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Luke Wright's useless.
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Road to IPL 2009.
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duffer
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Don't do this to me(fwiw I think you know your cricket). I need to believe he's good for my team's sake.
Precambrian
Banned
AWTA. And given he's English, he will have to go after the 3 weeks. So no much use as a backup either.
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Haha, err, sorry.
On the plus side, he bowls a decent final over once every ten games. I don't think he was in the England team for any other reason...
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
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Cricinfo has got hold of the shortlist for the 6 Feb auction:
I'm presuming 'Ashraful Haque' is a typo for Mohammad Ashraful... Ashraful Haque is a seamer who gets a go for Khulna once or twice a year.
Cricinfo has got hold of the shortlist for the 6 Feb auction:
Interesting list, and it reports that there are a total of 70 players on the list. Just glancing through, Flintoff, Pietersen, Clarke, Haddin, Clark the obvious stand outs, but of the other names, Shah, Broad, Bopara, Duminy, Shakib all take my fancy.
I'm presuming 'Ashraful Haque' is a typo for Mohammad Ashraful... Ashraful Haque is a seamer who gets a go for Khulna once or twice a year.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
How many gaps are there? About 15ish? I read somewhere that Delhi was full up already now they've signed Nannes.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Yeah, article pretty much says that. Can't see too many of this lot getting a game if they get a contract either.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
I reckon Bopara or Shah might be good picks.
cowboysfan
U19 Debutant
what happens if chennai pick freddie and he is unavailable due to injury?do they still have to pay him and can they draft in a replacement?
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
surprised Napier isn't there...wtf is going to sign Panesar?
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
I think no to the first. You don't get paid if you're completely unavailable due to injury, that's what happened to Bracken last season. It's one of the things that they were complaining about with the contracts originally, I think that's not usual.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Napier has already been signed by Mumbai. He's never played internationals so he isn't in the auction.
There's lots of daft ones on there. Beau Casson too.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
So if you could have 15 players, who would you take?
Australia: Brad Haddin, Michael Clarke, Nathan Hauritz, Stuart Clark, Brad Hogg, Beau Casson, Jason Krejza and Shaun Tait.
England: Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah, Stuart Broad, Samit Patel, Shaun Udal, Darren Gough, Ryan Sidebottom, Ravi Bopara, Monty Panesar, Robert Key, James Foster.
South Africa: Gulam Bodi, Charl Langeveldt, JP Duminy, Paul Harris.
Pakistan: Asim Kamal, Yasir Hameed.
New Zealand: Mark Gillespie, Tim Southee, Jesse Ryder, Jeetan Patel.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan, Ashraful Haque, Mashrafe Mortaza.
Sri Lanka: Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Jehan Mubarak, Malinga Bandara, Upul Tharanga.
West Indies: Darren Sammy, Andre Fletcher.
I reckon the bowling on offer isn't too great.
Australia: Brad Haddin, Michael Clarke, Nathan Hauritz, Stuart Clark, Brad Hogg, Beau Casson, Jason Krejza and Shaun Tait.
England: Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah, Stuart Broad, Samit Patel, Shaun Udal, Darren Gough, Ryan Sidebottom, Ravi Bopara, Monty Panesar, Robert Key, James Foster.
South Africa: Gulam Bodi, Charl Langeveldt, JP Duminy, Paul Harris.
Pakistan: Asim Kamal, Yasir Hameed.
New Zealand: Mark Gillespie, Tim Southee, Jesse Ryder, Jeetan Patel.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan, Ashraful Haque, Mashrafe Mortaza.
Sri Lanka: Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Jehan Mubarak, Malinga Bandara, Upul Tharanga.
West Indies: Darren Sammy, Andre Fletcher.
I reckon the bowling on offer isn't too great.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
Haddin, Clarke, Clark, Pietersen, Flintoff, Bopara, Shah, Broad, Duminy, Shakib, Mashrafe... struggling thereafter. Would probably plump for the Aussies, plus Patel, Fletcher and Ghulam Bodi.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Hmm would take Clark, Hogg and Ryder over Udal, Mortaza and Fletcher. Probably Bodi instead of Shah as well (esp given he's more likely to be available for longer)
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Udal was incredible though last season, taking Middlesex to the title, whereas Hogg hasn't played in over a year. I reckon Rajasthan ought to pick up Udal.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
As far as I remember, if you come into it injured, you don't get paid for time missed. If you get injured while playing in the IPL, you'd get paid.
Jungle Jumbo
International Vice-Captain
I reckon the really top-class players of spin - especially the Asians - would massacre Udal. Hogg's a bit different as a wristspinner.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Well, Udal did win a test in India a couple of years ago.
If Hogg was still playing, I'd agree. But who knows what state he's in?