ODI Debut Chronology draft

[stephen]

I honestly haven't watched much Ajmal but he's putting up some very good numbers. Is his bowling as good as his average suggests?

 

[weldone]

Yes - although he didn't really bowl his doosras, he threw them. He was perhaps the last beneficiary before chucking laws became strict.

 

[Red]

Red Hill has picked 3 openers and 2 number 3s and it's totally messed with my calculations every time.

I’m just going for a quality player each time and not worrying too much about where they batted. I’m sure that Amla and Root both have the games to bat anywhere from 1-4 in the order, especially with KP and Lloyd who can come in anywhere from 20 overs onward and accelerate quickly.

 

[stephen]

I’m just going for a quality player each time and not worrying too much about where they batted. I’m sure that Amla and Root both have the games to bat anywhere from 1-4 in the order, especially with KP and Lloyd who can come in anywhere from 20 overs onward and accelerate quickly.

Particularly in ODIs I think batting position is vitally important. For example, look at Steve Smith. Averages in the 30s batting at 4 and over 50 at 3.

You're welcome to draft who you like but when it comes to voting I personally take into account the batting positions that players are picked for.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah but Smith batting at 4 after a suss opening pair and #3 is basically the same as him batting at 3 after Warner and Finch. Guess I am just saying the batting position + the team composition should all factor in, not just the position.

 

[stephen]

Hopefully Mr mr gets his pick in soon. I'd like to make my pick tonight.

 

[mr_mister]

There's been quite a lot of pressure to make picks instantly all draft haha.

Alex Carey

 

[honestbharani]

Rashid Khan (2015-10-18)

 

[ankitj]

Trundler > Stephen > KingKallis

 

[stephen]

There's been quite a lot of pressure to make picks instantly all draft haha.

Alex Carey

I think it's because people are excited to see the impacts of the picks of other people on their own side.

 

[mr_mister]

Matthew Hayden
Rohit Sharma
Kane Williamson 6
Damian Martyn
Steve Waugh 5
Neil Fairbother
Alex Cary +
Shahid Afridi 4
Wasim Akram 1
Brett Lee 2
Allan Donald 3

 

[stephen]

Matthew Hayden
Rohit Sharma
Kane Williamson 6
Damian Martyn
Steve Waugh 5
Neil Fairbother
Alex Cary +
Shahid Afridi 4
Wasim Akram 1
Brett Lee 2
Allan Donald 3

That's a fine side, though Fairbrother and Shahid Afridi look out of place next to the other names. I still think Hogg would have been a better fit for you.

 

[mr_mister]

Yeah I stuffed my bowling up a bit. And I picked Fairbrother because I didn't realise there'd be so many other good batting options still available at the end, I thought he'd be like an economic pick if that makes sense

And Afridi at least can be promoted to slog if needed. None of the other bats are real dashers like him in the Buttler/Maxwell mould. Sometimes you need a gamebreaking slogger in a side IMO

 

[trundler]

Left field but I'll take Roussow

Glenn Turner
Sachin Tendulkar
Kumar Sangakkara+
Eoin Morgan*
Rilee Roussow
Shane Watson
Chris Woakes
Andy Roberts
Morne Morkel
Saqlain Mushtaq
Shoaib Akhtar

At least it's somewhat balanced

 

[ankitj]

Stephen > KingKallis > Ankitj

 

[stephen]

For my final pick, I have a choice between two players who have virtually the same amount of runs. In the end I've decided to take

Babar Azam (2015-05-31)

 

[Pothas]

For my final pick, I have a choice between two players who have virtually the same amount of runs. In the end I've decided to take

Babar Azam (2015-05-31)

Urgh.

 

[stephen]

Mark Waugh 6
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Babar Azam
Mushfiqur Rahim +
Ben Stokes 7
Michael Hussey
Andrew Flintoff 5
Richard Hadlee (c) 3
Shane Warne 4
Dale Steyn 2
Michael Holding 1

 

[Pothas]

Nah you are better off with the other guy, pick him instead.

 

[stephen]

Chanderpaul was such a lovely pick. His versatility gave me options right to the end. In various iterations of my team I had him batting at 2, 3, 4 and 6, based on who I could get.