The Sky Sports team started the ball rolling regarding picking a top test team of the decade. See their discussion in full on World Cricket Watch.

On World Cricket Watch’s new weekly podcast One Hand One Bounce our panelists have also been discussing this topic in detail. A couple of weeks ago, the pod discussed the overall team of the decade, and although there were some ‘non-negotiables’ such as Tendulkar, Lara and McGrath, there was also some heated discussion about a few spots on the order. Listen to the full debate here.

We have also started selecting teams of the decade from each test nation on One Hand One Bounce. Punter Steve and David Siddall picked their Australian and English teams of the decade respectively in the last podcast. Listen to their teams here.

LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ARE THE BEST TEST TEAM’S OF THE LAST DECADE FROM EACH NATION!

Punter Steve’s Australian test team of the decade

1. Matthew Hayden

2. Justin Langer

3. Ricky Ponting

4. Michael Clarke

5. Mike Hussey

6. Andrew Symonds

7. Adam Gilchrist

8. Shane Warne

9. Brett Lee

10. Jason Gillespie

11. Glenn McGrath

Dave’s English team of the decade

1. Andrew Strauss

2. Marcus Trescothick

3. Michael Vaughan

4. Kevin Pieterson

5. Graeme Thorpe

6. Andrew Flintoff

7. Matt Prior

8. Graeme Swann

9. Darren Gough

10. Steve Harmison

11. Andy Caddick

We’ll be adding more each week as discussed on One Hand One Bounce, but are also keen to hear your say on who should make the cut from each test nation.

Let’s face it, as I look through the two teams and how they have performed during this two-match series, one has to seriously think about why the ICC aren’t seriously thinking about splitting the test teams into two divisions. No one wants to see cricket that is horribly lop-sided, and it can’t be good for the development of New Zealand cricket to be dealt such heavy defeats.

Here are the rankings out of ten for the players in the series in batting order.

AUSTRALIA

Shane Watson – 5 – It is so hard to really give a player a ranking off one game, but Watson played well when he got the chance, making a brisk 65 in Australia’s crucial second innings in the second test. He bowled very little, and given that he only played one match, must have a tired body after a long Southern summer.

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See the highlights of the ODI series between New Zealand and Bangladesh on World Cricket Watch.

Second ODI