Draft suggestion: "Never met" XI

[bagapath]

Pretty sure I have already won this.

Langer
Sutcliffe
Weekes
Bob Simpson
Shai Hope
Cullinan
Tim Paine
Malcolm Marshall
Steyn
Underwood
Lohmann.

Thanks.Loved the draft AndrewB.

Expecting the winners cheque to be mailed,once RH is done with his picks

Bob Simpson at 4?
Shai Hope?

Are you serious?

Have you seen my team?

Matthew Hayden
Hanif Mohammad
Frank Worrell *
George Headley
Mohammad Azharuddin
Aubrey Faulkner (5)
Jock Cameron +
Peter Pollock (2)
Ryan Harris (3)
Andy Roberts (1)
Hugh Tayfield (4)

Let's have the poll already

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Thanks for organizing this draft Andrew. ..I got the hang of it right at the end...sorry for my delayed picks. Final exams for me. .

Do you think it was a good idea to play tharanga down the order and give Rowe the keeping job ?

I think that I may drop Lawrence down the order and swap with tharanga because of the added workload.


I don't have any genuine keeper in my team, so that might be a drawback.

 

[randycricfreak]

Bob Simpson at 4?
Shai Hope?

Are you serious?

Have you seen my team?

Matthew Hayden
Hanif Mohammad
Frank Worrell *
George Headley
Mohammad Azharuddin
Aubrey Faulkner (5)
Jock Cameron +
Peter Pollock (2)
Ryan Harris (3)
Andy Roberts (1)
Hugh Tayfield (4)

Let's have the poll already

By the time you see my XI,
Likes of Marshall,Steyn and Lohmann must have already run circles through your batting line up

 

[bagapath]

By the time you see my XI,
Likes of Marshall,Steyn and Lohmann must have already run circles through your batting line up

half of your top 7 are ishant sharma level wickets

 

[randycricfreak]

half of your top 7 are ishant sharma level wickets

Still a test bowler with 200+ wickets eh?

 

[bagapath]

Still a test bowler with 200+ wickets eh?

Yeah that's why I took his name and not Shankar Sharma's name...

Shankar works as the dosa cook in a small vegetarian hotel in my neighborhood. Occasionally plays street cricket and sucks at it. Will be as effective as Ishant against my batting line up. Still... Doesn't have 200 wickets at an average of 38 or something like that. I agree. Ishant good enough to get Cullinan, Hope, Paine and Simpson@4

 

[Slifer]

TBF there are quite a few XIs that are all pretty decent (besides my own obviously).

 

[vitalogy83]

Yeah that's why I took his name and not Shankar Sharma's name...

Shankar works as the dosa cook in a small vegetarian hotel in my neighborhood. Occasionally plays street cricket and sucks at it. Will be as effective as Ishant against my batting line up. Still... Doesn't have 200 wickets at an average of 38 or something like that. I agree. Ishant good enough to get Cullinan, Hope, Paine and Simpson@4

Ouch

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Half of these players picked I don't even know.

This is the second draft that I have both Atkinson and McCool in the same team.

 

[Himannv]

Half of these players picked I don't even know.

I thought your approach was to pick players you like. What is the motivation behind your picks exactly?

 

[ankitj]

I thought your approach was to pick players you like. What is the motivation behind your picks exactly?

Yeah. I thought it was a tribute team or something.

 

[ankitj]

should we put up the poll now

 

[AndrewB]

Still waiting for Red Hill and kingkallis to complete their teams.

 

[kingkallis]

Sorry guys. Driving right now so will replace Irvine in few hours time.

 

[ankitj]

Still waiting for Red Hill and kingkallis to complete their teams.

There should probably be a deadline after which we create the poll anyway. What say.

 

[bagapath]

That deadline ended yesterday

 

[kingkallis]

We had a busy day due to election results so I couldnt dedicate any time on research.

I will try and see if I can unearth a No.5 here though.

 

[kingkallis]

Paul Collingwood / o ( 2003-2011 )

CricZo XI

1. Glenn Turner / ( 1969-1983 )
2. Jack Russell / ( 1920-1923 )
3. Brian Lara / ( 1990-2006 )
4. Joe Root / ( 2012-2017 )
5. Paul Collingwood / o ( 2003-2011 )
6. Denis Lindsay + / ( 1963-1970 )
7. Monty Noble o / ( 1898-1909 )
8. Kapil Dev o / ( 1976-1994 )
9. Bill O’Reilly o ( 1932-1946 )
10. Fred Truman o ( 1952-1965 )
11. JJ Ferris o ( 1887-1892 )

 

[Red]

If someone can be bothered they can complete my team. Bit snowed under at the moment. Sorry guys.

 

[AndrewB]

OK, I'll complete Red Hill's team with Bert Sutcliffe and John Snow. The poll will go up shortly.