The "Also-Rans" Test Draft

[Line and Length]

A toss up between two. I'll take Dean Jones

@Himannv

 

[Himannv]

Hugh Trumble

 

[Himannv]

@Fuller Pilch

 

[ataraxia]

Would prefer to keep it at 11 and have a follow-up draft.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Devon Conway (probably batting 3, but can also open if required)

Team so far:

01. Matthew Hayden
02. ...??/Devon Conway
03. Devon Conway/...??
04. Mahela Jayawardene (c)
05. Doug Walters
06. Andy Flower (wk)
07. Shakib Al Hasan
08. Kyle Jamieson
09. Ryan Harris
10. Derek Underwood
11. Jack Cowie

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Round 11.
Starting with @HookShot

 

[trundler]

Bruce Mitchell
Hanif Mohammad
Clem Hill*
Younis Khan
Mohammad Yousuf
Clive Lloyd
-
Maurice Tate
George Lohmann
Rangana Herath
Neil Adcock

Of course, Hill bats 3 and captains.

 

[HookShot]

That went quick. Back in 10 mins.

 

[HookShot]

Sorry work got in the way….

Godfrey Evans

 

[Teuton]

Damien Martyn

@JOJOXI (i think he still has a catch-up too)

 

[Teuton]

Alastair Cook

David Warner

Kane Williamson c

AB de Villiers

Ted Dexter

Damien Martyn

Quinton de Kock

Mike Procter

Wes Hall

Bill Johnston

BS Chandrasekhar

 

[Line and Length]

The remainder of Round 11:

@JOJOXI + a catch-up = 2 picks.
Nikhil99.99
Bitmap
Fuller Pilch
Pothas
honestbharani
AndrewB
ankitj
Red
trundler
Line & Length
CricAddict
Himannv
ataraxia

 

[ankitj]

Why is R11 not free for all?

 

[Line and Length]

Why is R11 not free for all?

I was trying to redress an imbalance of the draws in the previous rounds.

 

[Line and Length]

Bruce Mitchell
Hanif Mohammad
Clem Hill*
Younis Khan
Mohammad Yousuf
Clive Lloyd
-
Maurice Tate
George Lohmann
Rangana Herath
Neil Adcock

Of course, Hill bats 3 and captains.

Captains ahead of Clive Lloyd? A big call.

 

[ankitj]

I was trying to redress an imbalance of the draws in the previous rounds.

There is no imbalance if every even round is reverse of odd rounds. You overthink this.

 

[JOJOXI]

Apologies for the delay


Roy Fredericks and Mohammed Rizwan

Roy Fredericks
Gary Kirsten
Ian Chappell (c)
Everton Weekes
Michael Clarke
Mohammed Rizwan (wk)
Chris Cairns
Richie Benaud
Charlie Griffith
Shane Bond
Lance Gibbs

 

[Fuller Pilch]

@Nikhil99.99

 

[CricAddict]

There is no imbalance if every even round is reverse of odd rounds. You overthink this.

Yes. Agree with you. Also, luck always evens out. Those with initial picks in earlier rounds of this draft will get late picks in other drafts.

 

[Nikhil99.99]

Pujara
The team
Mankad(5)
Merchant
Pujara
Grace(vc)(6)
Hendren
Jardine(c)
Dujon(wk)
Johnson(4)
Larwood(1)
Bumrah(2)
Spofforth (3)

@Bitmap