The all-stars games in baseball and basketball are played between two conferences with each team picking an all-star team.

Can you come up with teams for Asia+Africa+Caribbean vs Eng+Aus+NZ?

Eng+Aus+NX

Cook
Watson
Trott
KP
Clarke (c)
Taylor
Watling (wk)
Swann
Siddle
Harris
Anderson
12th: McCullum

BD+Ind+Pak+SL+SA

Tamim Iqbal
Dhawan
Amla
Kallis
Sangakkara
ABD
Dhoni (c, wk)
Shakib Hasan
Steyn
Ajmal
M Irfan
12th: Kohli

If I were to do two regional XIs, surely the windies and Zimbabwe should be included?

You are absolutely right, Jezzer. Let's place Zimbabwe with SA in Asia+Africa, and add WI to Eng, Aus, NZ.

How about this?

Eng+Aus+NZ+WI

Cook
Watson
KP
Chanderpaul
Clarke (c)
Taylor
Watling (wk)
Swann
Siddle
Harris
Anderson
12th: McCullum

Asia+Africa

Tamim Iqbal
Dhawan
Amla
Kallis
Sangakkara
ABD
Dhoni (c, wk)
H Masakadza
Steyn
Ajmal
M Irfan
12th: Kohli

Tamim Iqbal is no way near the best Bangladeshi batsman. He has been overtaken by new guys like Nasir Hossain and Monimul but trying to think of another opener to go with Cook is not easy.

Other than Smith who else is out there?

that's the thing, I personally think that Monimul is the best Bangladeshi batsman, but I needed an opener to complete the team.