Hobbs would have challenged the openers. The only surprise for me was big Joel who I wouldn't put in the top ten - definitely pick Ambrose, Holding, Marshall Wasim and McGrath ahead of him.

Sunil Gavaskar
Barry Richards
Vic Richards
Brian Lara
Graeme Pollock
Jacques Kallis
Kumar Sangakkara
Waquar Younis
Shane Warne
Muttiah Muralitharan
Joel Garner

Interesting when people put down a team consisting of only players they have seen.  That a pretty good side nugget.  Presumably Smith would be your Captain or you would have Gavaskar in?  You obviously don't think Imran's nose would be put out of joint!

Waquar, Wasim and Imran who was the best and why.  All three have arguments in their favour.  I really loved watching Imran bowl, shock and awe.  I particularly liked the way when cometh THE MAN, cometh Imran to bowl at him.

Did not really see much of Flower so would likely have had Tendles or Punter in his place.  Pretty good side nonetheless, good balance too.

I think nugget is the first to mention Sanga.

I had him in the back of my mind but wondered why he hasn't been in the frame.  I haven't followed his career closely so can't tell you if he is a match winner or game saver but I have had the good fortune to watch him bat on occasion and he is up there with Tendles, Punter and well maybe not quite Lara.  IVA still gets my vote as best modern batsmen ( defined by colour tv! sorry Gary! ).

How can anyone leave Bradman out, please explain

well one can only assume nugget has picked an X1 of players he has seen.  I never saw Bradman, Sutcliffe, Hobbs, Hutton, Hammond, Headley, Tyson, Larwood, SF Barnes etc.

I did see Sobers though, just  and he was better than Kallis!

I like the seven you have selected cri**** and would pick all of those for the reasons you state. Strangely, the only one I might leave out would be Sobers, simply because I have a favourite all rounder who would have been the "best" had he been allowed to play more Test cricket.

I did see Sobers play and the aura that surrounded him on a very cold day was unforgettable.

So I will move Warne and Marshall down to 10 and 11 and bring in Proctor at 8 and Imran Khan at 9. It is a difficult choice between him and Wasim Khan as I would have liked a left arm quick in the side and I could have left Sobers out then .

At the top of the order I am going to discount the older openers who I have not seen. Those who played pre-Bradman and during his own career are all nearly 40+ behind on average. I may be being controversial but I don't think if Bradman had been playing from say 1975 onwards he would have averaged so highly. If I believe that then I must also believe that the others of that time would have a lower average too.

Sunil Gavaskar would be my pick for the top spot with Barry Richards alongside.

Gavaskar
B Richards
Bradman
V Richards
Lara
Sobers
Gilchrist
Proctor
Imran
Warne
Marshall

I would be more than happy to carry the kit and serve drinks for that lot

No I didn't, must be the mods - phew!!