Cricket trade week

[Matt79]

Saj for Pollock (they may go for it)

Flintoff and Bell for Lee, Katich, Jaques

Very interesting. If you thought Flintoff was any chance of being regularly fit, you'd take that quite happily, but as it is, its a bit of a gamble.

 

[The Sean]

Actually, Asif troubled South Africa quite a bit in South Africa, which is where Clark had his success. I think Clark would be cannon fodder in Pakistani conditions. It'll certainly be interesting to see how he goes when he tours there.

I know mate - see my previous post.

I should have put an emoticon next to my initial statement....

 

[Matt79]

Yeah, I chose to be selective in my analysis...

I'm shocked anyone would do that on CW...

 

[Prince EWS]

I'm shocked anyone would do that on CW...

 

[The Sean]

I'm shocked anyone would do that on CW...

Well mate I was noticing the other day during all these Warne/Murali/Lillee/Viv/Strike Rate debates that the one thing no one EVER does is to selectively manipulate data to suit their own point of view. It stunned me, to be honest, and I felt it was about time someone brought that to the table...

 

[Matt79]

It's so obvious now... You've taken this forum in a brave new direction

 

[The Sean]

I'm a dead set visionary. Seriously.

You'll thank me when blokes like Rich and Kaz follow my lead and start bringing selectivity into their arguments.

 

[readie]

AB Devilliers for Stuart Clark

 

[Matt79]

Why would that be a good deal for Australia?

 

[vic_orthdox]

Mitchell Johnson for Piyush Chawla
Doug Bollinger for Kapugadera (sp)
Mark Cosgrove for Jerome Taylor

 

[readie]

Why would that be a good deal for Australia?

gilly will retire soon and i dont want to have to give the gloves to haddin if u ask me it would depend on how luke ronchi develops in the next yr or so for mine but yer

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Mitchell Johnson for James Anderson.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Here's one for the Sri Lankans.

Michael Clarke, Hilfenhaus and Crosthwaite for Muralitharan.

You get one established star, one pace bowler with huge wraps on him and a keeper who may be a slight improvement on your current one for a freak and the best bowler around, but with some doubt about how long he will go on.

 

[silentstriker]

You reckon Asif is worth four times what Stu Clark is?

Nah, the players I offered are not 'four times' more than what I offered. Maybe twice, due to age primarily.

Hmm, Your best bat and whole seam attack for an unproven, injury prone player that has played only 10 Tests in nearly 3 years

Yea, well the batting isn't going to get better and the bowling will continue to suck. So I'll have a guy who might be good but gets injured than guys who I know won't be good at all.

SS, we'll give you a newly unretired Glenn McGrath for Dravid, Dhoni, and Kumble - deal?

I'll tell you what - you can have Dhoni for free and I'll throw in whoever else you want.

 

[silentstriker]

Mitchell Johnson for Piyush Chawla

Deal.

 

[TT Boy]

Hashim Amla for Aftab Ahmed.

 

[Pup Clarke]

 

[PhoenixFire]

Chris Tremlett for Morne Morkel.

 

[steds]

Andrew Strauss for Dave Mohammed
Liam Plunkett for Uttam Sarkar
Ian Bell for Lasith Malinga

Sift out the ailing Strauss and replace with a younger model, swap a very good Test and decent (if a bit slow) ODI bat with the potential to get better for a very good ODI and decent (if a bit expensive) Test quick with the potential to get better, and unite the best left arm spinner in the world with some bloke called Panesar. Sorted.

 

[haroon510]

In any case (specific trades):
Rahul Dravid for Stuart Clark.
Rahul Dravid, Sreesanth, Munaf Patel, Irfan Pathan for Mohammad Asif.

would pakistan use the crap that u r offering to pakistan for asif... ? i personally think pak is better of with asif than those crappy players that u r offering...u would have a deal if u would offer, sachin, dohni, yuvraj singh and ganguly for asif ..