Team for Supertest?

[Bomber Bears]

What would be your ideal team for the Supertest?

Hussey
Langer
Ponting
Martyn
Katich
Clarke
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
Bracken
Mcgrath

Doubt this will actually be the team though.

 

[Unwritten_Law]

From the selected squad,

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Hodge
Watson
Clarke
Gilchrist
Lee
Warne
MacGill
McGrath

That one won't happen either.

 

[grayza]

Unwritten Law, you are right except Katich will play for Hodge (unless he is injured? thats why he didnt play yesterday wasnt it?) and a few positional changes in the order

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Assuming Katich is fit it will be

1. Hayden (last hurrah, then Hussey can take over)
2. Langer
3. Katich
4. Ponting
5. Watson
6. Clarke
7. Gilchrist
8. Warne
9. Lee
10. McGrath (yes a batting promotion)
11. MacGill (proven wicket taker)

12th Hodge

That is the batting order I hope the go with. Hodge for Katich if his groin does not fully heal!

 

[Minkus_Swan]

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Katich
Clarke
Gilchrist
Watson
Lee
Warne
MacGill
McGrath

 

[Squizza]

From the selected squad,

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Hodge
Watson
Clarke
Gilchrist
Lee
Warne
MacGill
McGrath

That one won't happen either.

I concur, except swap Lee and Warne

 

[DIG]

Hayden
Langer
Ponting
Katich
Clarke
Gilchrist
Watson
Lee
Warne
MacGill
McGrath

That's the team. Although the batting order will be different.

Having said that, is the SCG really going to turn that much this time of year to warrant the two spinners?

 

[shanrew]

Best team possible for Australia is

1. Hayden
2. Langer
3. Ponting
4. Hodge
5. Clarke
6. Hussey
7. Gilchrist
8. Lee
9. Warne
10. McGrath
11. Macgill

 

[Squizza]

Best team possible for Australia is

1. Hayden
2. Langer
3. Ponting
4. Hodge
5. Clarke
6. Hussey
7. Gilchrist
8. Lee
9. Warne
10. McGrath
11. Macgill

2 seamers in Australia? Pass...

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

1. Hayden
2. Langer
3. Ponting
4. Clarke
5. Hodge
6. Watson
7. Gilchrist
8. Warne
9. Lee
10. McGrath
11. MacGill

 

[Smokey_22]

I put my house on the squad being exactly as follows:

Langer
Hayden
Ponting
Clarke
Katich
Gilchrist
Watson
Warne
Lee
McGill
McGrath

12 Hodge

 

[lifes_a_blast]

1. Langer
2. Hussey
3. Ponting
4. Hodge
5. Clarke
6. Watson
7. Gilchrist
8. Lee
9. Warne
10. McGrath
11. Macgill

12.Symo (england seem to select their best fielder as 12th man, might as well do it too)
this is my prevered team, but they wont drop hayden

 

[eddiesmith]

Its not like it is any secret

They wont drop a NSW player for the SCG test, they will play MacGill and Watson for some unknown reason

Langer
Hayden
Ponting
Clarke
Katich
Watson
Gilchrist
Warne
Lee
McGrath
MacGill

 

[sinepari]

As much as I would love to see Watson play, I'm still getting a Hodgey vibe. However, with Tait out I'm sure they will at least be tempted to go with 2 spinners and use Watson as the 3rd quick.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

As much as I would love to see Watson play, I'm still getting a Hodgey vibe. However, with Tait out I'm sure they will at least be tempted to go with 2 spinners and use Watson as the 3rd quick.

Watson will play! He is one of Australia's future stars!

 

[mrcracker]

It's official, Hodge 12th man, Watson to play.

http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/superseries/content/story/221813.html

Australia 1 Justin Langer, 2 Matthew Hayden, 3 Ricky Ponting (capt), 4 Michael Clarke, 5 Simon Katich, 6 Shane Watson, 7 Adam Gilchrist (wk), 8 Shane Warne, 9 Brett Lee, 10 Glenn McGrath, 11 Stuart MacGill, 12 Brad Hodge.

World XI (probable) 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Virender Sehwag, 3 Rahul Dravid, 4 Inzamam-ul-Haq, 5 Brian Lara, 6 Jacques Kallis, 7 Andrew Flintoff, 8 Mark Boucher, 9 Daniel Vettori, 10 Steve Harmison, 11 Muttiah Muralitharan.