The Stealers Draft

[watson]

Feel sorry for Bagapath because Davidson - Miller - Pollock - Benaud - Tayfield is about as good as any attack on show, even if it biased toward spin a little. The only reason why the team didn't collect more votes that I can think of is that Amla and Flower probably needed someone other than Inzamam sitting between them.

01. Matthew Hayden
02. Virender Sehwag
03. Hashim Amla
04. Inzamam Ul-Haq
05. Andy Flower
06. AB de Villiers +
07. Keith Miller (3)
08. Richie Benaud *(4)
09. Alan Davidson (2)
10. Peter Pollock (1)
11. Hugh Tayfield (5)

As for my team, I think the overall bowling is strong enough but the frontline fast bowlers are all too same-ish, and probably needed better back-up than Underwood - Worrell - Dexter - Simpson. I've noticed that teams who have a good batting keeper at No.6 followed by 5 classy bowlers who can bat a bit, or teams with a 'balanced' allrounder at No.6 followed by a strong keeper batsman and No.8 tend to do well these days.

Also, I have finally come to the conclusion that Bob Simpson is vote neutral at best, and really needs a gold tier ATG beside him. Jazzing Simpson up with an attacking batsman like Fredericks probably doesn't quite cut the mustard.

 

[weldone]

I'd vote for Bagapath if he had an opener who has the reputation of playing top-class pace bowling in testing conditions. I like Sehwag and Hayden, and they are good enough to fetch my vote in most other drafts, but the standard of this draft is quite high.

On a side note, Andy Flower should really be behind the wickets in that team.

 

[Saint Kopite]

My team is either winning the test match or losing it. We don't beleive in draws. They are overrated.

 

[Saint Kopite]

So, kyear2 wins The Stealers Draft. Congrats, mate!

Hard Luck, AldoRaine18.

 

[AldoRaine18]

Congrats, Kyear!

 

[kyear2]

Thanks guys.

My first draft win.

 

[watson]

Thanks guys.

My first draft win.

Yeah, congrat's kyear for a very nice team! However........

March 2013: Draft League Season 5
WINNER: KYEAR
Runner-Up: Baxter
Draft Manager: Jager
http://www.cricketweb.net/forum/cricket-chat/59328-draft-league-season-5-voting-thread.html

Winning Team
01. Sunil Gavaskar
02. Alec Stewart
03. Ricky Ponting
04. Sachin Tendulkar
05. Douglas Jardine*
06. Mushtaq Mohammad
07. Mike Procter
08. Richie Benuad
09. Malcolm Marshall
10. John Maclean +
11. John Snow

 

[kyear2]

Didn't remember that one.

My key to draft success is obviously Marshall.