My dream team: Bob Willis

Bob Willis picks his XI from those he has played with and against
Opening batsman:
Barry Richards (South Africa)
Played only fourTests, because of apartheid in South Africa, and it was such a loss to the gameof cricket. I would rate him among the top 10 players of all time. Anoutstanding talent, he was one of the best I bowled against. I will not forgetthe 240 he scored for Hampshire against Warwickshire in 1973. Richards had aunique ability to hit every bad ball for four. Second only to his namesake fromthe West Indies in the way he took apart a bowling attack.
Opening batsman:Sunil Gavaskar (India)
Gavaskar stands out more than other celebrated batsmen ofmy era because he scored runs against all Test nations, both at home and abroad,especially in the Caribbean when West Indies were the greatest force in worldcricket. In his obdurate mood, it was like bowling at a brick wall. Gavaskartook few risks and had masterful concentration at the crease. If he was not outwithin the first 45 minutes of an innings, you knew you were in for a long day.
Number three: Sir Viv Richards (West Indies)
I never saw Sir Donald Bradman play, but if he was better than Richards, then he must have been some player. More destructive and intimidating than Brian Lara, Richards at times played with the bowlers.
His secret was his extraordinary eye: he could pick up the line andlength of the incoming ball that fraction of a second quicker than anybody else.Rarely did I get the better of him.
Number four: Greg Chappell (Australia)
An awesome opponent. His strength was his driving: if you slightly overpitched theball, he moved into position to attack so quickly. Plenty of batsmen flourish onflat pitches when the sun is beating down and everything is in their favour, butChappell loved a challenge and had the technique and patience to battle when thegoing was tough.
Number five: Javed Miandad (Pakistan)
I chose Miandad aheadof Clive Lloyd and Allan Border because he was an irritatingly difficult batsmanto dislodge. Miandad was your typical subcontinent player: remarkably talentedand a tough competitor. Pakistan owe him so much. Along with Imran Khan, hechanged the mentality of the country's cricketers, turning them into asuccessful Test-playing nation. Allrounder: Sir Garfield Sobers (West Indies)
The most complete cricketer. In my second County Championship match for Surrey,he came in to bat with the score 26 for four and smacked me all around TrentBridge. Four years later, at Lord's, he scored 150 not out against England,despite having diarrhoea and going off the field. However, my best memory wasgetting him out for a duck in his last Test at Bridgetown, Barbados, his homeground, thanks to a fantastic catch from Tony Greig. Sobers was also, remember,a brilliant and destructive new-ball bowler - just ask Geoffrey Boycott aboutthat! Remarkably, he began his Test career at No 9 before working his way up theorder.
Allrounder: Ian Botham (England)
Throughout history the greatest bowlers havehunted in pairs. The best part of Ian's career and mine came when we werebowling together for England. Beefy is a real character: ebullient, generous, aconstant mickey-taker, gets bored easily, needs entertaining and attention allthe time. Has he changed much over the years? Not really. He still treats thecommentary box like a dressing room. You would not want too many characters likehim off the pitch - it would be quite wearing.
Wicketkeeper: Alan Knott (England)
He averaged 32.8 with the bat in his Test career; he was a properbatsman who could score hundreds when required to do so. I was fortunate to havehim and Bob Taylor behind the stumps for most of my career. During my first tourof Australia, after Knotty made his one and only mistake, our captain, RayIllingworth, said: "At least we know you are human now." That summed up Knotty;he was the complete perfectionist, and in my view, a better wicketkeeper/batsmanthan Rodney Marsh.
Fast bowler: Malcolm Marshall (West Indies) Of all theamazing pace men that West Indies have produced, Marshall was the most completebowler on any surface. He could swing the ball, seam the ball, bowl electrifyingbouncers or yorkers. It was tragic that he died so young, from cancer, at theage of 41. It is also sad that West Indians, such lively supporters in the past,do not have players such as Marshall to look up to any more.
Fast bowler:Dennis Lillee (Australia)
On a flat Adelaide pitch towards the end of the1970-71 Ashes series, we knew that a special talent had arrived. In the days ofeight-ball overs, John Hampshire, an accomplished batsman, played and missedfive of the eight bowled by a youngster called Lillee. If Jeff Thomson was thequickest bowler I faced, Lillee was the greatest, although it did not take muchof their skill to dismiss me.
Spin bowler: Derek Underwood (England)
Every team needs a front-line spin bowler. Underwood could bowl on any surface, and ifhe was not taking wickets, he would keep the batsman quiet. With 297 Testwickets in total, England have not had a spinner like him since. I do notremember him bowling a bad spell. He was an old-fashioned type of cricketer, whowould not have enjoyed the modern game, diving round the outfield to catch theball.