World Cup Dream Team

[jot1]

Guys, I need a World Cup Dream Team for a competition at work. They can play for any team, but must take part in actual matches during this world cup. I need 11 players. Points will be allocated according to each individual actual performance starting from March 13.
Anybody willing to select a team for me, please, as I don't know other teams' players as well as I know my own, or how they compare?
I realise people have different opinions but using the name most suggested in a position should sort it out.

 

[Richard]

I'd be no good at that sorta guesswork, I'm afraid.

Too much personal preference would come into it.

And we really are guessing where the pitches are concerned.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

This would be mine:

Lou Vincent
Graeme Smith*
Shane Watson
Kevin Pietersen
Shoaib Malik
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Ryan ten Doeschate
Brendan Taylor+
Shaun Pollock
Nathan Bracken
James Anderson

If Boetta was there, Chanders would drop out.

 

[Rich2001]

This would be mine:

Lou Vincent
Graeme Smith*
Shane Watson
Kevin Pietersen
Shoaib Malik
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Ryan ten Doeschate
Brendan Taylor+
Shaun Pollock
Nathan Bracken
James Anderson

If Boetta was there, Chanders would drop out.

Ryan ten Doeschate / Brendan Taylor can't see either of those teams making it very far and as he said nothing about the ablity to transfer players I would probley want to pick from teams that will at least make the Super 8's


On a side note jot1 you might be intrested in Cricket Web's Fantasy Cricket game

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Haha, I had no real intentions. That's just a bunch of my favourite players really.

 

[Rich2001]

Haha, I had no real intentions. That's just a bunch of my favourite players really.

I am sure they could hold their own if they played though!

 

[Richard]

Ryan ten Doeschate / Brendan Taylor can't see either of those teams making it very far and as he said nothing about the ablity to transfer players I would probley want to pick from teams that will at least make the Super 8's


On a side note jot1 you might be intrested in Cricket Web's Fantasy Cricket game

Hope you weren't talking about jot1\Joanna there!

 

[Rich2001]

Hope you weren't talking about jot1\Joanna there!

Opps! - Sorry

 

[jot1]

Opps! - Sorry

No problem.
Unfortunately I can't see the teams at CW Fantasy Cricket Game so am no wiser about a World Cup 11.

 

[Rich2001]

No problem.
Unfortunately I can't see the teams at CW Fantasy Cricket Game so am no wiser about a World Cup 11.

I was meaning to join it with your friends and take part in a user league between yourselves rather - we have a points system in place so it saves you having to work it out each game

 

[jot1]

I was meaning to join it with your friends and take part in a user league between yourselves rather - we have a points system in place so it saves you having to work it out each game

Oh, ok. What do I know? All that is too complicated for me. I might even be blond!
So, obviously, no one can suggest a team here because they might be giving away their team in the Fantasy game. Well, fair enough. Thanks anyway.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Oh, ok. What do I know? All that is too complicated for me. I might even be blond!
So, obviously, no one can suggest a team here because they might be giving away their team in the Fantasy game. Well, fair enough. Thanks anyway.

A lot depends on the scoring system for the comp you're entering & the value of the players in it, I'd say. I mean it's a no-brainer that chaps like Kallis, Dravid, Ponting, Jayasuriya & Gilchrist will have good tournaments, but to see who is the best value as such you'd need to tell us how much they all cost.

As a general tip players who are multi-dimensional are the best bets, especially if they aren't classified as all-rounders. If (say) Gayle was classified as a batsman he'd be a good shout because the chances are he'll turn his arm over at some point too.

 

[Salamuddin]

Tendulkar
Gayle
Ponting
KP
Inzy
Hussey
Symonds
Dhoni
Pollock
Bond
Ntini
Murali

 

[Jono]

^ Somehow I think that may just break the salary cap.

Take a punt on Rana. May work out, even if he just gets wickets at the death (obviously he has to play first).

 

[jot1]

A lot depends on the scoring system for the comp you're entering

This comp is not at all complicated. (Maybe because I devised it!)
4 batsmen, 4 bowlers, 2 all rounders, 1 wickie.
All actual runs scored during the series by all team members added together, wickets are runs added and so are catches, run outs and stumpings by a member of your team. A MOTM in your team is bonus runs and the MOTS is bonus runs. Team with the most runs is the winner.
Thanks to those who have posted a team so far.

 

[Jamee999]

Ponting
Hussey
Lara
Pietersen
Flintoff
Kallis
Gilchrist+ (or Sangakarra, not sure when Gilchrist will play)
Bond
McGrath
Muralitharan
Ntini

 

[BoyBrumby]

This comp is not at all complicated. (Maybe because I devised it!)
4 batsmen, 4 bowlers, 2 all rounders, 1 wickie.
All actual runs scored during the series by all team members added together, wickets are runs added and so are catches, run outs and stumpings by a member of your team. A MOTM in your team is bonus runs and the MOTS is bonus runs. Team with the most runs is the winner.
Thanks to those who have posted a team so far.

Are all players valued the same or do the better ones have higher weightings?

Assuming it's the former (and obviously assuming the players are classified like this) I'd go for something like:

Batsmen:
Ponting
Smith
Gayle
Pietersen

ARs:
Flintoff
Pollock

WK:
Gilchrist

Bowlers:
Ntini
Murali
McGrath
Bracken

 

[jot1]

All players valued the same.

 

[BoyBrumby]

All players valued the same.

Are the managers allowed transfers? If so players like Bond or Yousuf might be worth a look even if their teams might not get out of the Super 8. If not you'd be better off going for players from the nations you'd back to make the semis at least.

Even if I do have two English players (as opposed to Englishmen as one's KP) in my team....

 

[jot1]

No managers, no substitutes. Your team guy falls out for some reason, injury, whatever, tough titties!