Auction draft

[marc71178]

I'll take someone not on the list for $2,100,000 if I can enter. Preferably Alec Stewart.

Sorry, but it was open for entries for 3 days, so I'll have to say no - had to be a cut-off at some point.

 

[marc71178]

Edit2: Marc, I don't know if you've already been asked this, but what will you do if a player has equal bids from two or more drafters?

Hadn't actually thought about this, but if it does happen then it'll be based on who sent their email first.

 

[marc71178]

Marc, my pick for the batsmen round isn't on the list.

I didn't see one in your bidding email, and haven't received any others from you?

 

[marc71178]

So are we going to find out how much everyone has spent on each player? I'm happy with Knott..

You'll find out at the end - can guess some of the expenditure (and obviously those who got assigned a player we'll know) but part of the appeal in my view is how much it is a secret auction - how much do you risk to get the players you want?

 

[NUFAN]

Luckily, I paid not to have to make that decision.

I like to have 5 bowlers, so if I ended up with a great keeper like Healy, Marsh, Dujon etc... who werent great with the bat then I'd be risking expecting to pick up Sobers, Miller or Khan to bat in the top 6 and thought would be tough.

Yeah that is absolutely fair enough, no fun if we were all thinking the same. I'm Knott (best pun ever) saying that I'm only going for 4 bowlers..

You'll find out at the end - can guess some of the expenditure (and obviously those who got assigned a player we'll know) but part of the appeal in my view is how much it is a secret auction - how much do you risk to get the players you want?

Actually I think that's way better actually keeping it secret.

$1,850,017 on Knott was seriously worth it.

 

[G.I.Joe]

I didn't see one in your bidding email, and haven't received any others from you?

I sent a separate one for the nomination around an hour before the deadline. The subject states 'G.I.Joe - batsman nomination'.

 

[G.I.Joe]

I had Ames (paid $1.1m) just ahead of Sanga and Flower because I would rather have someone who is a very good keeper and a very good batsman than someone who is an excellent batsman and a 'good enough' keeper. I actually had Knott ahead of Flower for a similar reason. The last thing I'd want in this hypothetical contest is my wicketkeeper dropping Bradman, Hobbs et al early on.

Btw, GI Joe are you going to use Walcott behind the stumps? I actually bid a fair amount for him but wouldn't have asked him to keep.

Yeah, I am. He's been my keeper for 3 drafts now. I don't see him as being too dissimilar to Sangakkara.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Yeah that is absolutely fair enough, no fun if we were all thinking the same. I'm Knott (best pun ever) saying that I'm only going for 4 bowlers..



Actually I think that's way better actually keeping it secret.

$1,850,017 on Knott was seriously worth it.

Are you sure you spent $1,850,017 on Knott?

 

[Nate]

Happy to get Haddin for that.

 

[honestbharani]

Probably a splurge on Dhoni... But I feel he is extremely underrated and I get a keeper who is good to all forms of bowling, a combative batsman in most conditions and devastating in favorable ones and a cool mind and skipper material if I don't get anyone else... A real bargain, even though it could be argued he is still less tested than someone like Gilchrist. The fact that I bid him and Gilly the same price shows that I, personally, don't think they are that far off each other.


btw, round 2 bids and round 3 nom sent.

 

[Himannv]

Wish I could get more than one of these guys lol.. Anyway email sent.

 

[NUFAN]

Are you sure you spent $1,850,017 on Knott?

No.

I've emailed my way too high bids for round 2.

 

[Nate]

Will request once more for full names or full initials.

 

[Nate]

Sent.

 

[NUFAN]

Will request once more for full names or full initials.

I can confirm that K Miller is not Kolin Miller.

 

[G.I.Joe]

I sent a separate one for the nomination around an hour before the deadline. The subject states 'G.I.Joe - batsman nomination'.

Nevermind. Found out I sent it to a .net address instead of the .com.

Round 2 bids and round 3 nomination sent.

 

[Blakus]

Only just got to see that I grabbed Engineer. Given that I nominated him, I'm very happy with that.
In any case I'm going to have some trouble posting regularly for the moment. My power supply has blown up.

 

[G.I.Joe]

No.

Wot?

 

[NUFAN]

Only just got to see that I grabbed Engineer. Given that I nominated him, I'm very happy with that.
In any case I'm going to have some trouble posting regularly for the moment. My power supply has blown up.

I nominated Engineer too.

G.I.Joe, mind games mate..

 

[G.I.Joe]

I nominated Engineer too.

G.I.Joe, mind games mate..

Its not much of a mind game if you're trying to mess with me by quoting the figure I bid for Walcott