Yup 12 picksHaven't been on for a while. Are there going to be 12 picks now?
I agree, the analysis that nick-o has posted is very crude (though welcome, anything that stirs debate is a good thing). For a start it is entirely quantitive rather than qualitative i.e. it assumes that a team that has 8 mediocre all-rounders and part time bowlers that would have career statistics adding up to 20 wickets per match is superior to a team with 4 excellent bowlers that adds up to say 18 wickets per match, when this would be patently false.Some very crude statistical analysis going on. As cricket fans surely we can look at two separate bowling attacks and determine the strongest attack without looking at raw stats?
The all time greats don't neccessarily have the best statistics though.Please remember this everyone when you are picking teams at the end of the competition.
Honestly though, I'm fairly surprised to be leading something like this (although it's not that big a deal to chase 41 compared with 62) as pretty much the entire rounds so far I haven't had an absolutely obvious selection of an all time great apart from Greg Chappell really.
Fine player...
I can't believe you got Larwood this late in the draft!
Yeah had my fingers crossed that no one else would pick/need him.I can't believe you got Larwood this late in the draft!