Congrats Teuton. Best wishes to both finalists.AnkitJ (9) beats AndrewB (2).
Teuton (6) trumps Fuller Pilch (5).
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There are always compromise picks in these. Considering I went 3rd last I was actually very happy with my bowling but something went wrong with the batting along the way, not getting Gilchrist in particular.In hindsight I wish I hadn't picked Richardson as Stewie Dempster was left unpicked.
Picking more than 1 batsman averaging 50+ would have definitely made your batting look stronger. There is a psychological impact of number of ATGs in an xi.There are always compromise picks in these. Considering I went 3rd last I was actually very happy with my bowling but something went wrong with the batting along the way, not getting Gilchrist in particular.
Also wonder if picking someone like Hammond still gets more votes than Smith at this stage?
Yep for sure. If only the match Inzi played for the World IX did not count as a Test...Picking more than 1 batsman averaging 50+ would have definitely made your batting look stronger. There is a psychological impact of number of ATGs in an xi.