Team of the Year 2019

[ankitj]

Lyon and Jadeja both averaged 34.5 this year. Ashwin isn't an ideal choice because he was not picked for tests in West Indies at all but averaged 24 despite a bunch of dropped catches as vcs said. I'll take him for Lyon. Will go with the rest of OP XI.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

How does Jason Holder not make this side? He averages better with the bat than Stokes this year playing against India and England and has 20 wickets at 18 or so.

 

[ankitj]

Good shout that. Definitely doing more with ball than Stokes, while averaging about the same with bat.

 

[Coronis]

How does Jason Holder not make this side? He averages better with the bat than Stokes this year playing against India and England and has 20 wickets at 18 or so.

Agreed. Also how does Babar have 3 centuries with a high score of 104.. idk if he grabs a spot in the middle order. Rashid Khan should be the spinner.

 

[ankitj]

Here's Rashid Khan's test match list: Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

Played just 3 games and struggled against West Indies. Not enough to be considered IMO. Reason Bumrah is not in conversation is also because he only played 3 games in the year.

 

[trundler]

Lyon and Jadeja both averaged 34.5 this year. Ashwin isn't an ideal choice because he was not picked for tests in West Indies at all but averaged 24 despite a bunch of dropped catches as vcs said. I'll take him for Lyon. Will go with the rest of OP XI.

I'll have one of these.

Also I'm loving these yearly review threads

 

[honestbharani]

I've got no real dramas with four quicks. Five is evil though.

You think Langer ain't getting Mitch Marsh back?

 

[Coronis]

Here's Rashid Khan's test match list: Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

Played just 3 games and struggled against West Indies. Not enough to be considered IMO. Reason Bumrah is not in conversation is also because he only played 3 games in the year.

Nah go Rashid, none of the other spinners had great years and Afghanistan deserves a place!

 

[trundler]

I love me some Maharaj. Looks to have a much higher ceiling than Lyon but it's a shame he's not done much lately. Gets plenty of turn on most tracks.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Agarwal
Latham
Shan
Marnus
Smith
Stokes
Watling
Cummins
Lyon
Wagner
Lakmal

 

[Malcolm]

Agarwal
Latham
Labu
Smith
Rahane
Stokes
Watling
Aswin
Starc
Cummins
Shami

 

[marc71178]

Good shout that. Definitely doing more with ball than Stokes, while averaging about the same with bat.

So you’d bat him at 5 then?

 

[Athlai]

wait we have new rules?

I don't know what I was expecting when I read them just now. Same boring shite

 

[The Battlers Prince]

So you’d bat him at 5 then?

Stokes isn’t good enough for a world XI number 5. He’s worth X to a team and Holder is worth Y. Watling to 6 and Holder at 7

 

[tony p]

How does Jason Holder not make this side? He averages better with the bat than Stokes this year playing against India and England and has 20 wickets at 18 or so.

because he's not ben stokes and doesn't play for england.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

because he's not ben stokes and doesn't play for england.

Lol I think you’re on the money

 

[Bijed]

How does Jason Holder not make this side? He averages better with the bat than Stokes this year playing against India and England and has 20 wickets at 18 or so.

He's quality and his bowling has been great this year, but his batting this year has been literally one (admittedly very) big score. Just ignoring a batsman's highest score is obviously wrong, but anyone would need more than score that to justify a spot in the top 6 of the year imo. In fairness you could probably argue him in as a bowler in his own right this year if you wanted and his batting would be a big bonus lower down

 

[Prince EWS]

I don't know what I was expecting when I read them just now. Same boring shite

Yeah it's not so much that we have new rules as it is we tidied up and clarified the same ones we had for anyone who decided to look them up.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

He's quality and his bowling has been great this year, but his batting this year has been literally one (admittedly very) big score. Just ignoring a batsman's highest score is obviously wrong, but anyone would need more than score that to justify a spot in the top 6 of the year imo. In fairness you could probably argue him in as a bowler in his own right this year if you wanted and his batting would be a big bonus lower down

That would be true. I’m saying bat Watling at 6 though. Holder at 7

 

[Daemon]

Love myself some Jason Holder too, but he's made one double and nothing else this year, so unless he's being picked as one of the four bowlers (which Is possible if you're going for some h4x batting depth) I think he's just unlucky Stokes exists.

edit: multi tab owned. what bijed said basically.