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Cricketer Of The Year
#!%* I was after a back-up spinner from Pool 3. Plan B into operation.
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Cricketer Of The Year
@Michaelf7777777 you are on the clock now. As you have to pick from Pool 2 and I'm next with a pick from Pool 3 I can make my selection now. I'll have Lance Gibbs.
@srbhkshk you follow Michael with your Pool 2 selection.
@srbhkshk you follow Michael with your Pool 2 selection.
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Cricketer Of The Year
1. Glenn Turner
2. Mathew Hayden
3. David Boon
4. Thilan Samaraweera /o
5. Mohammed Azharuddin
6. M.S. Dhoni (w/k, capt)
7. Ravindra Jadeja o/
8. Chris Cairns o/
9. Shaun Pollock o/
10. Stuart Broad o
11. Bob Willis o
12th Man - Lance Gibbs o (replaces either Cairns or Broad if the wicket is a spinners' wicket)
Happy with this line-up. A solid top 3 followed by talented stroke makers in the middle order. All round talent with century makers down to #10 ... in all this team has accumulated 109 test centuries.
Four bowlers to share the new ball with a talented spinner in support. Samaraweera offers another spin option with Gibbs an excellent option if the wicket dictates. Collectively the bowlers have 90 five wickets in an innings hauls.
2. Mathew Hayden
3. David Boon
4. Thilan Samaraweera /o
5. Mohammed Azharuddin
6. M.S. Dhoni (w/k, capt)
7. Ravindra Jadeja o/
8. Chris Cairns o/
9. Shaun Pollock o/
10. Stuart Broad o
11. Bob Willis o
12th Man - Lance Gibbs o (replaces either Cairns or Broad if the wicket is a spinners' wicket)
Happy with this line-up. A solid top 3 followed by talented stroke makers in the middle order. All round talent with century makers down to #10 ... in all this team has accumulated 109 test centuries.
Four bowlers to share the new ball with a talented spinner in support. Samaraweera offers another spin option with Gibbs an excellent option if the wicket dictates. Collectively the bowlers have 90 five wickets in an innings hauls.
Michaelf7777777
International Debutant
Tillakaratne Dilshan will be my final selection please
Charter 77
Sid Barnes
Bert Sutcliffe
Herbie Taylor
Lindsay Hassett
Sourav Ganguly (*)
Denis Lindsay (+)
Jack Gregory (2)
Alan Davidson (1)
Rangana Herath (5)
Neil Wagner (3)
Bishen Bedi (4)
12th Man: Tillakaratne Dilshan
Charter 77
Sid Barnes
Bert Sutcliffe
Herbie Taylor
Lindsay Hassett
Sourav Ganguly (*)
Denis Lindsay (+)
Jack Gregory (2)
Alan Davidson (1)
Rangana Herath (5)
Neil Wagner (3)
Bishen Bedi (4)
12th Man: Tillakaratne Dilshan
ataraxia
International Coach
There is a good player from Pool 3 who fits this criterion and hasn't been picked yet.
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Cricketer Of The Year
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No more picks available from Pool 3.
ataraxia
International Coach
1) Trevor Goddard o /
2) Vinoo Mankad o /
3) Kane Williamson /
4) Martin Crowe /
5) Peter May /
6) Kevin Pietersen /
7) Mushtaq Mohammad / o
8) Jock Cameron / +
9) Ray Lindwall o /
10) Shoaib Akhtar o
11) Alec Bedser o
12: Erapalli Prasanna to come in on a spinning pitch.
2) Vinoo Mankad o /
3) Kane Williamson /
4) Martin Crowe /
5) Peter May /
6) Kevin Pietersen /
7) Mushtaq Mohammad / o
8) Jock Cameron / +
9) Ray Lindwall o /
10) Shoaib Akhtar o
11) Alec Bedser o
12: Erapalli Prasanna to come in on a spinning pitch.
ataraxia
International Coach
John R Reid is the man I referred to.
Himannv
International Coach
Why not just go with a 6-1-4 setup, with Cameron at 7 Lindwall at 8 and Prasanna in place of Mushtaq Mohammed? The bowling instantly becomes better and you don't need the extra batting with KP at 6.
ataraxia
International Coach
Eh. This is kind of the 3 specialist bowlers + two bowling ARs setup (+ Mushtaq), considering the amount of overs Goddard and Mankad are used to bowling. 3 of the specialists bats are decent part-timers as well.
The batting order is a bit deceptive; this looks more reasonable:
1) Kane Williamson /
2) Martin Crowe /
3) Peter May /
4) Kevin Pietersen /
5) Mushtaq Mohammad / o
6) Jock Cameron / +
7) Trevor Goddard o /
8) Vinoo Mankad o /
9) Ray Lindwall o
10) Shoaib Akhtar o
11) Alec Bedser o
If you ignore the openers (as Goddard and Mankad generally open), this looks fairly reasonable.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Too Great to Stop Now
1) David Warner LHB 7244 runs @ 48.95
2) Sanath Jayasuriya LHB 6974 @ 40.07; SLA 98 wickets @ 34.35
3) Che Pujara RHB 5840 @ 48.67
4) Ken Barrington RHB 6806 @ 58.67; LB 29 @ 44.23
5) Misbah-ul-Haq RHB 5222 @ 46.63
6) AB De Villiers+ RHB 8765 @ 50.66; 222 catches, 5 stumpings
7) Jason Holder* RHB 2012 @ 31.94; RMF 116 @ 26.70
8) Vernon Philander RHB 1779 @ 24.04; RFM 224 @ 22.32
9) Ryan Harris RHB 603 @ 21.54; RF 113 @ 23.52
10) Anil Kumble RHB 2506 @ 17.77; LB 619 @ 29.65
11) Frank Tyson RHB 230 @ 10.95; RF 76 @ 18.57
12th man: Sonny Ramadhin OB 158 @ 28.98
Relatively pleased with that. Snagging AB de V early doors possibly my masterstroke. Having a genuine keeper/batsman does balance an XI.
There's a pleasing depth to the batting, with a bloke with a test century in Anil Kumble coming in as low as 10, and some proper rapidity available in Rhino and the Typhoon with two of the best fast medium seamers of this century to complement them. Holder has his height to discomfort the batter and big Vern could make it nibble on glass.
Then there's Kumble to block up an end and twirl (slighty) away all day with Sanath's SLA stuff if it takes turn later on.
Sonny could come in for one of the seamers on bunsens.
1) David Warner LHB 7244 runs @ 48.95
2) Sanath Jayasuriya LHB 6974 @ 40.07; SLA 98 wickets @ 34.35
3) Che Pujara RHB 5840 @ 48.67
4) Ken Barrington RHB 6806 @ 58.67; LB 29 @ 44.23
5) Misbah-ul-Haq RHB 5222 @ 46.63
6) AB De Villiers+ RHB 8765 @ 50.66; 222 catches, 5 stumpings
7) Jason Holder* RHB 2012 @ 31.94; RMF 116 @ 26.70
8) Vernon Philander RHB 1779 @ 24.04; RFM 224 @ 22.32
9) Ryan Harris RHB 603 @ 21.54; RF 113 @ 23.52
10) Anil Kumble RHB 2506 @ 17.77; LB 619 @ 29.65
11) Frank Tyson RHB 230 @ 10.95; RF 76 @ 18.57
12th man: Sonny Ramadhin OB 158 @ 28.98
Relatively pleased with that. Snagging AB de V early doors possibly my masterstroke. Having a genuine keeper/batsman does balance an XI.
There's a pleasing depth to the batting, with a bloke with a test century in Anil Kumble coming in as low as 10, and some proper rapidity available in Rhino and the Typhoon with two of the best fast medium seamers of this century to complement them. Holder has his height to discomfort the batter and big Vern could make it nibble on glass.
Then there's Kumble to block up an end and twirl (slighty) away all day with Sanath's SLA stuff if it takes turn later on.
Sonny could come in for one of the seamers on bunsens.
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@srbhkshk you have bee timed out and @kingkallis you can make your final selection.
Could you both make your final selection and, along with JOJOXI, list your teams in batting order within 48 hours please.
Could you both make your final selection and, along with JOJOXI, list your teams in batting order within 48 hours please.
JOJOXI
Arthur Morris
Gordon Greenidge
Ian Chappell (c)
Dudley Nourse
Zaheer Abbas
Angelo Mathews
Quinton de Kock (wk)
Harold Larwood
Fazal Mahmood
Bill O’Reilly
Shane Bond
12th man: Shahid Afridi - on a rank turner Afridi comes in for one of the seamers, given Fazal Mahmood's record in Asia probably Afridi for one of Larwood/Bond depending on form.
Pretty happy with this side, in hindsight I might have picked Lillee over O'Reilly and then gone for Tayfield as expected some of the lead spinners to be picked earlier then they were. But nonetheless a solid seam attack with one of England's best ever seamers in Larwood along with one of New Zealand's best ever in Bond who adds real pace to the attack too. Fazal Mahmood with a very good record too especially in Asian conditions. I thnk Mathews is underrated as a bowler too so I am happy to have him as a 5th bowling option who can keep things tight on flatter pitches or if there is a bit of movement around he will come into the attack whilst the ball is still newish to give him a chance to make a key inroad or 2. Also have probably the best spinner available in O'Reilly to accompany the seamers and wreak havoc if the pitch takes turn.
However, think the strength is the batting - two ATG opening batsman in Morris and Greenidge. Ian Chappell averages over 53 in 49 innings when he has batted at 3 as captain. Dudley Nourse an ATG and Abbas averages over 50 at 5 although most of his big innings there have come in Pakistan admittedly.
Angelo Mathews and Quinton de Kock give us superb batting down at 6 and 7 and think such a strong top 7 covers for a weaker tail although Larwood pretty handy at 8.
Arthur Morris
Gordon Greenidge
Ian Chappell (c)
Dudley Nourse
Zaheer Abbas
Angelo Mathews
Quinton de Kock (wk)
Harold Larwood
Fazal Mahmood
Bill O’Reilly
Shane Bond
12th man: Shahid Afridi - on a rank turner Afridi comes in for one of the seamers, given Fazal Mahmood's record in Asia probably Afridi for one of Larwood/Bond depending on form.
Pretty happy with this side, in hindsight I might have picked Lillee over O'Reilly and then gone for Tayfield as expected some of the lead spinners to be picked earlier then they were. But nonetheless a solid seam attack with one of England's best ever seamers in Larwood along with one of New Zealand's best ever in Bond who adds real pace to the attack too. Fazal Mahmood with a very good record too especially in Asian conditions. I thnk Mathews is underrated as a bowler too so I am happy to have him as a 5th bowling option who can keep things tight on flatter pitches or if there is a bit of movement around he will come into the attack whilst the ball is still newish to give him a chance to make a key inroad or 2. Also have probably the best spinner available in O'Reilly to accompany the seamers and wreak havoc if the pitch takes turn.
However, think the strength is the batting - two ATG opening batsman in Morris and Greenidge. Ian Chappell averages over 53 in 49 innings when he has batted at 3 as captain. Dudley Nourse an ATG and Abbas averages over 50 at 5 although most of his big innings there have come in Pakistan admittedly.
Angelo Mathews and Quinton de Kock give us superb batting down at 6 and 7 and think such a strong top 7 covers for a weaker tail although Larwood pretty handy at 8.
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Cricketer Of The Year
Thanks JOJOXI.
kingkallis
International Coach
Saeed Ajmal - will be handy in sub-continent
CricZo XI
Bob Simpson / o
Desmond Haynes /
Frank Worrell / o
Ross Taylor /
Ajinkya Rahane /
VVS Laxman /
Prasanna Jayawardene + /
Richie Benaud o /
Fred Trueman o
Jeff Thomson o
Trent Boult o
12th player: Saeed Ajmal
CricZo XI
Bob Simpson / o
Desmond Haynes /
Frank Worrell / o
Ross Taylor /
Ajinkya Rahane /
VVS Laxman /
Prasanna Jayawardene + /
Richie Benaud o /
Fred Trueman o
Jeff Thomson o
Trent Boult o
12th player: Saeed Ajmal