CW Draft League

[Himannv]

Reckon Himannv's a bowler short. Ought to have taken an allrounder ahead of Paynter.

I'm a big believer in having just 4 bowlers, particularly if they are 4 very good ones. I suppose there is a risk involved if one of them gets injured or something.

I could get an allrounder in the last round, but in all honesty I'm unlikely to play him ahead of Paynter.

 

[Eds]

Douglas Jardine

 

[Eds]

Kevin Pietersen

 

[Prince EWS]

Bishan Bedi

 

[Himannv]

Warwick Armstrong

 

[kyear2]

Subhash Gupte, close call over Prasanna.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Chris Cairns will be my 12th man

Charter 77 Final Squad

WG Grace
Herbie Taylor
Kumar Sangakarra
Martin Crowe
Steve Waugh (*)
Keith Miller
Ian Healy (+)
Ray Lindwall
Hugh Trumble
Frederick Spofforth
Jim Laker

12th Man: Chris Cairns

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Blakus >>> Monk >>> Jager

watson - Godfrey Evans
kingkallis - Denis Lindsay
AndyZaltzHair - Farokh Engineer
Jager - Saqlain Mushtaq
Monk - Brian Statham
Blakus - Mahela Jayawardene
Michaelf7777777 - Herbie Taylor
kyear2 - Jock Cameron
Himannv - Don Tallon
Marcuss - VVS Laxman
Eds- Douglas Jardine

Eds- Kevin Pietersen
Marcuss- Bishan Bedi
Himannv- Warwick Armstrong
kyear2- Subhash Gupte
Michaelf7777777- Chris Cairns
Blakus-
Monk-
Jager-
AndyZaltzHair-
kingkallis-
watson-

 

[kyear2]

Hey Guys, can I have a do over. Was on my phone and though I was posting to the Ind/Pak All Time thread.

Wanted to select Tony Greig.

Kindly advise.

 

[Eds]

Haha yeah that makes sense.

 

[Red]

Hey Guys, can I have a do over. Was on my phone and though I was posting to the Ind/Pak All Time thread.

Wanted to select Tony Greig.

Kindly advise.

For sure. Only because I don't want Greig though!

 

[Red]

watson - Godfrey Evans
kingkallis - Denis Lindsay
AndyZaltzHair - Farokh Engineer
Jager - Saqlain Mushtaq
Monk - Brian Statham
Blakus - Mahela Jayawardene
Michaelf7777777 - Herbie Taylor
kyear2 - Jock Cameron
Himannv - Don Tallon
Marcuss - VVS Laxman
Eds- Douglas Jardine

Eds- Kevin Pietersen
Marcuss- Bishan Bedi
Himannv- Warwick Armstrong
kyear2- Tony Greig
Michaelf7777777- Chris Cairns
Blakus-
Monk-
Jager-
AndyZaltzHair-
kingkallis-
watson-

 

[Blakus]

Bobby Peel

 

[Red]

Going to take Jack Gregory as my 12th player. Capable of batting top six, and also opening the bowling if needed. Great fielder also. Might play in place of a batsman if we were playing a test on a road that is going to be difficult to take wickets on.

He's probably Australia's greatest all rounder after Miller. Also, he used to bat without gloves.

Monk's XII

- Arthur Morris
- Sid Barnes
- Brian Lara
- Stan McCabe
- Neil Harvey
- Michael Clarke (c)
- Alan Knott (wk)
- Wasim Akram
- Shane Warne
- Brian Statham
- Andy Roberts
12th- Jack Gregory


Really happy with this team. Probably the best team I've drafted so far. Very aggressive quick scorers, with a mix of right and left handers all the way down the order. Bowlers who compliment each other in style. One super quick and aggressive right armer, one left armer with great control of swing and great pace, one accurate and miserly corridor bowler, and Warney to make the kill on day 4 and 5. McCabe and "golden arm" Clarke can also chip in with a few wickets. Good fielding combo as well, with Harvey, Lara, Clarke all great in the slips or outfield, Warney decent in the slips, Gregory and McCabe good anywhere, and Barnes a short leg specialist. Knotty a brilliant keeper as well, and his work to Warne would be something to watch.

 

[kyear2]

Yes, very good team. Though we left a couple of great fast bolwers on the table though.

 

[watson]

Definitely a contender for top points with that team Monk. The middle order of Lara-McCabe-Harvey, and the bowling of Warne are the stand-outs for me.

I'm also looking forward to see who Andy chooses next. I have a feeling that he may take the opportunity with his 12th pick to transform his team.

And does Jager have a surprise bowler up his sleeve?

 

[watson]

Indeed. I was extremely close to picking Tony Grieg but it just looked so much worse on paper than having Laxman at 6 and Walcott at 7. If these teams were judged more as twelve man squads to take around the world then having Griegy along with what my Round 12 pick will be would've made it a more versatile squad for different conditions IMO but I decided to go for on-paper first XI strength. Sold my soul etc.

I thought the idea was that we were taking our teams around the World on a hypothetical knock-out Test series and tournament - obviously set in the year 2012 so I can buy tickets and watch. At least that's how I've always envisioned the context of Drafting.

Don't know why I assumed all that. Just did.

 

[Jager]

Definitely a contender for top points with that team Monk. The middle order of Lara-McCabe-Harvey, and the bowling of Warne are the stand-outs for me.

I'm also looking forward to see who Andy chooses next. I have a feeling that he may take the opportunity with his 12th pick to transform his team.

And does Jager have a surprise bowler up his sleeve?

Do you have a surprise bowler up your sleeve for me? I'm nearly out of ideas

 

[Blakus]

You should do what i did and pick a left arm spinner to compliment your offie on a turning pitch

 

[Blakus]

I thought the idea was that we were taking our teams around the World on a hypothetical knock-out Test series and tournament - obviously set in the year 2012 so I can buy tickets and watch. At least that's how I've always envisioned the context of Drafting.

Don't know why I assumed all that. Just did.

I actually thin similarly. It's why I don't like picking players with a poor history of injuries or indiscipline such as Bond or Akhtar