Players snub Allan Border
The 163 players who have represented Australia at one-day international cricket have omitted former skipper Allan Border from their popularly elected best-ever team.
The selected side in batting order is: Adam Gilchrist, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting (vc), Dean Jones, Steve Waugh (c), Michael Bevan, Andrew Symonds, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Dennis Lillee, Glenn McGrath, Greg Chappell (12th man).
I won’t say who Border should replace, except to comment that for consistency, versatility and fielding I rate him ahead of Steve Waugh, Andrew Symonds and Dean Jones. And Greg Chappell didn’t play enough ODIs, especially outside Australia, to warrant selection ahead of Border.
People look at Border’s stats (6524 runs at 30.62 and 73 wickets at 28.36) but forget that he played in an era when the bowlers were better and the grounds were bigger. At the start of his career he was ducking and weaving the West Indian greats. New Zealand and Pakistan also had some handy fast bowlers.
The younger players who selected the team might only remember Border’s final days when he obviously wasn’t at peak speed and fitness.
It’s a shame that an Australian great hasn’t been treated with the respect he deserves.
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