Sachin v Kohli, Smith v Ponting? | Who makes the World Test XI Battle of Eras?

[@tanmaysharma007]

Didn't know Chandler from Friends is such a big cricket fan

[@akray1153]

😂😂😂 didn't know he had such a good British Accent

[@mansnotbot4160]

Oh my god, could he look any less like Chandler.

[@enricopucci822]

Who timestamp???

[@_psychopath_5623]

@@enricopucci822 lol. The anchor looks like chandler.

[@kinshuksinghania4289]

Yeah and Jake from Two and a Half Men is all grown up and chatting with Nasser Hussain!!!

[@saianshbaby8380]

Best 11 of last 30 years 1) Sehwag 2) Hayden 3) Ponting (C) 4) Sachin 5) Lara 6) Kallis 7) Gilchrist(Wk) 8) Warne 9) Murali 10) Akram 11) McGrath

[@siddharth1200]

Mine is almost the same 1)Sehwag 2) G Smith (C) 3) Dravid 4) Sachin 5) Lara 6) Kallis 7) Gilchrist (Wk) 8) Warne 9) Ambrose 10)McGrath 11) Murali

[@saianshbaby8380]

@@siddharth1200 good team. But I feel Hayden was a bit better than Graeme and Cook.

[@siddharth1200]

@@saianshbaby8380 Hayden might have been better idk it’s hard to say as Smith used to play on South African pitches which is arguably the hardest to bat on and I needed an accomplished captain as I put Dravid at 3 cause I feel there should always be someone in a side who can absorb the pressure and hold one end and who can do that better than Dravid.

[@saianshbaby8380]

@@siddharth1200 fair enough. I put Ponting in place of Dravid who could take care of both.

[@Giveme1goodreason]

@@saianshbaby8380 when you get to the top 33 in the last 30 years apart from Sachin, Lara, Warne, McGrath you’re splitting hairs over who was better.

[@DjTiesticles]

Great to see Rob Key back and looking well.

[@chiragsharma7413]

What had happened to him?

[@arjans7573]

chirag sharma He had a mini stroke

[@liamoconnor1993]

chirag sharma watch the first 3 minutes

[@markbmevo31133]

This has cheered me up no end. Keyseys Murali story and calling him a boggle eyed freak had me in stitches. 🤣

[@akaskinz1856]

Keys is a joker, these 2 bounce off each other brilliantly

[@jeevangill2041]

38:48

[@drabnail777]

Murali literally has better stats than Warne in every format. No idea why Nasser would go with Warne

[@iron2684]

​@@drabnail777One played in a place where the ball doesn't usually spin, one played in a place where the ball does spin

[@davidgoat6730]

People forget Ponting was averaging 60+ after 100 tests!

[@utkarshakarki6015]

@Raas Putin who apart from Bradman is averaging 60+ in test 😐

[@jackogamer340]

Raas Putin yes he will

[@ayushgupta_4]

And Tendulkar averaged above 50 after 200 tests😂

[@nakulghate9448]

Ponting was a freak near that 100 test mark!

[@jonathaningram4840]

But scoring all around world matters, ponting toured India four times and just got one ton that too when kumble, their main bowler, was not playing.

[@joshdizzmoxey8186]

As an Aussie I agree with Rob here. Sad to see Lyon in this side. What about Regana Herath? Over 400 wickets in your era, considering 4 or so years he was behind Murali, pretty impressive!

[@aschwerinmoses]

There are few names that do not come out as often as they should. According to Me Rengana Herath is one and the other one people often miss who is often eclipsed for obvious reasons is Anil Kumble.

[@prafful_sahu]

From the players I've seen this would be mine.. Sehwag Amla Smith Kohli Abd Stokes Jadeja Ashwin Steyn Cummins Bumrah

[@Ashish-ss5nt]

And Ashwin too

[@adilbsh]

Hut herath got wickets mostly in Asia right

[@KrishnaDas-il9vu]

1. S Gavaskar, 2. Shewag, 3. Bradman(VC), 4. Tendulkar, 5. Kallis, 6. Sangakara(C)(WK), 7. Sobers, 8. Dev, 9. Akram, 10. Warne, 11. Ambrose. 12. Murlitharan(in Asia in place of Dev).

[@abhijit_]

My best test 11 from last 20 years: Sanga (wk) Kallis Rahul Sachin Lara(vc) Ponting (c) Wasim Warne Steyn Mcgrath Murali Got all bases covered...

[@bhisal]

No openers

[@abhijit_]

Opening is a highly overanalysed position in test cricket..i have Kallis and Sanga as openers for the very reason that they most often than not come to bat very early at no 3 when openers get out....they play the new ball often...plus they are tuned for both Asia and overseas conditions

[@abhijit_]

@@rishabt1401 u need 5 bowlers wherever u play.....test cricket revolves around picking 20 wickets...that's the only way to win....plus Kallis is the 4 th seamer option....u have to be ruthless with bowling attack with 6 top frontline batsmen....Gilly was not as good in test cricket as it is made out to be...he was blessed to be in a champion team. .

[@zarfarzar1653]

Wat abt hashiim amla nd Ab devilliers.

[@AllThingsCinemaVodcast]

Hussain's opening bowler making a mickey out of his own opening batsman at 33:14 ! The most absurd choice out of all those 22 players is Marcus Trescothick. That too ahead of people like Langer, Dravid, Saeed Anwar etc.

[@Kobebryant5947]

He was trying to be different I reckon but who knows buddy’s bald 👨‍🦲

[@moeedbutt7861]

Totally agree

[@ayushsaxena2935]

Yeah

[@JY-ev5ms]

Trescothick was better than Anwar and Dravid wasn't an opener

[@muhtadaali8847]

@@JY-ev5ms saed anwar has better average than trescothick than in test and ODI. What is your point?

[@zizoucris10]

Nass picks Wasim Akram and Sky shows a clip of wasim cleaning up his opener Tres lol

[@jamiltanoli7856]

He wasn't tres think he was a nightwatchman

[@kierankumar5801]

@@jamiltanoli7856 the commentator literally said that Trescothick has had his stumps rolled over

[@jamiltanoli7856]

@@kierankumar5801 yeah I think i wasn't sure then

[@muds1123]

@@jamiltanoli7856 are you blind 😂

[@KrishnaDas-il9vu]

1. S Gavaskar, 2. Shewag, 3. Bradman(VC), 4. Tendulkar, 5. Kallis, 6. Sangakara(C)(WK), 7. Sobers, 8. Dev, 9. Akram, 10. Warne, 11. Ambrose. 12. Murlitharan(in Asia in place of Dev).

[@DUFMAN123]

Makes you appreciate just how all-time that Australian squad of the early/mid 2000s really was. Hayden, Ponting, Gilly, Warne, Mcgrath and so on!

[@tricyclejesus4572]

By the same token: Smith, Kallis, AB, Steyn, etc

[@JW_PUNK29]

Ponting, Lara and Tendulkar have one last chance to get a test hundred at Lord's.

[@chathurapremasinghe1939]

Fellow 442oons fan i see

[@edward4828]

@@chathurapremasinghe1939 howdy fellow 442oons fans

[@chathurapremasinghe1939]

@@edward4828 u 2?

[@dineshchhatpar]

Lord's has one last chance to witness a 100 from them

[@chathurapremasinghe1939]

@ШИРИШ in this game

[@domascroft]

Trescothick has just won the lottery being selected in that team

[@12cricketmad]

Langer or Slater surely?

[@ArkoRay]

@@12cricketmad Seriously ? Slater in a World XI ? You have got to be kidding me. Langer deserved to be there but I guess Nasser had already picked 5 Aussies in his team so he couldn't select him. Saeed Anwar from Pakistan could have been a good choice although he played only 50 odd Test matches but still he was a very good batsman.

[@jamescoupland667]

Trescothick is one the most highly rated english batsmen of the last 30 years

[@karthikm4534]

Can't pick Gary Kirsten? amazingly difficult guy to dislodge and excellent record against pace and spin

[@chathurapremasinghe1939]

Could hav picked jayasuriya and he bowls 2

[@rajashekarreddydandyala5790]

49:57. Thank me later

[@shoaibsayed1430]

Thanks

[@prafful_sahu]

Not all heroes wear capes

[@sauravkumardubey8349]

It was a brilliant conversation

[@manoharyaswanth4681]

thank u later

[@sunithasivakumar6761]

Thanks buddy

[@manikbansal4780]

Best test 11 of last 30 years - Matthew Hayden Rahul Dravid Ponting ( C ) Tendulkar Brian lara Sangakkara ( wk ) Kallis Wasim Akram Muralitharan Warne McGrath

[@senthilkumar-bu9rp]

Steyn is the only missing here

[@junzzz963]

Choice of Dravid is so good but in a big fan of sehwag also with Dravid....

[@tariniacharya4440]

@@junzzz963 Sehwag is not technically strong batsman as compared to Hayden

[@tariniacharya4440]

Viv Richards should be there instead of Hayden

[@manikbansal4780]

@@tariniacharya4440 This is last 30 years best test 11 and Viv Richards get retired before 1990s

[@alltradingsecrets2859]

0:17 That comeon! Call for all out attack!! Goosebumps !!!!

[@achyuta4206]

Cringe.

[@shobhitsoni6449]

The biggest reason sachin is the greatest at age of 25 he was in bradman's all time 11

[@adesh4448]

Bradman was fraud himself

[@damonaspeling9734]

@@adesh4448 Cry cry cry

[@anweshpradhan1842]

@@damonaspeling9734 no, Bradman on sticky pitches was so so bad, on an absolute road no one was able to pick up his wicket.

[@1905binny]

really SACHIN dominated bowlers everywhere on every pitch, no other test player has done that. That makes Sachin the greatest.

[@KratosIsSick]

"Refuse to have some one in side who does Mankads" LOL. Batsman and their Entitlements.

[@Sir_Panda007]

Underrated comment mate😂

[@banglaanimeproject9036]

​@@Sir_Panda007Yeah Indian now get lost.

[@anuragbisht1200]

I think dale steyn is one of the if not the only bowler who can complete with old greates of fast bowling.

[@zapakao]

i just love these guys chatting so genuinely about cricket like boys. Just makes me feel at ease.

[@prajwalbangera8525]

Happiest guy in the world right now is Marcus Trescothik 😂

[@nilaylambe2598]

😂😂

[@subhAjitDin]

Ha Ha Ha

[@maheshbborhade]

That means you didn’t watch his cricket. He was an amazing player. Only if he had a longer career he would have been amazing

[@KrishnaDas-il9vu]

1. S Gavaskar, 2. Shewag, 3. Bradman(VC), 4. Tendulkar, 5. Kallis, 6. Sangakara(C)(WK), 7. Sobers, 8. Dev, 9. Akram, 10. Warne, 11. Ambrose. 12. Murlitharan(in Asia in place of Dev).

[@rameezrather5385]

I think Hussain could have finished his job by saying a single line,' my team is d Australian team that played under Waugh'. Hayden langer Ponting M Waugh Martyn S Waugh Gilchrist Warne lee McGrath Gillespie

[@rorschach1724]

I think he picked the team under ponting. Look there is no Steve Waugh himself in the team😀

[@rameezrather5385]

@@rorschach1724 He had to choose players from other countries to make it look like a world XI but im sure that Aussie side of late 90s and early 2000s could have beaten any World XI.

[@rameezrather5385]

@@sanyamtomar8496 Any 2 among Martyn, Symonds and M Hussey. He could not have picked Starc though bcz Starc is not from dat era but Rob Key could have picked him in place of Cummins.

[@rameezrather5385]

@@sanyamtomar8496 surely bro..

[@Shubham10SrP]

They were good , weren't they ? But Naser's world 11 would thrash any team in any era in my humble opinion. Tendulkar and Lara together , my oh my .

[@evilvoldemort123]

It was all going well till Keys brought Nathan Lyon to best Murali and Warne😂😂

[@chathurapremasinghe1939]

Until he tried to put Smudge as his spinner 😂

[@evilvoldemort123]

@Angus Hile Yeah I watched the Test documentary and he's a cool guy and great player. Should've won the ashes with that Ben Stokes lbw. But Warne and Murali no contest unfortunately.

[@arunsreenivasan2074]

@Angus Hile The way he's going he might not even get 400 lol

[@andrewwestcott9172]

Yep agreed, Ashwin should get in over Lyon - doesn't matter about mankads, and also if you are going to have three quicks and one spinner in a team competing against Warne and Murili I'd put Jadeja in as the allrounder ahead of Stokes. India has been arguably the most successful Test team over the era, so it stands to reason there should be more than two Indians in the team.

[@KrishnaDas-il9vu]

1. S Gavaskar, 2. Shewag, 3. Bradman(VC), 4. Tendulkar, 5. Kallis, 6. Sangakara(C)(WK), 7. Sobers, 8. Dev, 9. Akram, 10. Warne, 11. Ambrose. 12. Murlitharan(in Asia in place of Dev).

[@Shubham10SrP]

Naser's lineup would shatter any team in any era. Tendulkar, Lara together. My oh my .

[@dimitrz2000]

23:54 wow everyone knew he was talking about Kallis , seriously underrated player of is era.

[@benkipgen646]

49:57 for the lineups

[@meharprasad2765]

The strangest thing is rob key didn't picked ashwin bc of mankad but still picked steve smith 😳😬

[@meharprasad2765]

@Hmm Hmmm maybe

[@meharprasad2765]

@Hmm Hmmm that's true, he is what he's. But is damn funny.

[@dheebansachin]

@Hmm Hmmm Is that why he is adoring Bumrah, Kohli and Sehwag?

[@prasenjitdewan7230]

Lyon and Ashwin were not your only option, you forgot Harbhajan Singh and Daniel Vettori.

[@timburns6423]

Herath!

[@JY-ev5ms]

Yeah he missed a trick not having Vettori, good bat too.

[@AR-qt8fs]

Kumble is the best pick.

[@JY-ev5ms]

@@AR-qt8fs Kumble didn't fall into that era, and he was shocking anyway

[@danialshah2957]

@lee turton vettori is a bigger dickhead than Swann. Swann is a nice funny bloke

[@abdulhaseeblughmani7075]

One thing impressed me with these both team picks they went with statices and their average including records. This was extremely nice to see it and also knowing the records of all these greats players were fantastic Thanks you very much for this 💯👊

[@skiptracerbob]

Good to see you back and looking healthy, Rob.

[@fromseedstogiants]

Glad to hear and see Rob is doing fine after his scare. Was almost touched by Nasser's mention of the health scare and then was brought back to earth with the resumption of the ribbing.

[@baronvonmarlon1]

Nasser reading Key's publicist's blurb is just brilliant

[@venkatakrishnan9102]

If Rob key is made an eng selector , then even the queen cannot save eng team

[@sidsa9]

Bumrah!!!!!!

[@tikkunolam112]

Dhoni? Saqalin? Harbajhan? Dravid? Akhter?

[@_psychopath_5623]

@@tikkunolam112 why Akhtar? He sucks. Ask Ross taylor. Lol

[@tikkunolam112]

@@jairajsinghshaktawat6593 Well it depends on conditions and what you are looking for in a team. Dhoni as captain and keeper was exceptional... Harbhajan in second innings in Asia was unplayable .. so context I suppose... All great players ...

[@tikkunolam112]

@@_psychopath_5623 Why don't you? I have and he said he's the only bowler he faced that he was scared ... yes he had success as well because he's a class act against pace but Akhter on his day was as good as any and the fastest ever...

[@timburns6423]

Keys - you should have picked Herath as your spinner. 433 wickets at 28 runs a piece.

[@sxyy2559]

41:16 key for no reason rips on Strauss, love it 😂

[@ryandegannes10]

AB at 6 and Stokes at 7 for Key's XI. AB could probably outbat anybody in that team.

[@DoFi12]

Was gonna say, outrageous for stokes to be above AB

[@lahoreevinezvlogsandinfo2684]

@@invincibleanon3712 Yeah he needs time to settle in T20s but is far more consistent than AB in T20is. Ab just has an average of 26 in T20 internationals as compared to Kohli's average of 50. Moreover, Kohli has 2 man of the tournament awards in World T20s and also an orange cap in IPL.

[@gamg7062]

ABD bats at 7 because he keeps wickets, he needs to give his back rest as much as possible .

[@sampadization]

Seems like you don't know much about test cricket.

[@balasujithpotineni8184]

Except when thr bowlers are from the previous era. Look at how he struggled against Shaun Tait, Asif, Akhtar. If he could have faced lee, mcgrath, etc then surely he would have become more great with his experience

[@pulkitvyas8067]

Hashim amla one of the best opener in the modern era

[@jacquescoetzee3327]

Amla batter at 3

[@damonaspeling9734]

@@jacquescoetzee3327 No chance

[@aasimyousaf2455]

Nasser's bowling attack is the difference between the 2 sides. Even though I think he's actually missed out the single best bowler of that era in Curtly Ambrose.

[@corpgov]

pace and bounce, but little variation

[@tektak2400]

@@corpgov Ambrose is just a better version of McGrath. McGrath got flustered when batsmen went after him. Sachin took him apart many times but it's very difficult to find instances of Ambrose being taken apart like that.

[@tarkyncrooks8761]

I did this with my dad, he did Nasser’s era and I picked the modern era Nasser’s era. Modern Era 1. Mathew Hayden. 1. Alistair Cook 2. Rahul Dravid. 2. Kumar Sangakkara 3. Ricky Ponting. 3. Virat Kohli 4. Sachin Tendulkar. 4. Steve Smith 5. Brian Lara. 5. Kane Williamson 6. Jacques Kallis. 6. Ben Stokes 7. Adam Gilchrist. 7. AB de Villiers 8. Shane Warne. 8. Pat Cummins 9. Muttiah Muralitheran. 9. Dale Steyn 10. Glenn McGrath. 10. Nathan Lyon 11. Brett Lee. 11. James Anderson

[@subhraneelchattopadhyay6178]

nice selection man

[@corpgov]

Brett Lee in tests was average, mate. Your dad needs to try again

[@bhisal]

Dravid was not opener, take Sehwag

[@corpgov]

@@sanyamtomar8496 a bowler with an average of 30 is not considered world class. You can try any one of Akram, Waqar, Donald, even Bond, who all averaged considerably under 30 in Tests. Lee was better in ODIs but was average in Tests.

[@corpgov]

@@sanyamtomar8496 I compared his stats with 90s bowlers because he was picked in the 90s team 😄. His average in England or in Asia was shite. Frankly speaking, if Lee wasnt backed up by Warne and McGrath, his average would be higher than even 30. He shouldn't even be in an Australian all time 11, never mind World 11

[@tongatalkies]

Nasser's bowling attack is just WOW! The best ever across all eras.

[@amangoyal923]

Yeah, batting is not too bad either 😁

[@raheelakhtar7]

You can pick 3 equally good attacks from that era. Any combo of Ambrose, Walsh, Donald, Pollock, Waqar, Gillespie, Saqlain, Kumble would work as well.

[@dimitrz2000]

Naseer's World XI----- Mathew Hayden Marcus Trescothick Ricky Ponting (C) Sachin Tendulkar Brian Lara Jacques Kallis Adam Gilchrist (W) Wasim Akram Shane warne Muttiah Muralitharan Glenn McGrath Rob Key's World XI----- Virender Shewag Graeme Smith (C) kumar Sangakara Virat Kholi Steve Smith Ben Stokes AB de Villiers (W) Pat Cummins Dale Steyn James Anderson Jasprit Bumrah replaced with Nathan Lyon ( spinner ) since he needed a spinner in his squad

[@mervstash3692]

Rob looks younger than when he played for England

[@milonkumarbanerjee6950]

IN TEST 11 THE 3 batsman at 3 4 5 positions with any of these 3 at any of the 3 positions are RAHUL DRAVID VIRAT KOHLI STEVE SMITH

[@vanditbhayani5389]

3rd team of Dravids and Pujaras. We just bat for 5 days!!!!

[@ravishkazi7371]

3rd teams of blockers 1) gawaskar 2) cook 3) Younis Khan 4) dravid 5) pujara 6) Chanderpaul 7) bj Watling 8) vettori 9) Zaheer Khan 10) kumble 11) Walsh Here bowlers are also not attacking but defensive (bowls line and length waits batsman to make mistake) along with super defensive batsman

[@srijankhare8332]

@@ravishkazi7371 no Sibley

[@abhishekkaushik6086]

I think u forgot of Dravid 50 in 22 balls

[@narenderkumar1357]

Sachin, Lara, Ponting and Kallis's last chance to score atleast a fifty at Lord's.

[@akshayv8845]

When is the match ?

[@andrewcarson5850]

Kallis is the most underrated cricketer of all time.

[@damonaspeling9734]

Best all-rounder of all-time

[@techgyan432]

My all time best Test XI Alaistair Cook Graeme Smith Ricky Ponting ( C ) Sachin Tendulkar AB de Villiers Jacques Kallis Adam Gilchrist ( wk ) Wasim Akram Shane Warne Dale Steyn Glenn McGrath

[@jonnyblack1372]

Nass’s era is so nostalgic

[@sunnychoudhary1323]

My pick: Nathan Astle Graeme Smith Kallis Tendulkar Fap duplessis Mike Hussey Kumar Sangakkara Shane Warne Steve Harmison Chaminda Vaas Zaheer khan (too dangerous once he gets the reverse swing going)

[@ronakm17]

Judging by the players I have seen my ODI team will look like this - 1. Sangakkara 2. Sachin tendulkar 3. Virat Kohli 4. Ricky Ponting 5. Jack kallis 6. Ben Stokes 7. MS dhoni (wk cap) 8. Wasim Akram 9. Shane Warne 10. Mcgrath 11. Muralitharan

[@amangoyal923]

Lol Kohli and Stokes in same team will be confusing 😁

[@subhAjitDin]

Now, what about a triangular series and the team from 1975 - 1990 Sunil Gavaskar Gordon Greenidge Viv Richards Zaheer Abbas David Gower Ian Healy(wk) Kapil Dev Imran Khan (c) Richard Hadlee Abdul Qadir Malcolm Marshall

[@afnanhaider5673]

Clive Lloyd should have Ben in place of Gordon Greenidge.

[@malikzaighamaminbhatti331]

Where is the great wasim akram??

[@manchesterabhinav1]

@@malikzaighamaminbhatti331 Bhai, Wasim Akram has been picked by Nasser Hussain in his side. The peak of Akram came in the 90s.

[@MrRin15]

Greg chapell should have been a no brainer.. He was one of the greatest batsman of all time and i hated him for nearly destroying dada's career

[@KrishnaDas-il9vu]

1. S Gavaskar, 2. Shewag, 3. Bradman(VC), 4. Tendulkar, 5. Kallis, 6. Sangakara(C)(WK), 7. Sobers, 8. Dev, 9. Akram, 10. Warne, 11. Ambrose. 12. Murlitharan(in Asia in place of Dev).

[@thatr0ryt133]

The side camera for Nasa gives an incredible view of the his giant nose.

[@chathurapremasinghe1939]

Ye 😂

[@subhashchandran7708]

Except trescothik brilliant team

[@malmwest1832]

his nostrils are incredible

[@achyuta4206]

Kohli's recent dip has shown what Sachin did was nothing short of amazing. Nobody comes close.

[@thecricketer7928]

Steve smith if he keeps his average around 60 by the time of his retirement will come close but yeah as an Australian Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman are by far the GOAT test batters...

[@Roooop_1910]

Kohli averages 50+ in every format plus has a great IPL record too. Sachin played only 2 formats. Kohli easily beats Sachin in white ball cricket

[@achyuta4206]

@@Roooop_1910 lol. Sachin has been the highest scorer in multiple WCs. Played against better bowlers in tougher conditions. Even in white ball cricket Kohli is no match for Sachin.

[@sithvsjedi9696]

???? Sir Donald Bradman. Tendulkar isn't even close. Enough said. I am English by the way.

[@sithvsjedi9696]

Tendulkar's average is not even in the top 10 😅

[@DoFi12]

So glad G.Smith was included. Criminally underrated

[@ruchirmundhra6716]

Yup he is.

[@pushkeypushak]

Keys, how could you forget Rangana Herath? He is significantly better than Lyon.

[@xrayonthemove]

But lyon is better than him in bouncy and flat tracks

[@tariniacharya4440]

Lyon is the best spin bowler since last 10 years in test

[@ket_wav1013]

No he's not. Lyon's got wickets all over the world whereas 65% of Herath's wickets were on dustbowls in Sri Lanka.

[@grovsey3656]

@A K nah only in India like all Indian bowlers.

[@Home_946]

@@tariniacharya4440 ashwin?

[@manojburje2660]

Hayden Sehwag Ponting Tendulkar Lara Kallis Gilchrist Akram Steyn McGrath Murali. Just unbeatable.

[@ArchibaldJacobs-i1k]

Warne for Murali

[@EVSmith-by9no]

@@ArchibaldJacobs-i1k I agree. Also given the rules I would swap out Steyn for Ambrose.

[@ArunKumar-vd6tk]

I would pick Warne in place of Steyn as you already have two top notch pacers in Akram and Mcgrath to add to that Kallis can chip in with his guile of medium pace. I will go with 3 quicks and 2 spinners. But my keeper would be Sangakkara who could play long inngs compared to Gilly who was more of a dasher at times could cost his wicket

[@s.a.a8359]

Nathan Lyon over Saeed Ajmal and Rangana Herath is a joke Rob...

[@PradeepKumar-dg8ri]

Dont under estimate nathan Lyon...his records are fantabulous even in bouncy tracks...

[@s.a.a8359]

@@PradeepKumar-dg8ri He's decent but skill wise not in the same league as the other two I've mentioned... Even his stats are inferior to both Herath and Ajmal..

[@amaledward2147]

@@s.a.a8359 Big difference. Nathan Lyon is a match winner

[@PradeepKumar-dg8ri]

Only skill will not win u a match mr/ms do u know the word consistency....test cricket is all about how consistent the bowlers are...Lyon is that kind of bowler....decent action and when it comes to ajmal...his action is not that proper....rangana herath's record in away matches is not that considerable....dont underrate Lyon he is also a match winner in his own way...

[@s.a.a8359]

@@amaledward2147 So were the other two and I'm sure they won more games for their respective countries single handedly than Lyon..

[@rajasekarans4113]

Old era Sachin Heyden Pointing(C) Dravid Lara Kali's Gilchrist(Wk) Wasim Akram Shane warne Murali McGrath New era Grame smith(C) Virendar sehwag Sangakara(Wk) Virat kohli Steve Smith Ab devilliars Ben stokes Ashwin Pat Cummins Dale stayn James Anderson

[@bigchunguscricket4526]

Don duck bowls a bit

[@rohitgurungrohitgurung4863]

Hey I don't understand Don duck what is that it's me Rohit gurung

[@bigchunguscricket4526]

Rohitgurung Rohitgurung look up we cricket

[@supremegeneral2424]

He can bat a bit as well

[@BrUh-ce8dv]

Sheesh Don relax

[@bigchunguscricket4526]

Supreme General Yh lol

[@regypillai8620]

No way Rob’s team is going to win any test match against Nas’s team, on any condition, on any pitch and whatever the outcome of the toss! I’m not talking stats here. Just the skill levels and mental makeup of Nas’s team is overwhelming to say the least!

[@rjusg]

I just wish they allowed rob to pick kumble he was absolutely a legend for India.

[@playhard719]

Not if anyone asked, but here's My Test XI Graeme Smith Matthew Hayden Kumar Sangakkara (WK) Jacques Kallis Michael Hussey Ricky Ponting (C) Shaun Pollock Wasim Akram Shane Warne Glenn McGrath Muttiah Muralitharan

[@raheelakhtar7]

Don’t need 2 spinners @ Lords. Nas should let go Murali and add Waqar or Ambrose. Also as someone suggested, Ponting, Sachin and Lara between them have zero hundreds at Lords!

[@iandennison4359]

Robs era 1. Sehwag 2. Smith 3. Sangakkara 4. Kohli 5. Ab Devilles 6. Root 7. Stokes 8. Swann 9. Cummings 10. Stayn 11. Anderson

[@bhisal]

Per decade teams (players played most in that decade, or played the whole decade) 2010s Warner Cook Kohli Smith ABDV Stokes Steyn Lyon Bumrah Anderson 2000s Sehwag Hayden Dravid Ponting Sachin Kallis Gilchrist Warne Brett Lee Murali McGrath 1990s Saeed Anwar Gary Kirsten Lara Sachin Inzamam Alec Stewart Wasim Kumble Saqlain Waqar Ambrose Earlier Gavaskar Haynes Sir Viv Clive Lloyd Gary sobers Kapil Dev Imran Khan Malcom Marshall Dennis lilee Joel garner Michael holding

[@nikharchaudhary4124]

Anderson is home track bully add starc instead of him

[@gourabchatterjee5011]

Excellent effort... 👍👍👍👍 Its almost faultless and accurate as per my choice too.. Only two changes I would like to add- 2000s team : I think warne was not in his prime form, so I would like to take Shaun Pollock instead. 1990s team: I think warne was much much more penetrating than Kumble. And Murli was evolving. So I would take Warne as an automatic choice as the only spinner in 90s and Kumble has to sacrifice. These type of arguements are always healthy abd refreshing!!

[@commenterdek3241]

Do you realise how insane and standard perception based opinion it is of yours not to put the decade's highest wicket taker in 2010s team?

[@commenterdek3241]

And you put Bumrah in there rather, silly.

[@NAMANVIJ1]

Awesome man

[@barniem3148]

People knocking Trescothick don't know what they're talking about... the guy was different gravy with the bat. * Fastest player ever (time taken) to 5000 test runs * Averaged 44 in Tests * 14 Test hundreds (Root only has 20 currently with 50 more innings played) * Scored 1000+ runs 3 calendar years in a row (03-05) for England before his mental health issues * 26000+ runs in domestic cricket - absolutely terrorised bowlers for Somerset And just LOOK at the bowlers he had to do it against when playing for England.... His record speaks for itself. Without the mental health issues he'd probably be England's all time top run scorer and would have kept Cook out of the team. Very under-rated player.

[@stratosphere969]

Gooch vs KP vs Root I'll pick KP with my eyes closed, well we have to 😂😂

[@afnanhaider5673]

Gooch due to his 333 runs against India although India was not a good bowling side in 1990s.

[@liamdunphy7496]

Gooch and cook are the 2 best batsmen in our history

[@stanman1985]

Modern Era Sehwag Cook Sangakkara Kohli Smith Stokes AB Pat Dale Starc Lyon Previous Era Hayden Jayasurya Ponting Sachin Lara Kallis Gilchrist Akram Ambrose Warne Mcgrath

[@1000ashwanirana]

Good decision by roobie in the end In place of Bumrah by putting lyon's name ..he is just fantastic bowler no doosra simple offspin...it is great lesson for youngsters that by simple off spin you can get heap of wickets..

[@chathurapremasinghe1939]

Ye but i love how he wanted smith as his spinner 😂

[@leobloomfield5831]

My All-time Test XI 1. Jack Hobbs 2. Leonard Hutton 3. Donald Bradman (captain) 4. Brian Lara 5. David Gower 6. Garfield Sobers 7. Alan Knott (wk) 8. Shane Warne 9. Harold Larwood 10. Hedley Verity 11. Fred Trueman 12th man. Sydney Barnes Subs 13. Patsy Hendren 14. Wally Hammond 15. Eddie Paynter

[@natr4535]

I'll take a wild guess here. I'm guessing ur from England

[@manisshthakur621]

Welcome back Rob Key, looking fresh as always!

[@Bright.Joker.07]

1. V Richards 2. V Sehwag 3. R Ponting 4. S Tendulkar 5. J Kallis 6. K Sangakara 7. A Flintoff 8. S Warne 9. W Akram 10. M Marshall 11. G McGrath

[@vatsalsingh1555]

Great team, i have choosen 9 out of 11 players just replace sehwag with dravid and flintoff with brian lara. You have 5 bowlers with kallis as all rounder and sehwag and sachin can bowl. Viv richards is aggressive batsmn and dravid is his calming opponent i doubt any team can beat this dream 11.

[@Bright.Joker.07]

@@vatsalsingh1555 Sir I can agree on Dravid for Sehwag. But Flintoff was more of a Fast bowler...in fact Ponting once said Flintoff was one of the best fast bowler he has ever faced...So i chose Fredie as an extra Pace option because the batting depth is more than enough in this team...and Kallis was not that quick to be considered as a genuine pacer.

[@somnathdas9276]

"You not have face for ladies" 🤣😝😝😝😝

[@marufhasanmishkat13]

ALL time TEST XI (without any debate) 1. Sir Alastair Cook 2. Sir Donald Bradman 3. Brian Lara 4. Sachin Tendulkar 5. Jacques Kallis 6. Kumar Sangakkara (wk) 7. Sir Garfield Sobers 8. Shane Warne 9. Wasim Akram 10. Malcolm Marshall 11. Glenn Mcgrath Bench 12. M Muralidaran 13. Dale Steyn 14. Sir Curtly Ambrose 15. Rahul Dravid

[@Kingpinone]

Great to see Keys back...Nasser's is strong line up.. would take Tres out... for slayter

[@ravishkazi7371]

Teams of blockers 1) gawaskar 2) cook 3) boycott 4) dravid 5) pujara 6) Chanderpaul 7) Watling 8) vettori 9) Wagner 10) Giles 11) Walsh Here bowlers are also not attacking but defensive (bowls line and length waits batsman to make mistake) along with super defensive batsman

[@ajmalartistryandwriteupsam4878]

My woooooooord.. this is absolute paradise for any CRICKET TRAGIC...&that's two teams of absolute Titans of the BEAUTIFUL inspiring Game...&I just feel..DALE 🐐 SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN BOTH THE SIDES

[@SuperIsolated]

Here's my team from 1990 - 2004 1 Gary Kirsten SA 2 Justin Langer AUS 3 Rahul Dravid IND 4 Mohammad Yousuf PAK 5 Steve Waugh (c) 6 Andy Flower (Wk Bats) ZIM 7 Andrew Flintoff ENG 8 Shaun Pollock SA 9 Anil Kumble IND 10 Waqar Younis PAK 11 Coutney Walsh WI 12 Daniel Vettori NZ 13 Curtly Ambrose WI 14 Stephen Fleming NZ 15 Chaminda Vaas SI 16 Mark Waugh AUS

[@uhhnaturaal]

Lol

[@SuperIsolated]

@@uhhnaturaal ya lol

[@musharafhussain2316]

Key could've picked Swann as his spinner.

[@bharatshukla4084]

My thoughts on one of the discussions......I would say 90s to early 2000 was the best era for cricket .....you had great batmen......best spinners of all time....fastest bowlers.......best swing and seam bowlers.....balls that remain hard for 80 overs....more reverse swing...as you could get away with some ball tempering ....video analysis of batsman weakness.... drastic change in fielding standards....Viv and Gavaskar era comes the closest....yes don bradman was 20 years ahead of his time....as most great batsmen are....but if you watch videos of that time it really feels a lot easier than the modern era....at that time some people have played fc cricket till their late 40s....also less number of countries playing competitive cricket (only England)....history suggests that one player may do extremely well against one country....it is like Ian bell has average of 488 against bangladesh :)........yes Don has done well against other countries but they lack the structure and quality....also their were lack of variety in pitches..like Ponting not able to perform in Indian condition...or Aussie and English batmen faltering in SL ........still if one wants to look at only average...then Don Bradman is GOAT....but cricket is lot more than a number....like why there are selectors to select team...computer can do the same based on player averages.... ...not talking about the current era...let it pan out....:)....I would urge u to watch mid wicket tales...on prime....there are some footage of that era...u see bowling of Vinoo Mankad...considered as one of the best in India...also there are many tales of how unworthy influential players were selected to play.....so my best bet Ponting...Sachin and Lara....Sorry Viv and Gavaskar..:)

[@ashleysmith91]

Don Bradman also scored all those runs on uncovered pitches. Think about that for a while, a ball jagging left and right, up and down, two paced and averaged 99.

[@KonohasOrangeFlash]

Deluded, Bradman was the best by far

[@tektak2400]

If Bradman's era was easier, then there would have been many other batsmen averaging 90+ in Test & FC cricket but there were none. ZERO. When one man is so much better than anyone else, in his era or any other era, you have to accept that he was a one & only. That's what makes him stand out above all whereas plenty of there are a ton of players who averaged in the 50's in all eras. Furthermore, Bradman played in era of uncovered pitches, so if it rained last night, you were playing on a mushy pitch, if you think that's easier than modern eras then you need to revisit your assumptions.

[@bharatshukla4084]

He was the greatest player of that era and even 20 30 years ahead of his era...however cricket has become more and more modern..when slight anamoly in one's technique is analysed so much by everyone.. .even ur strength may become ur weakness...look at him bat in old footages...he does not compare to modern era batsman.....we tend to value old things more and exaggerate even more when there are very less recordings......comparing eras I feel 90s were the best as explained above..

[@bharatshukla4084]

also I found 4 players having average of around 60 of that era. there may be more.. they were playing on those uncovered pitches.... as per your logic they would be better than everyone else of this era....

[@UpendraKumar-ik4fk]

Great selection of Kumar Sangkara and AB devilliers as WK

[@pulkitvyas8067]

Hayden Sehwag Ponting Sachin Lara Kallis Gilchrist Warne Akram McGrath Steyn

[@jamiec2981]

Excellent Podcast - I've enjoyed this a lot. The banter between Keysie and Nass is brilliant

[@skylarutd]

My team Old era : Hayden Sehwag Lara Sachin Ponting (C) Kallis Gilchrist McGrath Wasim Waqar Warne -------------------- New Era: Cook Warner Smith Kohli Williamson ABD Stokes Steyn Anderson Ashwin Lyon ------- PS: Test matches aint like before. The oldies ll wipe the floor with new buds.

[@kra8438]

New is garbage

[@DoFi12]

kris A no sanga? Really?

[@dr.harshamssportsrehab.9151]

Robbie how's your health mate?? heard from you that you are well.. Takecare rob,our prayers are with us!

[@bengeorge5078]

Tendulkar Kohli Ponting Steve Smith Lara Kallis Gilchrist Wasim Akram Hadlee Warne McGrath my greatest XI

[@bengeorge5078]

My Reserves Ben Stokes Matty Hayden Pat Cummins Muralidaran Ab De villiers

[@bengeorge5078]

Sorry Bradman

[@adiiyer]

No Alistair Cook in either team? Very surprising.

[@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437]

ya. he 8s better than graeme smith and much better than shewag and threscotic.

[@mustaquimahmedtanbeer2437]

* trescothick

[@aratrikghosh2717]

Well cook's average is just 45 he is like Anderson he has played too many matches

[@grovsey3656]

@@aratrikghosh2717 well sehwags average outside of Asia is 35 but you all still rate him?

[@aratrikghosh2717]

@@grovsey3656 so what his all over average is touching 50s that also with a thundering strike rate of 84.5 in tests you should count his overall average he was much better than Cook

[@rhodawg666]

Money ball team 1. K sangakara 2. Lara 3. Ponting 4. Smith 5. Tendulkar 6. J kallis 7. B stokes 8. Ashwin 9. Akram 10. Warne 11. Ambrose Specialist fielders Specialist bowlers Specialist batsmen Win or draw team . Second innings can be aggressive batsmen first if need be and batting line up can change according to certain pitchs. 1. Ponting .2 lara. 3. stokes 4. Akram 5.warne faster runs 6. S Smith 7. Tendulkar 8. Kallis 9 sangakara 10. Ashwin 11. Ambrose

[@ashishah9337]

17:49 naseer choose sachin, your team 🏆

[@rahulj6335]

Best and hard cricket played in 1999 to 2011till that 12 years was best for cricket lovers, all teams was best and cricket rules, condition was difficult for batsman both bowlers and batsman 50/50.

[@s1991kmn]

If the pitch turns, Keys would be screwed. If the pitch seams, its even. If there is reverse swing, Keys is screwed again.

[@saitama2508]

Damn😂😂

[@muhtadaali8847]

who is keys?

[@saurabhgupta_8]

u didnt see dale steyn and james anderson they swing better then the oldies and at more pace than them

[@s1991kmn]

@@saurabhgupta_8 Saurabh Gupta Wasim Akram's swing at 150kph is unplayable. Late banana swing and he could do it from over the wicket and around. He was the brilliant at using the crease as well. If it weren't for Pakistan's terrible fielders, he would have ended with 600 odd wickets. McGrath in swinging conditions is unplayable. He will bowl unplayable deliveries one after another forever. He hits the perfect line and length and can swing the ball either ways. Steyn and Anderson are great bowlers but Wasim Akram and Glenn McGrath are the two greatest ever opening bowlers. Kallis is also super accurate. And then there is Warne and Murali, who can turn the ball in the most seaming and swinging conditions. Besides I did say that in swinging conditions, its even. Wasim Akram is the sultan of swing. His reverse swing is insane.

[@muhtadaali8847]

@@s1991kmn what about waqar? he had better banana swing

[@aneil2990]

Andy Flower...less we quick to forget, how great he was.

[@somnathdas9276]

Fantastic....thoroughly enjoyed...glad u uploaded on KZbin, so we could enjoyed that here in india

[@rishabhrajkanodia]

I don't agree with trescothik's selection in nasser's side, rest is iconic and legendary. He could have picked Jayasuriya and I wouldn't complain but trescothik....really!!! Hayden Dravid Ponting Sachin Lara Kallis Gilchrist Warne Akram McGrath Murali

[@venderstrat]

Gotta love Nasser. (I'm from Australia.) I knew he'd pick Ponting. I don't think you need Muralitharan if you have Warne.

[@ads2686]

Ricky Ponting is a great commentator now when he is working for sky during the English summer. I can listen to Ponting & sankagarra talk cricket for hours.

[@kishorekumar-pn1xy]

1.Hayden 2.Jack kallis 3.Ponting 4.Lara 5.Sachin 6.Gilchrist 7.Flintoff 8. Wasim Akram 9. Shane warne (Capt) 10. Mcgrath 11. Muralidharan

[@alistairhann2094]

Nasser's team wins again -- the side with the superior bowling attack almost always does. They'd still lose to the 1984 Windies team tho. In my mind, the best team in the history of team sports.

[@gts8919]

The difference in quality between the two eras is staggering. Nasser's B team (Dravid, Ambrose, Donald, Steve Waugh, Waqar, etc.) would destroy Rob's A team 😂

[@ravishkazi7371]

Aggressive test team of all time 1) Sehwag 2) Hayden 3) gayle 4) Bradman 5) Viv 6) warner 7) Gilchrist 8) akram 9) marshall 10) Steyn 11) Murali

[@swarndeepgupta3806]

I would have picked Dravid as an opener, he can and has opened, too good a player to not be in any test squad...

[@Damudean]

Agreed better than his pick. But Langer and Hayden were the openers of his era

[@prafful_sahu]

My team from players I've seen Sehwag Amla Smith Kohli(c) Abd Stokes Jadeja Ashwin Steyn Cummins Bumrah