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Pick or reject from among all the players listed in the different categories. The readers' XI will consist of: the top two picks among openers, the top four among the middle order, the top wicketkeeper, and the top four bowlers. Voting ends on June 5.

The openers

The shortlist: Alastair Cook, Chris Gayle, David Warner, Graeme Smith, Matthew Hayden, Virender Sehwag.

The middle order

The shortlist: AB de Villiers, Andrew Flintoff, Brian Lara, Hashim Amla, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Jacques Kallis, Kevin Pietersen, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Steve Waugh, Younis Khan.

The wicketkeeper

The shortlist: Adam Gilchrist, Alec Stewart, Andy Flower, Ian Healy, Mark Boucher, MS Dhoni.

The bowlers

The shortlist: Allan Donald, Anil Kumble, Courtney Walsh, Curtly Ambrose, Dale Steyn, Glenn McGrath, James Anderson, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shane Warne, Shaun Pollock, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis.

Did we miss an obvious choice? Tell us at fanfare@cricinfo.com.