The Guardian reveals its tenth annual men's Test XI of the year, selected by a panel of experts. Some teams played so little this year that it was difficult to pick any of their players.
After 32 Tests, 33,408 runs, 1,016 wickets, it’s time at last for the Guardian ’s tenth annual men’s Test XI of the year. This year’s selectors were Vic Marks, Ali Martin, Rob Smyth, Tanya Aldred, Taha Hashim, Geoff Lemon, Adam Collins, Emma John, Tim de Lisle, Daniel Gallan and Andy Bull.
Depressingly, some teams (South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh) played so little this year that it was hard to pick any of their players, which feels like a worrying sign of the way the game is going, but for now …You’d need a hard heart not to take pleasure in watching the late years of Khawaja’s career after all his ups and downs along the way. He’s been better than ever since he came back into Test cricket in 2022. This year he made three monumental hundreds against South Africa in Sydney, India in Ahmedabad and England at Edgbasto
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