All-time best Oceania ODI XI

Pacers- Brett Lee, Shane Bond, and Glenn McGrath

Lee is one of the most lethal fast bowlers of all-time

The final three spots in the team are for the pacers. Several brilliant pacers have come out from both Australia and New Zealand so it is always a very difficult task to choose only three standouts. Among the pacers, the first spot is taken by Brett Lee. The Aussie has 380 ODI wickets which is the 8th highest of all-time.

One of the most lethal fast bowlers in the history of the game, Brett Lee can tear any team apart throw his extremely fast bowling and can be a nightmare for even the best exponents of batting. However, the biggest attribute that Lee possesses will always be his variation of length. As fast as he bowls, he can always baffle the opposition with his slower deliveries. An able lower-order batsman who can hit the ball hard, Lee has the abilities of an archetypical No.9.

Shane Bond has been one of New Zealand's greatest ever pacers

At No.10, we have the greatest fast bowler from New Zealand after Richard Hadlee, Shane Bond. Known for his pace, Bond has a quality which is very rare for any completely fast bowler and that is his ability to combine pace with accurate line and length which has fetched him wickets regularly.

Glenn McGrath is the greatest Oceanian of all-time

And finally, at No.11, we have the greatest Oceanian pacer of all-time Glenn McGrath. It would be a crime to pick any XI without including Oceania’s highest wicket-taker in ODIs. While the other two pacers in this team have revolutionized fast-bowling, Pidge has revolutionized the art of seam bowling. Instead of bowling at a quick pace, McGrath rather relied on sound line and length which eventually made him one of the greatest bowlers to ever play the game.

Hence, a team comprising of pacers like Lee, Bond, and McGrath can be bad news for even the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Viv Richards. Thank god Australia and New Zealand are two separate countries.

All-time Oceania ODI XI: Gilchrist (wk), Hayden, Ponting (c), Fleming (vc), Hussey, Bevan, Vettori, Warne, Lee, Bond, McGrath