This would also have the advantage of removing most of the Aussies on this list.

Cook’s figures should by rights just be added onto Bob Willis’, given that he was doing an impression at the time.

I remember Gayle’s bowling trademark as being an annoying ‘aborted’ run-up to anyone who was just short of a batting milestone, to put them on edge.

He may have done this as many as one or two times.

Also, if conditions were such that Malcolm Marshall couldn’t take a wicket then the part-timers were probably on a hiding to nothing.

Why did a side with such a strong regular bowling line-up even need extra part-time bowlers? That’s a mystery in itself, though I suppose their lack of an outright all-rounder goes some way to explain it. I reckon if the Aussie bowling attack of that time had been weaker, a couple of these candidates would actually have been deployed as all-rounderishes.

Or old and forgetful. But think it says much about your good grace, Yer Maj, that you opted for lithe and young.

Ged’s case is strong KC – it’s well-known that when Katich’s wickets were counted in that shack where they count wickets, no non-Australians were allowed anywhere near. This reeks of fraud it does.