Test draft - players can only be picked from 3 nominated countries and decades

[Himannv]

Not sure if it’s my turn. Michael Slater.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Jason Gillespie

Matthew Hayden
Justin Langer
Ricky Ponting
Marnus Labuschagne
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Damien Martyn
Quinton de Kock (+)
Vernon Philander (2)
Shane Warne (*) (4)
Jason Gillespie (3)
Waqar Younis (1)

 

[mr_mister]

just waiting on @Himannv to post his final XI and @honestbharani to finalise KK's team

 

[Himannv]

01. Hanif Mohammed /
02. Michael Slater /
03. Ted Dexter /o
04. Peter May* /
05. Denis Compton /
06. Lindsay Hassett /
07. Adam Gilchrist+ /
08. Brian Statham o
09. Shoaib Akhtar o
10. Stuart Macgill o
11. Glenn McGrath o

 

[ataraxia]

1) Gary Kirsten /
2) Trevor Goddard o /
3) Kumar Sangakkara /
4) Hashim Amla /
5) Mahela Jayawardene* /
6) AB de Villiers /
7) John Waite + /
8) Andrew Flintoff o /
9) Dale Steyn o
10) James Anderson o
11) Muttiah Muralitharan o

I like it. Could've been better, but hey, it's not bad. In anticipation of the 'not enough bowling' complaints, it pays to remember that Murali and Goddard get through a whole lot of overs.

 

[ankitj]

What's the best XI you would make under the rules of this draft? I guess choosing WIs 70s and Aus 90s is a no brainer. Then just need to sort out opening batters for which I would go Eng 00s. It means Sobers misses out but this is gun:

Jack Hobbs
Matthew Hayden
Viv Richards
Brian Lara
Greg Chappell
Adam Gilchrist
Malcolm Marshall
Shane Warne
Dennis Lillee
Glenn McGrath
Sydney Barnes

How does that look? It uses AUS, WI, ENG from 1900s, 1970s, 1990s

 

[mr_mister]

Yeah, you can even make a very solid second XI from that core 2 boxes if you change the third one from England 00s to England 40s


Greenidge
Morris
Ponting
Weekes
Worrell *
Walcott
Miller
Evans +
Lindwall
Laker
Garner


You've still got Harvey, Holding and Roberts on the bench!

 

[ataraxia]

B Richards
G Smith
Ponting*
Kallis
Lara
V Richards
Gilchrist +
Marshall
Warne
Steyn
McGrath

 

[mr_mister]

also i'll get the voting thread up tomorrow. Don't think @honestbharani can be bothered finishing his side...

 

[ankitj]

May be my combo has one bowler too many, especially with none of them being genuine all-rounders

 

[honestbharani]

also i'll get the voting thread up tomorrow. Don't think @honestbharani can be bothered finishing his side...

Sorry, was held up between work and the test. Will finish it today in a couple of hours.

 

[honestbharani]

Tom Latham


EDIT: reminded that I cant select Ben Stokes.

 

[honestbharani]

Sunil Gavaskar

Mark Taylor ©

Kane Williamson (vc)

Sachin Tendulkar

Tom Latham

Kapil Dev

Rod Marsh

Ravi Ashwin

Pat Cummins

Richard Hadlee

Trent Boult




A really cool side that I would love to watch. Would be in the game in all conditions and even in the subcontinent with reverse swing and Ashwin, Sachin and KW providing the required spin.

 

[ankitj]

@honestbharani Dude aren't you picking from 4 countries? I can see NZ, AUS, IND, ENG.

 

[honestbharani]

Ah crap, I knew I was missing something. Since I did not play the draft originally, think it slipped me. Will repick.

 

[ankitj]

Ravi Jadeja


EDIT: reminded that I cant select Ben Stokes.

Like Jadeja will last until Round 11

 

[honestbharani]

Man, I give up. Gimme any leftie who can bat middle order.

 

[Himannv]

Man, I give up. Gimme any leftie who can bat middle order.

I've not followed this draft much so I'm obviously missing some better players. Some I can see at a glance: Pujara, Azharuddin, Dean Jones, David Boon.

 

[mr_mister]

I'll give him Azhar as the rest bat 3

 

[honestbharani]

It was really kind of you Heman and mr2, but I did manage to finish my side.