kingkallis
International Coach
We will hire a decent coach to take care of that
Jaco is a very decent player and will adapt quickly for sure. haha!
Jaco is a very decent player and will adapt quickly for sure. haha!
Indeed. I only picked the second half of it though.PEWS has the worst team
That is a pretty good team. But Ian Botham wasn't that great at ODIs. Might call him Afridi-ishMonk's ODI XI
- Sachin Tendulkar /
- Brad Haddin /+
- Dean Jones /
- Ross Taylor /
- Mohammed Azharruddin
- Darren Lehmann /o
- Ian Botham /o
- Simon O'Donnell /o
- Peter Taylor o
- Dennis Lillee o
- Curtly Ambrose o
Quite pleased with the outcome of this team.
- Tight bowling unit. Ambrose and Lillee will share the new ball, and strike a few times with it, putting the opposition under pressure. Both are very capable of keeping it tight. Botham and O'Donnell share the all rounder duties. O'Donnell was one of the first guys in ODIs to master the slower variations and become acclaimed as a "death" bowler. Beefy will be likely to take wickets and get in the face of the opposition. Peter Taylor a forgotten man in many ways, but before the advent of Warne, he was a miserly and crafty ODI spinner. Lehmann also capable of providing some LA variation if needed.
- Batting is well suited to the 50 over format. Tendulkar is undoubtably one of the great ODI players, and at the top of the order he has overseen many big Indian totals. Plays every shot and is very difficult to dismiss. Haddin will partner him and will go big down the ground early, especially while the field is up. Jones was a pro ODI player, setting new standards as a batsman with his shot selection and running between wickets. Was rightly proclaimed the greatest ODI batsman of his time. Taylor, Azha and Lehmann are all clever cricketers, well suited to working the ball through the middle overs then hitting out at the end. With the tail we have, big scores will be the norm, with Botham and O'Donnell both massive hitters. Both can bat up the order if needed.
- As a fielding unit we are tighter than a duck's arse. Jones, Taylor and Azha are all great fielders, Jones particularly as a sweeper and in the covers. It is sometimes forgotten how good a fielder Beefy was, in either the slips of the outfield. O'Donnell, Lillee, Ambrose and Jones all have huge throwing arms, well suited to cutting down runs and causing run outs in the later overs.
tldnr? We'd **** all over everyone else's teams!
That usually is how a draft works.Well the second half does have worse players compared to the first half
was a joke you grumpy ****.That usually is how a draft works.
He wasn't too bad. I'll take his x-factor.That is a pretty good team. But Ian Botham wasn't that great at ODIs. Might call him Afridi-ish
I believe Marshall bowled at around 3.5 as well. Not sure how much that is affecting the opinions around here.He wasn't too bad. I'll take his x-factor.
Managed to have a career bowling economy rate of under 4, which is very good in any era.
And had a batting SR of nearly 80, which was very good for his era.
It matters heaps in ODIs imo. Far more than averages, and maybe even more than SRs.I believe Marshall bowled at around 3.5 as well. Not sure how much that is affecting the opinions around here.
I might as well take another death bowler, so Umar Gul it is.
01. Marcus Trescothick
02. Brendan McCullum+
03. Aravinda de Silva
04. Inzamam-ul-Haq
05. Clive Lloyd*
06. Neil Fairbrother
07. Chris Harris
08. Wasim Akram
09. Zaheer Khan
10. Umar Gul
11. Saqlain Mushtaq
For the era that he played in....I am not sure how good an RPO of 4 is tbh....not too flash from what I can recall, a little on the higher side probablyHe wasn't too bad. I'll take his x-factor.
Managed to have a career bowling economy rate of under 4, which is very good in any era.
And had a batting SR of nearly 80, which was very good for his era.
If you play the game on paper or a spreadsheet that is.If you have 5 bowlers who all have an economy rate of 3.5, your batting line up is only chasing 175.....
But the point is, someone with an ER like that is clearly playing their role in the team...If you play the game on paper or a spreadsheet that is.
Par for the course.For the era that he played in....I am not sure how good an RPO of 4 is tbh....not too flash from what I can recall, a little on the higher side probably