A different kind of test cricket DRAFT

[jimmy101]

Who is Jarrod Kimber?

 

[mr_mister]

did Hayden play a match for Australian '99?

 

[morgieb]

did Hayden play a match for Australian '99?

No and I don't think Lehmann, Hogg or Martyn did either. Possibly counting all cricketers who timespan for that particular country contained 1999.

 

[morgieb]

Who is Jarrod Kimber?

Australian cricket writer

Must be a typo/misname.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Right needs some corrections to the squad

 

[mr_mister]

Lehman would have in January, he replaced Ponting halfway during the '98/99 Ashes series


and Martyn played a bunch of ODIs so that's why I assumed he was in. You're right about Hogg though def didnt

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Corrected

Hopefully okay now

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Howe > mr_mister > The Battler's Prince

 

[Howe_zat]

Australia 1948 thanks

1. S Barnes
2. A Morris
3. D Bradman
4. N Harvey
5. L Hassett
6. K Miller
7. D Tallon
8. C McCool / I Johnston
9. R Lindwall
10. W Johnston
11. E Toshack

 

[Howe_zat]

I am also in a simming league elsewhere where someone got Bradman and it sucks so

 

[mr_mister]

haha was hoping your proud British roots would make you choose an english side and leave me Bradman

 

[mr_mister]

I would have gone 1946 so I could have snuk in Bill O'Reilly

 

[mr_mister]

After looking at a lot of years surrounding this one, England's 1955 gives me the best available squad. England were spoilt for choice in the 1950s


Batsman:

Len Hutton
Tom Graveney
Colin Cowdrey
John Edrich
Denis Compton
Peter May
Ken Barrington
Reg Simpson

Keepers:

Godfrey Evans

All Rounders:

Trevor Bailey
Brian Close

Bowlers:

Fred Trueman
Frank Tyson
Brian Statham
Alec Bedser
Jim Laker
Tony Lock
Johnny Wardle
Bob Appleyard
Fred Titmus



That's not even everyone but that's good enough. Light on back-up keepers (Keith Andrew played in the 54-55 series but didn't actually play in 1955) and Cyril Washbook played one more test in 1956 but none in 1955. Whatever, 1955 is the best option here. Such massive depth of bowlers and batsman, happy with this

So lucky to get a debuting Barrington and a retiring Hutton in the same year, as well as Trueman and Bedser who only played a test each in '55 as Tyson and Statham did most of the pacework. But happy to have all 4 to pick from

 

[kingkallis]

Can I change my year to have Hayden since its not going to overlap with any other team?

 

[mr_mister]

I thought you chose '99 specifically to get Healy and Gilchrist in case of a keeper injury... do simulations have injuries occur in them? Everyone was worried about back-up keepers in that FC draft currently running

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Can I change my year to have Hayden since its not going to overlap with any other team?

If everyone is ok with it

 

[kingkallis]

I thought you chose '99 specifically to get Healy and Gilchrist in case of a keeper injury... do simulations have injuries occur in them? Everyone was worried about back-up keepers in that FC draft currently running

No they dont get injured in sims :P

 

[morgieb]

Holy ****, that England bowling unit. Think it might even be better than the WIndies.

 

[mr_mister]

Well I'm fine with it. I think your 31 years rule should be adjusted accordingly, atm West Indies early 1950s squad is unavaible (with the 3 W's and Ramadin/Valentine) because its technically within 31 years of 1979 despite none of those players even making it 1969 let alone 1979.

So discretion should be used I think.

 

[morgieb]

No they dont get injured in sims :P

Depends on the sim. VC4, no, ITC, yes.