Team of the Year 2016

[Spark]

Always curious to see what people what come up with. Here's one attempt that I mostly agree with: Home | Live Scores & Latest News | Fox Sports though I'm not sure about Azhar Ali as the opener.

 

[Athlai]

Toty? What an awful thread title.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Yeah I'd mostly agree with that. Not sure about the 2 specialist spinners but I guess since the team will never actually play things like team balance don't really matter.

 

[morgieb]

Mostly agree with the Fox Sports XI but I'd try and find room for de Kock at least. Not sure on Brathwaite either, apart from that Test in the UAE I don't think he did a hell lot.

 

[morgieb]

Toty? What an awful thread title.

Initially thought we were looking at Thread of the Year lol

 

[Athlai]

Statistically

On batting top 7 (10 innings min, positions 1-2 and 3 chosen by best statistically in that position, then 4-6 by stats for 3-6, then wicket keeper chosen by keepers alone)

Azhar Ali 734 @ 61.16
KC Braithwaite 592 @ 59.20
CA Pujara 836 @ 55.73
V Kohli 1215 @ 75.93
SDP Smith 914 @ 60.93
LRPL Taylor 606 @ 60.60 (Bairstow 1470 @ 58.80 would be more accurate though, Taylor scored those runs against Zimbabwe mostly)
Q de Kock 589 @ 65.44

On bowling (15w min)

Mehedi Hasan Miraz 19 @ 15.63
HMRKB Herath 54 @ 17.53
N Wagner 41 @ 21.04
MA Starc 45 @ 21.51
K Rabada 42 @ 22.23

Best allrounders

R Ashwin 612 @ 43.71, 72 @ 23.90
BA Stokes 904 @ 45.20, 33 @ 25.81
RA Jadeja 375 @ 37.50, 43 @ 24.55
Woakes 493 @ 30.81, 41 @ 25.41

 

[Furball]

Toughie.

I'd probably go:

Cook
?????
Smith
Kohli
Root
Stokes
Bairstow
Ashwin
Starc
Rabada
Anderson

There's probably a couple of glaring omissions there. Root doesn't feel particularly right but other than Kohli and Bairstow I can't really think of any batsmen that have had amazing years. You could maybe drop Stokes for a specialist bat but he's had an amazing year with bat and ball.

Anderson/Starc over Herath probably the most contentious call but minnow bashing Zimbabwe and Australia isn't that impressive IMO

 

[Furball]

Had no idea Wagner had such a good year which shows how much attention I paid to New Zealand v Pakistan.

 

[Spark]

Toty? What an awful thread title.

i'm lazy. but will fix

 

[Athlai]

Had no idea Wagner had such a good year which shows how much attention I paid to New Zealand v Pakistan.

He did pretty well against Australia and South Africa when we got trounced. Unfortunately Southee/Boult didn't turn up so we got totally paddled.

 

[Spark]

Toughie.

I'd probably go:

Cook
?????
Smith
Kohli
Root
Stokes
Bairstow
Ashwin
Starc
Rabada
Anderson

There's probably a couple of glaring omissions there. Root doesn't feel particularly right but other than Kohli and Bairstow I can't really think of any keepers that have had amazing years. You could maybe drop Stokes for a specialist bat but he's had an amazing year with bat and ball.

Anderson/Starc over Herath probably the most contentious call but minnow bashing Zimbabwe and Australia isn't that impressive IMO

De Kock instead of Kohli, right?

 

[Furball]

I picked Kohli.

 

[Spark]

I picked Kohli.

Yeah meant for keeper ha

 

[Athlai]

now team of the year all lower case? wac

 

[Spark]

now team of the year all lower case? wac

you're not getting any more out of me

 

[Furball]

On a serious note de Kock could replace Root and Bairstoe goes to 5.

 

[Spark]

Nah you gotta pick Root.

 

[Gnske]

Yeah, who else can make a flashy 80 and then disappoint legions of fans

 

[Cabinet96]

Sorry couldn't handle that title.

 

[Athlai]

Cabinet mod of the year? Yes imo.