The end of 2013 sees the rebirth of Cricket Calls. I have a lot to say about cricket and not nearly enough time to say it. With luck I'll find time to pen some incisive rambling about world cricket from a South African perspective.
To kick things off, and to close out the old year, here is Alan's current World Text XI...
1. GC Smith (cpt)
2. DA Warner
3. HM Amla
4. RL Taylor
5. AB de Villiers (wk)
6. S Chanderpaul
7. R Ashwin
8. VD Philander
9. DW Steyn
10. RJ Harris
11. HMRKB Herath
12th man: Saeed Ajmal
Smith and Warner the top two specialist openers, the former to captain.Taylor makes a deserved debut after Hashim. de Villiers at five and keeping. Chanders rounds out the specialist batsmen.
Philander, Steyn and Herath select themselves. Ashwin gets number seven as the top ranked all rounder, and causes Harris to pip Saeed Ajmal because of the he spin option provides.
