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Warne picks his greatest England Test XI - chairman - 09-09-2015
Michael Vaughan named captain of spin great's best England Test side of the past 25 years
Re: Warne picks his greatest England Test XI - chairman - 09-09-2015
WARNE'S GREATEST ENGLAND TEST XI (since 1990)
Graham Gooch, Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan ©, Kevin Pietersen, Mike Gatting, Alec Stewart (wk), Andrew Flintoff, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Darren Gough, James Anderson
Re: Warne picks his greatest England Test XI - dillinger10 - 09-10-2015
I personally would have chosen Cook over Trescothick. The biggest omission is Graham Thorpe. I am also not sure how Warne can include Gatting, who after 1990, averaged just 25.66 in 11 matches.
My own England XI of the last 25 years would be:
Gooch, Cook, Vaughan ©, Pietersen, Thorpe, Stewart, Flintoff, Broad, Swann, Gough, Anderson
Toughest omissions for me were Robin Smith, Joe Root, Matthew Hoggard and Steve Harmison.
Re: Warne picks his greatest England Test XI - bala24 - 09-10-2015
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I personally would have chosen Cook over Trescothick. The biggest omission is Graham Thorpe. I am also not sure how Warne can include Gatting, who after 1990, averaged just 25.66 in 11 matches.
My own England XI of the last 25 years would be:
Gooch, Cook, Vaughan ©, Pietersen, Thorpe, Stewart, Flintoff, Broad, Swann, Gough, Anderson
Toughest omissions for me were Robin Smith, Joe Root, Matthew Hoggard and Steve Harmison.
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I agree with your point of omission of Thorpe.Maybe Warne just considered averages or took it up to how tough it was to bowl to them,maybe that's why this is his personal 11.
He hasn't bowled to Joe Root much i reckon,maybe that's why he wasn't included.