Righto fellas, as I'm in between contracts and the missus is out of town, I took the liberty of rating all the teams (except mine) for what it's worth.
Here's my ratings and rankings in order;
1st place (with 7.75/10);
OS XI
Mark Waugh (6)
Saeed Anwar
Damien Martyn
Doug Walters
AB de Villiers
Andrew Flintoff (3)
Tony Greig (4) (c)
Chris Read (wk)
Brad Hogg (5)
Lasith Malinga (2)
Glenn McGrath (1)
Lots to love about OS's XI. At first glance he looks to have most bases covered. 3 bonafide ATGs in McGrath, Flintoff & AB, along with some greats of their own eras in Anwar & Waugh Jr.
Batting: Wonderful left right opening combo of Waugh & Anwar (one of the most underrated ODI players of all time), the classy Martyn at 3 and some real hitting strength in the middle with AB, Freddy & Tong Greig.
Overall batting 8/10
Bowling: Great opening attack of McGrath and Malinga, with Freddy (one of the best yorker exponents I've seen) at first change, the handy Brad Hogg & the difficult to hit Tong Greig.
Overall bowling 7.5/10
Overall rating: 7.75/10
2nd equal (with 7.5/10);
CricZo XI
1. Virender Sehwag / o - 8
2. Quinton de Kock + / -
3. Azhar Ali / -
4. Alviro Petersen / -
5. Yuvraj Singh / o - 7
6. Andrew Symonds / o - 5
7. Grant Elliott / o - 6
8. DJ Bravo o / - 3
9. Saqlain Mushtaq o - 4
10. Shane Bond o - 1
11. Morne Morkel o - 2
Now to our Silver/Bronze specialist KK. Bonafide ATGs? Well the incredibly underrated Saqlain for sure and then it's hard to say, but Symonds & Bond are certainly right up there
Batting: Exciting opening combination of Sehwag and de Kock, a little mediocre at 3 & 4, but plenty of power at 5 & 6 with Symonds and Yuvraj & plenty of depth with Elliott and D J Bravo and 7 & 8.
Bowling: Superb opening attack in Bond and Morkel, arguably the greatest ODI spinner, the craftly D J Bravo followed by the Symonds and Elliott - which could be an expensive 5th bowling option.
Overall batting: 7.5/10
Overall bowling: 7.5/10
Overall rating 7.5/10
&
J_C XI
David Warner
Jason Roy
IVA Richards / 6
Clive Lloyd (c)
Brad Hodge
Jos Buttler +
Ian Botham / 3
James Faulkner / 5
Joel Garner / 1
Len Pascoe / 2
Derek Underwood / 4
Another incredibly strong looking draft side from J_C, with arguably both the greatest ODI batsman and bowler of all-time in Viv & Joel, and Clive Lloyd is a def ODI ATG for mine.
Batting: Potentially explosive opening combo with Warner and Roy, followed by rock stars Viv & Clive at 3 & 4. And some nice hitting power in Buttler, Botham & the finisher Faulkner & 6,7 & 8. Garner could hit a long ball too, but is possibly a batting position to high at 9.
Overall Batting: 8.5/10
Bowling: GOAT Garner is the obvious stand-out, but then followed by solid but not so great seamers in Pascoe, Faulkner & Botham. Tough to rate Underwood is the spin option as although we know he was a great Test spinner, he only played 26 ODIs and the very early days when few bowlers went for over 4 an over.
Overall Bowling: 6.5/10
Overall rating: 7.5/10
3rd equal: (7.25/10)
Aldo XI
01. Adam Gilchrist+
02. Marcus Trescothick
03. Ricky Ponting*
04. Darren Lehmann [7]
05. Roshan Mahanama
06. Abdul Razzaq [3]
07. Ian Harvey [6]
08. Andy Bichel [5]
09. Tim Southee [1]
10. Waqar Younis [2]
11. Paul Adams [4]
One of the best sides on show for mine, with two bonafide ATGs in Gilchrist and Ponting with Tresothick (underrated ODI openers) and Younis not far behind.
Batting: Gotta love that opening partnership of Gilly & Treso and jeez it would be good watching if they got going, followed by the solid & classy Punter at 3. Some genuine dashers at 6,7,8 & 9 in Razzaq, Harvey, Bichel & Southee.
Overall batting: 8/10
Bowling: Plenty of options with Waqar & Southee sharing the new nut & Bichel, Razzaq & Harvey in support. Spin dept is a little lacking with only Paul Adams who has a decent ODI record, but only played 24 games.
Overall bowling: 6.5
Overall rating 7.25/ 10
AMD Radeon 7590XI
1. Hashim Amla
2. Matt Machan
3. Joe Root
4. Angelo Mathews (6)
5. MS Dhoni (c)
6. Corey Anderson (5)
7. Alan Knott (wk)
8. Shane Warne (4)
9. Mitchell Starc (1)
10. Hamid Hassan (2)
11. Muttiah Muralitharan (3)
Agent TBY, another traditionally strong drafter once again comes up with a fine looking XI. For me 2 ATGs in Murali & Starc, with Amla and Warne (slightly overrated in ODIs for mine), not far behind.
Batting: Top 4 looks solid enough overall with Amla, Root & Mathews, without being too explosive and putting fear into opposition like J_C's top order. Matt Machan does stands out as a real weakness in that top 4. That said, some good power @ 5 & 6 with Dhoni and Anderson, but then fizzles out a little with Knott & Warne at 7 & 8. Think your awesome bowling selection has left your batting a little thin tbh.
Overall Batting: 6/10
Bowling: The obvious strength of this side with Starc taking the new ball & Murali and Warne and the same XI. Not so sure about Hasan, Anderson & Mathews being so great covering the 4th and 5th bowling overs though.
Overall bowling: 8.5/10
Overall rating: 7.25/10
4th equal (6.75/10)
Morg XI
1. Majid Khan (8)
2. Sanath Jayasuriya (6)
3. Dean Jones
4. Brendan Taylor
5. Adam Voges (7)
6. Glenn Maxwell (5)
7. Imran Khan * (1)
8. Ian Smith +
9. Ajantha Mendis (4)
10. Shoaib Akhtar (2)
11. Geoff Allott (3)
Morg's XI - Good overall side with the two stand-outs for me being Jayasuria & Dean Jones, with Imran not far behind (although I maintain Imran gets a little overrated as an ODI cricketer.)
Batting - Fine left/right opening partnership with the explosive Jayasuria & Majid Khan, followed by star batsman Jones @ 3 and a very capable Brendan Taylor at 4 & some good hitting in the middle order with Maxwell and Imran. It's also easy to forget that keeper Ian Smith has a ODI batting career SR of 99 in an era (1981-1992) when average SRs were probably around 65.
Overall batting: 7/10
Bowling: Some really good ODI bowlers on show with no ATGs imho. Plenty of pace with Imran, Akhtar and Allott and would certainly exploit any movement, but could also be a little expensive on a bad day. Would personally give Allott the new ball with Imran with Akhtar first change, otherwise Allott is a bit of a waste. Some decent spin options with Mendis, Jayasuria and Maxwell and the added bonus of Majid who could bowl mediums or off-spin.
Overall bowling 6.5/10
Overall rating - 6.75/10
anil1405 XI
1. Tillakaratne Dilshan
2. Shane Watson
3. Virat Kohli (C)
4. Shakib Al Hasan
5. Michael Hussey
6. Paul Collingwood
7. Ben Stokes
8. Courtney Browne +
9. Mitchell Johnson
10. Kemar Roach
11. Allan Donald
Anil's side looks fairly consistent at first look, although appears to be lacking bonafide ATGs for mine, with only Kohli being a definite, with Donald, Hussey, Dilshan and Watto all in that level below for mine.
Batting: Very solid openers in Watson & Dilshan and excellent overall top 7, although lacks real explosive hitters in the middle compared to other sides on display, with really only Stokes ticking that box, and his ODI numbers aren't the best at this stage.
Overall Batting: 6.5
Bowling: A real express attack with Donald, Roach and Johnson all capable of hitting 150, but they could be really hittable on a slow pitch. A good spinner and some handy options for 5th bowler.
Overall bowling: 7
Overall rating: 6.75
5th equal (6.5/10)
Packer endorsed XI
01 Romesh Kaluwitharana +
02 Simon Katich
03 Mohinder Amarnath
04 Stephen Waugh c
05 Jonty Rhodes
06 David Hookes
07 Shahid Afridi
08 Kapil Dev
09 Jason Holder
10 Roger Harper
11 Malcolm Marshall
Handy side, really lacking ODI ATGs for mine with Kapil Dev the only bonafide one and arguably Marshall (for being Marshall) although I've always maintained he gets slightly overrated in ODIs. That said, a solid look about it across the board.
Overall batting: Some good solid ODI batsmen without the real fear factor, although if Hookes, Afridi & Kapil all fired down the order there could be fireworks, but Hookes and Afridi in particular were very hit & miss.
Overall Batting: 6.5
Bowling, the great MM opening with Kapil Dev presumably, (you may want to add your bowling order) and then handy, rather than really good bowlers there after, although plenty of options.
Overall Bowling: 6.5
Overall rating: 6.5/10
6th equal (6.25/10)
Honest Hunks - The ODI Version
Sachin Tendulkar (8)
Andrew Strauss ©
Jacques Kallis (6)
Mominul Haque
Andy Flower (wk)
Mitchell Marsh (4)
JP Duminy (7)
Wahab Riaz (3)
Ryan Harris (2)
Curtly Ambrose (1)
Imran Tahir (5)
Finally to HB - Solid enough looking side, with two bonafide ATGs for me in Sachin & Ambrose, with Tahir, Flower & Kallis at the next level down (I've always felt Kallis gets overrated as an ODI player).
Batting: There's no doubt you have plenty of depth with the very capable Duminy batting all the way down at 7, although I do feel you lack explosive power hitting all the way through with only Mitchell Marsh likely to clear the ropes regularly. You better hope Sachin scores quickly up-front, because I'm not sure Strauss, Kallis, Haque and Flower would push it along too much.
Overall Batting: 6
Bowling: An excellent new ball attack with the great Curtly and underrated Harris, with Riaz at first change. Excellent spinner in Tahir , and plenty to share the 5th bowling option. Unlike your batting, you can afford some of the bowlers to have a bad day.
Overall Bowling: 6.5
Overall rating: 6.25/10
MM XI
Mark Greatbatch
Grant Flower (8)
Steve Smith *
Michael Bevan (7)
Steve Tikolo (6)
Lance Klusener (4)
Chris Harris (5)
Shane Lee (3)
Wasim Bari +
Michael Holding (1)
Nathan Bracken (2)
MM's side - Certainly not a weak side by any stretch, with two ATGs in Klusener and Bevan.
Top order batting looks a little light to me & a bit hit and miss with Greatbatch and Flower opening. The batting is however fairly deep with Klusener, Harris and Lee at 6,7 & 8.
Overall batting: 6/10
Bowling wise, a very good opening combination of Bracken & Holding, but real lack of penetration after that with the economical Harris & Lee, the inconsistent (with the ball) Klusener and part-timers to get through the 50 overs.
Overall Bowling 6.5/10
Overall rating 6.25/10
Springbok & Kiwi Pâté XI
1. Herschelle Gibbs
2. Jesse Ryder (6)
3. Colin Ingram
4. Brian Lara
5. Jimmy Maher
6. Brendon McCullum +
7. Chris Cairns (4)
8. Nicky Boje (5)
9. Richard Hadlee (1)
10. Wasim Akram (2)
11. Dale Steyn (3)
Pointless rating my own side since it would be 10/10 in both categories
