Carlton and United presents the TTT Australian XI of the 1990s.

Whilst the 1990s weren't the "Golden Age" for TTT style players that the 1980s were, there are quite a number of forgotten heroes that we consider worthy of naming in our "TTT Australian XI of the 90s". Now that the 1990s have come to a close we feel that now is a good time to look back on the decade that was and remember those players that played a part in getting Australian cricket to where it is today.

There have been a surprising number of players considered, although a shortage of TTT-class batsmen is a problem. However, we think we've managed to scrape together a team which represents some of the "lost talent" that was left behind as Australia marched to world dominance.

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After careful consideration we've come up with the following team, presented below in batting order, with the number of tests played in brackets. Players must have played their test ONLY in the 90s (so no Tom Moody)

1. Wayne Phillips (1)- a bit of a forgotten gem here - the second player of this name to represent his country (the other was a wickie/batsman in the mid 80s). This chap played one test replacing the dropped Geoff Marsh against India in 1992. His scores were 14 and 8.

2. Matt Hayden ( ) - scored billions of runs in Shield and County cricket, but never could cut it away from the pie-chuckers at test level.

3. Stuart Law (1) - Another consistant performer in the lower levels and in the Mickey Mouse version of the game, his one opportunity at test level has left him without a batting average - he scored 54 not out in his sole innings. In the 80s he may have been a star, but there's just too may batsmen in Australia these days.

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6. Shaun Young (1) - one of the luckiest cricketers around - dragged up from County cricket to play for a injury-ridden Australian during the '97 Ashes tour, this young Tasmanian all-rounder was never really a test contender, and he soon drifted back into obscurity.

7. Phil Emery (1) - Replacing the ever-reliable Ian Healy for one test during the disastrous 1994 Indian tour, the one-time NSW captain was always second choice.

8. Brendon Julian (2) - Just there to keep the ladies happy. This allrounder is notable because he is equally bad at both batting and bowling. His deliveries rarely make it on the pitch let alone the wicket and his "all or nothing" batting style rarely pulls off. Mainly a pyjama cricketer he played two test on the '93 Ashes tour.

9. Peter McIntyre (2) - our spinner. Came out of nowhere during Australia's search for a decent off-spinner after Tim May and Greg Matthews had faded away. This balding fellow played a couple of decent games in India before disappearing once more.

10. Jo Angel () - We all remember this one for the slogging he copped from Richie Richardson in Perth in 1993. His figures from that game were..... and its all downhill from there really.

11. Paul Wilson (1) - We've saved the best for last. "Blocker" Wilson is the Simon Davis of the 90s. One test (v India), no runs, no wickets, no catches. Say no more.

Well there we go, as you can see some of those batting selections may be a bit controversial, but there just seems to be a lack of really shithouse batsmen around, unlike the glory days of the 80s. The bowlers well, thats a different story. Our "leftovers" include:
Gavin "can I see some ID" Robertson, Matthew Nicholson, Scott "can't bowl, can't throw" Muller, Simon Cook and Andy "Barman" Bichel. We welcome any other suggestions you may have. Send your input to (e-mail)