Test Average Draft

[Shri]

yes

 

[Pothas]

Another bowler. Just what this team needed

Frank Tyson (18.56 bowling)

 

[Pothas]

Farokh Engineer+
Rahul Dravid
Garry Sobers*
Mohammad Yousuf
Keith Miller
Tony Greig
Wasim Akram
Jim Laker
Frank Tyson
SF Barnes
James Anderson

Think we can all agree that luck played no part whatsoever in this draft.

Sobers might not be doing much bowling.

 

[trundler]

Sobers might not be doing much bowling.

Or Anderson.

 

[ataraxia]

Tyson's playing as a specialist bat – 5th choice pacer

 

[Pothas]

Or Anderson.

Couple of overs with the new ball to see if it swings.

 

[weeman27bob]

I'll wrap it up with Chris Read batting average 18.94

 

[weeman27bob]

1. Shahid Afridi
2. Dudley Nourse
3. Brian Lara
4. Ross Taylor
5. Les Ames (c)
6. Brian McMillan
7. Chris Read (wk)
8. Shaun Pollock
9. Peter Siddle
10. Rangana Herath
11. Josh Hazlewood

A bit of a make-shift opening combo and probably laking another true ATG pacer to really be a strong team

 

[kingkallis]

Posting the final playing XI

CricZo XI

Jimmy Cook /
Sanath Jayasuriya / o (7)
Frank Worrell / o (c) (5)
Saurav Ganguly / o (8)
Steve Waugh / o (6)
Vinod Kambli /
Ian Healy + /
Pat Cummins o / (3)
Graham McKenzie o (1)
Bill O'Reilly o (4)
Jeff Thomson o (2)

I am pretty happy with this very experienced (More than 800 test matches) playing XI lead by a fine Caribbean. The Aussie bowling attack of Cummins, Thomson, McKenzie and O'Reilly can rattle any batting line up for sure. Worrell, Waugh, Jayasuriya & Ganguly will play the role of that 5th bowler when needed.

Cook & Jayasuriya were caught discussing how to adapt BazBall and management is in the mood to let them enjoy it. Kambli & Ganguly too are excited to take on the spinners while Worrell, Sr. Waugh & Healy will play their natural game.

@JOJOXI , thank you for running this fun draft.

 

[trundler]

Posting the final playing XI

CricZo XI

Jimmy Cook /
Sanath Jayasuriya / o (7)
Frank Worrell / o (c) (5)
Saurav Ganguly / o (8)
Steve Waugh / o (6)
Vinod Kambli /
Ian Healy + /
Pat Cummins o / (3)
Graham McKenzie o (1)
Bill O'Reilly o (4)
Jeff Thomson o (2)

I am pretty happy with this very experienced (More than 800 test matches) playing XI lead by a fine Caribbean. The Aussie bowling attack of Cummins, Thomson, McKenzie and O'Reilly can rattle any batting line up for sure. Worrell, Waugh, Jayasuriya & Ganguly will play the role of that 5th bowler when needed.

Cook & Jayasuriya were caught discussing how to adapt BazBall and management is in the mood to let them enjoy it. Kambli & Ganguly too are excited to take on the spinners while Worrell, Sr. Waugh & Healy will play their natural game.

This is probably the most normal looking team in the draft.

 

[Pothas]

Yep everyone in their right position there.

I almost picked a rubbish opener for balance but Tyson was just more fun.

 

[Prince EWS]

After all my moaning, I forgot to attach a spiel to my final team so here goes.

Michael Atherton /
Peter Richardson /
Marnus Labuschagne /o
Walter Hammond (c) /o
Colin Cowdrey /
Morice Bird /o
Harold Larwood o
Gil Langley (w/k)
Curtly Ambrose o
Matthew Hoggard o
Danish Kaneira o

A pair of steady if unremarkable openers are followed a trio of talented middle order batsmen, including an ATG. It may be asking a bit of Bird to be a Test all rounder but he is regarded as such in FC ranks. Larwood is no slouch at #7 with a Test knock of 98 and 3 FC centuries. Langley is a more than competent Test 'keeper, having taken over from the highly regarded Don Tallon. Initially selected in Shield cricket as a batsman, he adds depth to the batting.
Ambrose. Hoggard and Larwood make up a fine pace attack with Hammond and Bird in support. Danish Kaneira, with 261 Test victims, provides the spin with back up from Labuschagne if required.

With that line-up I had no grounds to complain. Sorry about that @JOJOXI - this proved a very challenging and interesting draft. Well done.

Haha not sure I've seen Morice Bird picked I a draft before.

 

[Prince EWS]

root and mankad as opener

Perhaps fair enough to say Mankad was an ATG player but he wasn't an ATG batsman. Not even close.

 

[Line and Length]

Haha not sure I've seen Morice Bird picked I a draft before.

I hadn't even heard of him before this draft.

 

[Teuton]

Certainly the most interesting XI's I have seen drafted ever with either unbalanced teams or very mediocre players with no real Test credentials.

 

[JOJOXI]

I will complie the squads and tag anyone for missing XIs probably Tuesday night UK time

@Jarquis still with a pick to make

Thank you for all taking part, I hope the draft whilst unconventional towards the end was enjoyable.

 

[Teuton]

Thank you for all taking part, I hope the draft whilst unconventional towards the end was enjoyable.

Yes it was. The unconventional nature made for both highs and lows.
For my first few picks I was suffering from bad luck when i was picking average players and other teams were getting guns. Then it turned around and i was picking good players and missed out on, for want of a better word, the duds. So a bit of everything.

 

[JOJOXI]

Certainly the most interesting XI's I have seen drafted ever with either unbalanced teams or very mediocre players with no real Test credentials.

Yep Wooley, Das, Wright wasn't the kindest start but notable looking at your XI that it looks very balanced, 3 seamers, 1 spinner, Wooley and no one glaringly out of position.

 

[Prince EWS]

I hadn't even heard of him before this draft.

Haha these drafts can be good for that sometimes - they make you research players you'd have never heard of before, it can result in some interesting finds.

I'd heard of him but I didn't know he played as many tests as he did, or that he bowled so much (or at all). I just knew him as the Harrow batsman.

 

[JOJOXI]

Just had a look and think we've got everyone's teams minus @Jarquis who has a catchup pick - will give it a day or 2 and then make best (subjective) available pick for him.