Season 2 Draft Discussion

[Cabinet96]

I selected all my bowlers by round 6. Hoping there's still a few decent bats left.

 

[Jarquis]

Bowlers needed to be selected early. Left to pick from first class journeymen or take a stab at one of the bowlers from some **** competition who carries a very good record.

Since 2008:
David Masters, 287 wickets @ 21.47

Ftr, that's better than Mark Davies' entire career and he was picked in R6.

 

[Prince EWS]

Since 2008:
David Masters, 287 wickets @ 21.47

Ftr, that's better than Mark Davies' entire career and he was picked in R6.

And boy did you ever need to be the one who found a quality bowler from outside the Test ranks, given your attack was struggling so much with the likes of Philander, Harris and Shakib occupying places in your eleven.

Or not.

 

[Spark]

div 2 though. top pick, mind.

 

[Jarquis]

And boy did you ever need to be the one who found a quality bowler from outside the Test ranks, given your attack was struggling so much with the likes of Philander, Harris and Shakib occupying places in your eleven.

Or not.

Yeah, maybe was a bit silly picking a bowler. I think I'm a bit light on batting as it stands.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah, maybe was a bit silly picking a bowler. I think I'm a bit light on batting as it stands.

I wasn't questioning your strategy as such; I just found it amusing that with all these people seemingly desperate to find another good bowler or two from beyond the Test world, it was the manager with the best attack by a long way already who pulled it off.

If your batting is struggling at the start of the season then you can always drop a bowler and roll with Kallis at first change anyway, giving you a stupidly deep batting lineup with Shakib at 8, a wicket keeper at 9, Philander at 10 and Harris at 11.

Batting Harris at 11 would also get you a big sponsorship package offer from HypnoNev Inc.

 

[Jarquis]

I wasn't questioning your strategy as such; I just found it amusing that with all these people seemingly desperate to find another good bowler or two from beyond the Test world, it was the manager with the best attack by a long way already who pulled it off.

If your batting is struggling at the start of the season then you can always drop a bowler and roll with Kallis at first change anyway, giving you a stupidly deep batting lineup with Shakib at 8, a wicket keeper at 9, Philander at 10 and Harris at 11.

Batting Harris at 11 would also get you a big sponsorship package offer from HypnoNev Inc.

I was taking the piss. I have no room for another batsman
All I needed was a keeper and somebody to bowl first change, so I picked the best person I could think of to bowl first change.

I appreciate the point you were making in your initial post, you just didn't pick up on me being facetious.

 

[Prince EWS]

I was taking the piss. I have no room for another batsman

You could've picked another batsman and ran with the unbeatable lower order if you wanted; Kallis could handle first change given the other bowlers you have.

I appreciate the point you were making in your initial post, you just didn't pick up on me being facetious.

I detected your facetiousness but assumed you were doing it somewhat sarcastically to defend your pick against an attack that I hadn't in fact made. As it turned out, your facetiousness merely stemmed from the fact that you're facetious.

 

[Spark]

did you know facetious is the only word in the english language in which every vowel appears, in order

 

[Prince EWS]

did you know facetious is the only word in the english language in which every vowel appears, in order

What about facetiousness?

 

[Spark]

has an extra e, doesn't count

 

[Prince EWS]

has an extra e, doesn't count

I disagree.

which every vowel appears, in order

You didn't say "once" there at all. Every vowel appears in "facetiousness", in order. Counts.

Anyway, what about "facetiously"? Probably an even better example as it encompasses the "sometimes Y" rule.

 

[Eds]

Facetiously.

EDIT: ****ing Cribb.

 

[Spark]

****ing Cribb.

the cw motto

 

[weeman27bob]

Really struggling for any decent picks for this round. I've got a couple of ideas for the very late rounds, but they're not good picks at this stage.

 

[Cabinet96]

Yeah, kinda in the same position. Might just have to upgrade them a couple of rounds.

 

[Eds]

Benkenstein is a fantastic pick at this stage, IMO.

 

[Noble One]

Benkenstein is a fantastic pick at this stage, IMO.

Benkenstein wasn't selected in Season 1 if I recall correctly. Perhaps the field is starting to dilute?

 

[Dan]

Benkenstein wasn't selected in Season 1 if I recall correctly. Perhaps the field is starting to dilute?

Spark's stats show that he was picked - played 10 games averaging a shade over 36.

 

[Cabinet96]

He's no spring chicken though, not much of sustainable pick in the long run. Assuming we do a few seasons of this.