Yet another one: ATG Mixed Nations Test Draft

[Agent TBY]

Bunch of spinners to choose from, but with my three pacers all being right-handed and bound to leave foot marks outside leg, I'll go with Hedley Verity.

That leaves me with a final team of:

Odd Jobs XI

1. Bert Sutcliffe
2. Imrul Kayes
3. Don Bradman (c)
4. Denis Compton (6)
5. AB de Villiers (wk)
6. Angelo Mathews (5)
7. Murray Goodwin
8. Kapil Dev (3)
9. Hedley Verity (4)
10. Fazal Mahmood (2)
11. Curtly Ambrose (1)

 

[NZTailender]

Sweet, we're all done

 

[The Battlers Prince]

I was going to have Dravid keep at one point in this team ha.

I choose Clarrie Grimmett. Pretty decent player to still be around at this stage.


Greenidge
Dilshan
Dravid
Hammond (4)
Inzamam
Ashraful
Taibu +
Hadlee (1)
Lindwall (2)
Grimmett (5)
Ntini (3)


Haven't decide on a captain yet. Ashraful going by his average probably deserved to bat 9 in this team... though he did score 6 tons. Strong batting, strong bowling, fair few superstars in there. I'm happy with it.

That's a nice side! I thought Grimmett would go earlier too, and Taibu keeping should go well to that attack. Well done mate

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Ha. you only noticed it because Pews said it. Admit it. I almost got away with it.

Haha did not notice it. PEWS crashed the parteyyyyyyyy. Kingkallis too I bet.

 

[Zinzan]

Should allow at least 24 hours for folks to confirm captains & batting & bowling orders.

 

[Zinzan]

Not my greatest draft to date tbh. Got a bit flustered after starting 2nd to last in Round 1 and probably picked my West Indian (Richards) & my Australian (Gilchrist) too early in hindsight. Recovered well in the end, but still tactically not my best effort.

One thing that can't be denied is it's an incredibly attacking batting line-up with Hayden, Richards, Gilchrist, Kohli, Pollock & Zaheer Abbas (with a ODI SR of 84 in the 70s-80s). Would be quite some spectacle.

The undoubted star of the bowling attack is S F Barnes, supported by the aggressive Shane Bond and the conscionable Shaun Pollock. Then the very useful left arm-spin of Herath and part-time spin of Hossain.

Viv Richards to captain the side.

Named in the honour of Frank Constanza, having watched the 'Festivus' episode last week.



Frank Constanza's Festivus XI

1. Brendan Taylor
2. Matthew Hayden
3. Viv Richards* 6
4. Virat Kohli
5. Zaheer Abbas
6. Nasir Hossain 5
7. Adam Gilchrist +
8. Shaun Pollock 2
9. Rangana Herath 4
10. Sydney Barnes 3
11. Shane Bond 1

 

[AldoRaine18]

So who's setting up the poll? mrmister looks like he's been a bit busy.

 

[mr_mister]

i can do it tonight. its true ive been busy with uni

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Schearzieh XI
1. Barry Richards\ RotW
2. Saeed Anwar\ Pakistan
3. Kane Williamson\ New Zealand
4. Vijay Hazare\ India
5. Thilan Samaraweera\ Sri Lanka
6. Shakib Al Hasan\• *Bangladesh
7. Les Ames\+ England
8. Heath Streak•\ Zimbabwe
9. Peter Pollock•\ South Africa
10. Wes Hall• West Indies
11. Bill O'Reilly• Australia

 

[Zinzan]

No bowling order Schearzie? I'm assuming Hall and Pollock to open, Streak first change, followed by O'Reilly, Shakib & Williamson (if you needed a 6th bowler).

 

[The Battlers Prince]

I wouldn't mind Richards bowling before Williamson either sometimes