Cricket team draft

[NUFAN]

chaminda_00 - Muttiah Muralitharan
G.I. Joe - Don Bradman
NUFAN - Gary Sobers
HeathDavisSpeed - Curtly Ambrose
Somerset - Shane Warne
Jakester1288 - Richard Hadlee
Jamee999 - Malcom Marshall
Raghav - Wasim Akram
luffy
Simon - Adam Gilchrist
Matt79 - Imran Khan
Michaelf7777777 - Keith Miller
morgieb - Viv Richards
pskov - Jack Hobbs

pskov - Glenn McGrath
morgieb - Dennis Lillee
Michaelf7777777 - Alan Davidson
Matt79 - Bill O'Reilly
Simon - Clarrie Grimmett
Luff - up now
Raghav - up now.
Jamee999 -
Jakester1288 -
Somerset -
HeathDavisSpeed -
NUFAN -
G.I. Joe -
chaminda_00 -

 

[Somerset]

That yellow font is aweful, lol. Interesting to note that five consecutive Australians have been selected.

 

[NUFAN]

Yep the yellow is a shocker you have select all to view it properly. Copied Athlai with the colour coding from another thread, any suggestions on a better colour?

I'm surprised by some of the Australian selections at this early stage tbh.

 

[pskov]

Yep the yellow is a shocker you have select all to view it properly. Copied Athlai with the colour coding from another thread, any suggestions on a better colour?

I'm surprised by some of the Australian selections at this early stage tbh.

Grimmett this early surprises me a bit. There are a couple of spinners I'd have ahead of him and I wouldn't even consider those players in the second round (well, maybe one of them). But the others all seem fair enough to me.

As for a colour for the Aussies, how about gold? Seeing as their ODI kit was traditionally described as green and gold.

 

[pskov]

I also agree that we should just drop luffy and go with 13. If he bothers to come back in and complain then tough luck.

 

[Athlai]

Yep the yellow is a shocker you have select all to view it properly. Copied Athlai with the colour coding from another thread, any suggestions on a better colour?

I'm surprised by some of the Australian selections at this early stage tbh.

Stealing my ideas.

 

[Simon]

Grimmett this early surprises me a bit. There are a couple of spinners I'd have ahead of him and I wouldn't even consider those players in the second round (well, maybe one of them). But the others all seem fair enough to me.

As for a colour for the Aussies, how about gold? Seeing as their ODI kit was traditionally described as green and gold.

Only spinners ahead of Grimmett for mine are Murali, Warne and O'Reilly and they were all taken. 216 wickets in 37 tests with 7 ten wicket matches is awesome for mine. Plus also for arguments sake I wanted a leg spinner. Theres pretty much no spinners available with even a record close to him except for some offies.

 

[Raghav]

AR Border

 

[chaminda_00]

There are 9 other countries that have played Test cricket FFS. Oh well can't wait to steal all the gun West Indies and co everyone has forgotten about.

 

[Jamee999]

Joel Garner

Team so far:

Malcolm Marshall
Joel Garner

 

[NUFAN]

Nice choice in Garner, should compliment Marshall well.

AR Border chosen a little early IMO, however he was a great fighter and along with Wasim Akram you have two of the best left handers from the last 25 years.

 

[pskov]

I was all set to pick Garner at the top of the round but changed my mind and went with Hobbs at the last minute. I think the ranks of the great openers are thinner than fast bowlers so that was a big factor, plus maybe McGrath and Garner are a bit too similar and would be better suited with someone else sharing the new ball with them.

Marshall and Garner you certainly can't argue with that. Well you could try, but would get a cricket ball to the head for your trouble.

 

[pskov]

1.01 chaminda_00 - Muttiah Muralitharan
1.02 G.I. Joe - Don Bradman
1.03 NUFAN - Gary Sobers
1.04 HeathDavisSpeed - Curtly Ambrose
1.05 Somerset - Shane Warne
1.06 Jakester1288 - Richard Hadlee
1.07 Jamee999 - Malcom Marshall
1.08 Raghav - Wasim Akram
1.09 Simon - Adam Gilchrist
1.10 Matt79 - Imran Khan
1.11 Michaelf7777777 - Keith Miller
1.12 morgieb - Viv Richards
1.13 pskov - Jack Hobbs

2.01 pskov - Glenn McGrath
2.02 morgieb - Dennis Lillee
2.03 Michaelf7777777 - Alan Davidson
2.04 Matt79 - Bill O'Reilly
2.05 Simon - Clarrie Grimmett
2.06 Raghav - Alan Border
2.07 Jamee999 - Joel Garner
2.08 Jakester1288 -
2.09 Somerset -
2.10 HeathDavisSpeed -
2.11 NUFAN -
2.12 G.I. Joe -
2.13 chaminda_00 -

 

[Simon]

are we going to change the draft order at all, or will it be the same set up all the way through?

 

[pskov]

are we going to change the draft order at all, or will it be the same set up all the way through?

What do you mean exactly? The order will keep being flipped from odd to even rounds, yes.

 

[Simon]

oh ok, I ment would a whole new order be drawn up every few rounds or something. Obviously not so carry on...

 

[NUFAN]

C'mon Jakester, just over 7 hours to go until it's Somerset's turn..

 

[Somerset]

I don't think Jakester is going to go in time, so I pick George Headley.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

I will pick Sydney Barnes then

 

[G.I.Joe]

Is somebody actually going to simulate a series after the draft, or is this exercise just for the sake of enjoyment?