From painstaking David Warner via sensational Shakib Al Hasan to rampant Kagiso Rabada, meet the top Test players of the year
Just as journalists know better than selectors, readers know better than journalists. Here then, for your stimulation, cogitation and irritation, is the Guardian’s Test team of 2017. This year my fellow selectors were Vic Marks, Ali Martin, Tim de Lisle, Rob Smyth, Adam Collins and Will Macpherson. We each picked our own XI, and when we tallied the votes, this is what we came up with:
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