Auction draft

[silentstriker]

This is a great round for both . If you have money left, that is.

 

[Himannv]

Of course, Lohmann is already gone - I just mistyped Alec Bedser as George Lohmann!

Yes, I can see the resemblance

 

[Himannv]

What the hell am I gonna do with my team now?

1.Lara
2.Jaya
3.Attapattu
4.Sanga
5.M Hussey
6.A de Silva
7.
8.Swanneh
9
10C Vaas
11.

I neeeeeed all roundddderrrrrr and bowleerrrrssss

I agree with NUFAN, Vaas can bat much higher than that. Just curious, but why are you opening with Lara? Marvan and Sanath are more than established in that role I reckon. That leaves you with a middle order of Lara, Hussey and de Silva which is pretty darn good IMO.

However, you definitely need bowlers pretty badly. I think you missed mentioning one of your players in that lineup though.

 

[Somerset]

What the hell am I gonna do with my team now?

1.Lara
2.Jaya
3.Attapattu
4.Sanga
5.M Hussey
6.A de Silva
7.
8.Swanneh
9
10C Vaas
11.

I neeeeeed all roundddderrrrrr and bowleerrrrssss

You've only got 8 players listed there, should you not have 9 players in your team? Looking a bit light on the bowling side it must be said.

 

[NUFAN]

Vettori is his extra player

1 Atapattu
2 Jayasuriya
3 Lara
4 De Silva
5 Hussey
6 Sangakarra
7
8 Vettori
9 Vaas
10 Swann
11

Go for a quick for number 11 and pick an all rounder at 7 who bowls seam up like Brian McMillan or Flintoff etc.

 

[biased indian]

Vettori is his extra player

1 Atapattu
2 Jayasuriya
3 Lara
4 De Silva
5 Hussey
6 Sangakarra
7
8 Vettori
9 Vaas
10 Swann
11

Go for a quick for number 11 and pick an all rounder at 7 who bowls seam up like Brian McMillan or Flintoff etc.

imran & a good fast bowler should make it a decent side

 

[Himannv]

With Vettori, Vaas and Swann, I dont think he needs an all rounder. A good fast bowler would be a better investment. Considering there's only one more bowling slot left I think a big name fast bowler would serve him sell. That batting order is fine.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Needs a little Ronni Irani in there.

 

[marc71178]

imran & a good fast bowler should make it a decent side

It's one thing wanting that player, it's another winning the bid for him.

There's going to be some oddly balanced sides I reckon - suppose the only way round it would've been to categorise players more - say have 2 openers rounds, a spinner round, etc.?

 

[G.I.Joe]

God, no, Marc. Part of the fun is balancing the sides the way one wants/is able to. You're trying to straightjacket things too much.

 

[silentstriker]

Yea, I'm going to have five bowlers and weak batting comparatively. I'm fine with that. It's a choice I made.

 

[marc71178]

God, no, Marc. Part of the fun is balancing the sides the way one wants/is able to. You're trying to straightjacket things too much.

I'm only throwing out ideas as to possible amendments to the rules - not necessarily going to adopt any of them.

One thought I did have was perhaps having a proper player list and a muppet list and only giving muppets to defaulters?

 

[Himannv]

I quite liked the way the current draft was setup. Having too many rules and restrictions tends to limit tactics. If someone wants to nominate a player who's not that great then I dont see why they shouldn't. Some people may see it as a strategy to help them win. Personally I just focus on my own team with my nominations including the likes of Sobers, Walcott, Marshall, Larwood and Hutton. Pity that I dont always get them but sometimes you get other players in that round who are just as worth your while.

On another note, I wonder how much cash everyone has left. Only way to know for sure is in the final round although some smart estimations are certainly not off the cards..

 

[Simon]

Erm, looks like I've made another ****-up!

Of course, Lohmann is already gone - I just mistyped Alec Bedser as George Lohmann!

Amended list:

C Ambrose (Curtley)
S Barnes (Sid)
A Bedser (Alec)
S Gupte (Subhash)
R Irani (Ronnie)
I Khan (Imran)
B Lee (Brett)
D Lillee (Dennis)
T Lock (Tony)
F Mahmood (Fazal)
S Ramadhin (Sonny)
T Richardson (Tom)
S Warne (Shane)

Wait Sid Barnes as in the batsman? Surely thats not right, gonna presume is Sydney Barnes.

 

[marc71178]

Yes, really having a bad run here aren't I!

C Ambrose (Curtley)
S Barnes (Sydney)
A Bedser (Alec)
S Gupte (Subhash)
R Irani (Ronnie)
I Khan (Imran)
B Lee (Brett)
D Lillee (Dennis)
T Lock (Tony)
F Mahmood (Fazal)
S Ramadhin (Sonny)
T Richardson (Tom)
S Warne (Shane)

 

[Himannv]

It happens marc.. Just one of those days :P

 

[marc71178]

Yeah, to be honest, I've had a bit of a crappy last week, and since things tend to happen in 3s I've one more thing to come

Anyhow, 6 in so far: Pothas, simon, NUFAN, Blakus, silentstriker and Himanv

 

[NUFAN]

You spelt Simon without a capital, hopefully that's your 3rd blemish and everything else is sweet!

Does everyone have about 24 hours now?

 

[marc71178]

Roughly speaking, yes.

Another thought I've had about possible future drafts is that maybe the penalty for non-submission may be a bit high (considering the person seems to always get a muppet, the highest bid may seem to be a double whammy?)

 

[Somerset]

Another thought I've had about possible future drafts is that maybe the penalty for non-submission may be a bit high (considering the person seems to always get a muppet, the highest bid may seem to be a double whammy?)

Given you have 3-4 days between submissions if someone hasn't submitted their bids in tha timeframe then to be honest I don't think they can complain at the double disadvantage.

Also could you send me my budget when you're able to and I'll submit my bids straight after that.