The ATG World XI's game

[kingkallis]

See we have Hadlee, Ambrose, Murali so I'd pick Wasim Akram as my No.9

 

[ankitj]

My vote for Sydney Barnes, in that case.

 

[NUFAN]

Alright, so in this round we can basically just choose any two players and then we'll fit them into the side, but the general idea is that we absolutely need one extra bowler and then the next pick can be whatever we see fit?

Choose one player a bowler this round. We find out who has the most votes and then tomorrow we fill the last remaining spot. At this stage the last remaining spot is listed to come in at 6, while this spot does have to be a bowler of some sort.

 

[Jager]

Alright, for sure. I'll pick Keith Miller now because he's the finest bowling all-rounder that we have available. Perfectly suited to bowling at first change, plus he adds great depth to our batting order seeing as he was good enough to bat at 3 for Australia when asked (he spent most of his time at 5, I believe).

 

[G.I.Joe]

We have Gilchrist at 7 in the World XI and Knott at 7 for the A team.
The first team already has an advantage in the batting department that would only be strengthened if we played Miller at 6 in the A team. Miller and Knott are vastly inferior as batsmen to Sobers and Gilchrist. IMO we need a batsman/Kallis at 6 here and a bowler/bowling all-rounder at 9.

I can't decide whether to vote Miller or Barnes at 9.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Wasim Akram

Have moved away from my prior selection of Trueman, as I think Akram suits the make-up of the side a little better. Left armer, providing some rough for Murali to work into, and better suited to batting at 9, plus he still provides the wicket-taking, aggressive bowling that would complement Ambrose and Hadlee very well.

 

[The Sean]

I want Miller in this team so I'll vote for him now, even though I'd generally vote to bat him at 6.

 

[Mike5181]

We have Gilchrist at 7 in the World XI and Knott at 7 for the A team.
The first team already has an advantage in the batting department that would only be strengthened if we played Miller at 6 in the A team. Miller and Knott are vastly inferior as batsmen to Sobers and Gilchrist. IMO we need a batsman/Kallis at 6 here and a bowler/bowling all-rounder at 9.

I can't decide whether to vote Miller or Barnes at 9.

Akram for number 9.

I'm thinking Kallis for number 6 in the next vote.

 

[Jager]

We have Gilchrist at 7 in the World XI and Knott at 7 for the A team.
The first team already has an advantage in the batting department that would only be strengthened if we played Miller at 6 in the A team. Miller and Knott are vastly inferior as batsmen to Sobers and Gilchrist. IMO we need a batsman/Kallis at 6 here and a bowler/bowling all-rounder at 9.

I can't decide whether to vote Miller or Barnes at 9.

That's what I was getting at. I chose Miller here so the batting lineup is far stronger and then we can pick Kallis at 6. When we rearrange the batting lineup, Miller will surely bat at 7 and knock Knott back to 8.

 

[NUFAN]

Kallis is an interesting one as I think you could kind of build your World B (or ideally World C) team around him, while I think he'll look out of place in this lineup especially at number 6. He's not good enough to make one of the other 3 middle order batsman move down either. I guess that's a debate more for tomorrow and it will depend on who gets selected this round.

 

[Jager]

Official extra bowler vote tally
Last contributor: Jacknife

Akram: 6
Barnes: 1
Miller: 5
Davidson: 2

Also, could everyone please put their votes in italics or bold if their selections are in a piece of text? It makes it easier to count when I am double-checking.

 

[Jarquis]

Imran

 

[Howe_zat]

Miller.

Would have Knott at #8.

 

[Cevno]

Wasim Akram

Was a choice between him and Pollock.

 

[Blakus]

Interesting choice here. Will go for Miller to bat at 7. Knott will make an impressive number 8

 

[ankitj]

We have Gilchrist at 7 in the World XI and Knott at 7 for the A team.
The first team already has an advantage in the batting department that would only be strengthened if we played Miller at 6 in the A team. Miller and Knott are vastly inferior as batsmen to Sobers and Gilchrist. IMO we need a batsman/Kallis at 6 here and a bowler/bowling all-rounder at 9.

I can't decide whether to vote Miller or Barnes at 9.

Good point. So if we select Kallis and Miller, we end up with a similar bowling strength as the first XI. The batting is still going to be inferior with Bradman and Gilchrist leaving their counterparts far behind. Would have been a good idea to use Walcott or Sangakkara or Flower as wicket-keeper?

 

[Jager]

Good point. So if we select Kallis and Miller, we end up with a similar bowling strength as the first XI. The batting is still going to be inferior with Bradman and Gilchrist leaving their counterparts far behind. Would have been a good idea to use Walcott or Sangakkara or Flower as wicket-keeper?

Interesting. We have Hammond as a fifth bowler at this moment. In ITC, can you factor in wicketkeeping skill?

 

[marc71178]

Have to say I prefer the shortlist approach (with amendments as people suggest them) - less likely to miss someone in that scenario.

I'll go Davidson using Vic's reasoning but picking the better bowler.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Have to say I prefer the shortlist approach (with amendments as people suggest them) - less likely to miss someone in that scenario.

I'll go Davidson using Vic's reasoning but picking the better bowler.

Was a toss-up between the two for me, but thought that with Ambrose, Murali and Hadlee all very capable of keeping it tight, Davison plays too similar a role.

 

[morgieb]

Wasim Akram (wanted Barnes but I think the tail may be a little long if I do pick him)