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[Himannv]

I like Viv!

I didn't know Bert Sutcliffe was a wicket keeper. Edit: according to Cricinfo he was not.

Mostly a reserve keeper. Was too important as batsman and skipper to keep much I reckon.

Kept a couple of overs in this game at Port Elizabeth: St George's Park - Springboks win Test with 40 minutes to spare

Mostly he did a bit of everything. Captaincy, bowling, fielding, keeping and a matchwinning batsman to boot.

 

[honestbharani]

Mostly a reserve keeper. Was too important as batsman and skipper to keep much I reckon.

Kept a couple of overs in this game at Port Elizabeth: St George's Park - Springboks win Test with 40 minutes to spare

Mostly he did a bit of everything. Captaincy, bowling, fielding, keeping and a matchwinning batsman to boot.

you know... the self promotion of your team is worse than the self promotion of IPL..

 

[Matt79]

Ha - he kept a single over to the wicket-keeper when the match was clearly lost - "made rather less of a formality". Nice find, but a bit of a stretch

 

[Cevno]

With the likes of Bert sutcliffe, Dilshan , Walcott keeping their are bound to be some Kamran Akmal moments or even worse which could prove costly

 

[Himannv]

Hehe, I had to do a lot of digging around in that New Zealand round lol..

HB, I know man, I know. marketing at its best :P

 

[Somerset]

Yeh as much as I've gone for some part-time keepers in drafts in the past (Dilshan for instance) I think Bert Sutcliffe's a bit of a stretch. You've got an awesome top order though and thats not even including Sehwag!

 

[Himannv]

Yeh as much as I've gone for some part-time keepers in drafts in the past (Dilshan for instance) I think Bert Sutcliffe's a bit of a stretch. You've got an awesome top order though and thats not even including Sehwag!

Yeah, I agree. Viv was simply too tempting in the end, much like Hobbs was in the England round. Neither was an ideal pick. I would have settled for Walcott but he was already picked so..

 

[Blakus]

Well, you still have the option of going with a conventional 6-1-4 line up. Although you'd need a high quality spinner to make it work.

 

[Himannv]

Quite so. There are a few good options still remaining but remains to be seen if I can get them.

 

[honestbharani]

With the likes of Bert sutcliffe, Dilshan , Walcott keeping their are bound to be some Kamran Akmal moments or even worse which could prove costly

Nah.. Walcott was good. It was just that he was so much better with the bat that he gave up the gloves..

 

[Cevno]

Nah.. Walcott was good. It was just that he was so much better with the bat that he gave up the gloves..

Didn't he have back problems which made it difficult for him to keep?

Do not know how he would have done against spinners though with his big frame.

Certainly though,he has a better pedigree than the other two i mentioned as a keeper.

 

[Zinzan]

1 Herbert Sutcliffe 4500+ runs @ 60
2
3 Brian Lara 10000+ runs @ 52
4 Javed Miandad ]8000+ runs @ 52
5 Jacques Kallis 10000+ runs @ 55, 261 wickets @ 31
6
7 Tillakaratne Dilshan (WK) 3500+ runs @ 43
8 Shane Warne 3000+ runs @ 17, 708 wickets @ 25
9 Anil Kumble 2500+ runs @ 17, 619 wickets @ 29
10
11 Jack Cowie 45 wickets @ 21[

BTW Matt, I'm still yet to get first pick Mr Imran Khan

 

[Himannv]

1 Herbert Sutcliffe 4500+ runs @ 60
2
3 Jacques Kallis 10000+ runs @ 55, 261 wickets @ 31
4 Javed Miandad ]8000+ runs @ 52
5
6
7 Tillakaratne Dilshan (WK) 3500+ runs @ 43
8 Shane Warne 3000+ runs @ 17, 708 wickets @ 25
9 Anil Kumble 2500+ runs @ 17, 619 wickets @ 29
10 Joel Garner 259 wickets @ 20
11 Jack Cowie 45 wickets @ 21[

BTW Matt, I'm still yet to get first pick Mr Imran Khan

garner was already picked by Cevno.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Shut up shut up shut up!!!! Just 3 hours to go!

 

[Himannv]

Lol. :d

 

[Zinzan]

garner was already picked by Cevno.

Edited

 

[G.I.Joe]

garner was already picked by Cevno.

You had to be a smart arse, didn't you?

 

[Himannv]

You had to be a smart arse, didn't you?

Haha my bad mate. Didn't see that side of the strategy

 

[G.I.Joe]

Ray Lindwall (21.15, 23.03)
Fred Trueman (13.81, 21.57)
Waqar Younis (10.2, 23.56

Hell of a combination of quicks IMO.

You ain't seen nothing yet~


Michael Holding


Stewie Dempster (65.72)
*
Kumar Sangakkara (55.10)
*
*
MS Dhoni (42.59, 113c, 20st) +
Aubrey Faulkner (40.79, 26.58)
Ray Lindwall (21.15, 23.03)
Michael Holding (13.78, 23.68)
Fred Trueman (13.81, 21.57)
Waqar Younis (10.2, 23.56)

Quake in your boots, mother****ers!

 

[99*]

Quake in your boots, mother****ers!

Na, would rather not.