Ascending batting average draft (tests)

[Red]

Graeme Pollock (60.97)
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S Gavaskar
G Gambhir
M Waugh
G Pollock
M Hussey
A Flintoff (5)
J Dujon (w)
A Kumble (c)
A Roberts
N Wagner
J Garner

Turned out okay.

I reckon in a real life scenario you'd bat Hussey at 3 and Junior at 5.

 

[ankitj]

@Marcuss can pick

• Marcuss - Mohammad Asif (5.64), Wayne Daniel (6.57), Jim Laker (14.08), Imran Khan (37.69), Michael Atherton (37.69), Les Ames (40.56), Michael Vaughan (41.44), Richie Richardson (44.39), Allan Border (50.56), Rahul Dravid (52.31)
• AndrewB - Jasprit Bumrah (2.9), Bill O'Reilly (12.81), Ray Lindwall (21.15), Maurice Tate (25.48), Ian Healy (27.39),Tony Greig (40.43), Arthur Morris (46.48), Frank Worrell (49.48), Javed Miandad (52.57)
• Teuton - Bhagwat Chandrasekhar (4.07), Shoaib Akhtar (10.07), Bob Willis (11.51), Wasim Akram (22.64), Alan Knott (32.75), Frank Woolley (36.07), Alastair Cook (45.35), Rohan Kanhai (47.53), Ted Dexter (47.89), Brian Lara (52.88)
• Coronis - Bill Bowes (4.66), Mohammad Abbas (7.23), Clarrie Grimmett (13.92), Wally Grout (15.08), Keith Miller (36.97), Tamim Iqbal (38.64), Marvan Atapattu (39.02), VVS Laxman (45.97), Steve Waugh (51.06), Virat Kohli (53.62)
• Weldone/JOJOXI - Waqar Younis (10.2), Shane Warne (17.33), Tim Southee (17.38), Kapil Dev (31.05), Brendon McCullum (38.64), Aravinda de Silva (42.98), Geoff Boycott (47.73), Virender Sehwag (49.34), Mahela Jayawardene (49.85), Sachin Tendulkar (53.79)
• Red Hill - Bruce Reid (4.65), Dennis Lillee (13.71), Harold Larwood (19.4), Godfrey Evans (20.49), Graeme Swann (22.09), Desmond Haynes (42.29), Mark Taylor (43.49), Viv Richards (50.23), Greg Chappell (53.86)
• Trundler - Bert Ironmonger (2.62), Fred Trueman (13.82), Wes Hall (15.73), Peter Pollock (21.67), Jonny Waite (30.4), Charlie Macartney (41.78), Colin Cowdrey (44.07), Glenn Turner (44.64), Gary Kirsten (45.27), Jacques Kallis (55.37)
• Fuller Pilch - Curtly Ambrose (12.4), Alec Bedser (12.75), Hugh Tayfield (16.90), Vernon Philander (24.04), Chris Cairns (33.53), Gordon Greenidge (44.72), Mark Richardson (44.77), AB De Villiers (50.66), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (51.37), Kumar Sangakkara (57.4)

Completed

• Line and Length - Glenn McGrath (7.37), Frank Tyson (10.95), Nathan Lyon (12.27), Alan Davidson (24.59), Alec Stewart (39.54), Bill Edrich (40.00), Basil D'Oliveira (40.06), Gundappa Viswanath (41.93), Saurav Ganguly (42.17), Chris Gayle (42.18), Don Bradman (99.94)
• KingKallis - Brett Schultz (1.5), James Anderson (9.67), Kagiso Rabada (11.43), Richie Benaud (24.4), Rod Marsh (26.5), Ben Stokes (38.58), Ian Chappell (42.42), Hanif Mohammad (44.00), Graham Thorpe (44.66), Justin Langer (45.27), Gary Sobers (57.78)
• Pothas - Dale Steyn (13.59), Fazal Mahmood (14.09), Rangana Herath (14.52), Shaun Pollock (32.31), Mushtaq Mohammad (39.17), Matt Prior (40.18), David Gower (44.25), Graeme Smith (48.25), David Warner (48.94), Inzamam-ul-Haq (49.60), Steve Smith (62.8)
• Mr_mister - Neil Adc.ock (5.41), Lance Gibbs (6.97), Michael Holding (13.79), Don Tallon (17.13), Ian Botham (33.54), Jack Gregory (36.96), Graham Gooch (42.58), Martin Crowe (45.36), Neil Harvey (48.41), Matthew Hayden (50.74), Wally Hammond (58.46)
• StephenZA - Muttiah Muralitharan (11.68), Zaheer Khan (11.95), Patrick Cummins (17.02), Fanie de Villiers (18.89), Wilfred Rhodes (30.19), Peter Kirsten (31.3), Quinton de Kock (39.12), Zaheer Abbas (44.79), Bruce Mitchell (48.88), Kane Williamson (50.99), Jack Hobbs (56.94)
• srbhkshkk - Joel Garner (12.44), Neil Wagner (12.5), Andy Roberts (14.94), Anil Kumble (17.77), Andrew Flintoff (31.77), Jeff Dujon (31.94) , Mark Waugh (41.81), Gautam Gambhir (41.95), Sunil Gavaskar (51.12), Michael Hussey (51.52), Graeme Pollock (60.97)
• Ankitj - Courtney Walsh (7.54), Stuart MacGill (9.69), Jack Cowie (10), Richard Hadlee (27.16), Imtiaz Ahmed (29.28), Shakib Al Hasan (39.40), Conrad Hunte (45.06), Bill Ponsford (48.22), Doug Walters (48.26), Ricky Ponting (51.85), George Headley (60.83)
• Honestbharani - Malcolm Marshall (18.85), Hedley Verity (20.90), Mitch Starc (22.27), Ravi Ashwin (28.10), Trevor Goddard (34.46), Shane Watson (35.19), Asif Iqbal (38.8), Adam Gilchrist (47.60), Dennis Compton (50.06), Younis Khan (52.05), Everton Weekes (58.61)
• Ataraxia - Allan Donald (10.68), Derek Underwood (11.56), Shane Bond (12.92), Mike Procter (25.11), Syed Kirmani (27.04), Dave Nourse (29.78), Bob Simpson (46.81), Bill Lawry (47.15), Stan McCabe (48.21), Andy Flower (51.54), Clyde Walcott (56.68)

 

[Red]

Slightly concerned about who I'm gonna end up with here!

 

[honestbharani]

would even put Graeme at 3, Junior at 4 and Huss at 5.

 

[Red]

Pollock seemed to like 4. So did Junior.

So did Huss fwiw. Hussey could bat anywhere from 1-6 in reality. Prior to him coming into the test team he was an opener for WA. He'd have the game for 3.

 

[srbhkshk]

I reckon in a real life scenario you'd bat Hussey at 3 and Junior at 5.

Probably true, but this seems good to me as I'm changing just Waugh's position by one spot.

 

[ankitj]

Ataraxia has timed out. I'll wait for some more time before making my pick because last pick is important for everyone.

 

[ankitj]

Can't contain my anxiety any longer. George Headley (60.83)

Final XI:

Bill Ponsford
Conrad Hunte
Ricky Ponting (c)
George Headley
Doug Walters
Shakib Al Hasan [5]
Imtiaz Ahmed +
Richard Hadlee [1]
Jack Cowie [3]
Stuart MacGill [4]
Courtney Walsh [2]

Batting could have been better. I got caught in between with the batsmen, neither aggressive nor conservative. The bowling is quite good with 5 test class bowling options. Batting depth is fairly good too with a test double centurion at #7 and Hadlee at #8.

 

[honestbharani]

Sir Everton Weekes FTW

 

[mr_mister]

Costly time out here

 

[ankitj]

Players that were not taken ultimately and those I could have taken without spoiling my plans in hindsight:

Colin Croft instead of Jack Cowie
Michael Clarke instead of Doug Walters

 

[ataraxia]

Clyde Walcott (56.68)

 

[ankitj]

Marcuss will time out in about 35 minutes.

 

[ankitj]

Clyde Walcott (56.68)

You got 3 wickets keepers

 

[Jarquis]

Picking now

 

[Red]

Sir Everton Weekes FTW

I knew he wouldn't last but I was hoping...

 

[Jarquis]

Len Hutton and I'll worry about the batting order later...

 

[AndrewB]

Martin Donnelly (52.90)

 

[Teuton]

Herbert Sutcliffe (60.73)

I had a few nervous moments that all the great openers would be taken before my go but happy with Sutcliffe.

 

[Teuton]

Herbert Sutcliffe 60.73
Alastair Cook 45.35
Rohan Kanhai 47.53
Brian Lara 52.88
Ted Dexter 47.89
Frank Woolley 36.07
Alan Knott 32.75
Wasim Akram 22.64
Bob Willis c 11.50
Shoaib Akhtar 10.07
Bhagwat Chadrasekhar 4.07