Increasing number of tests draft

[kingkallis]

Sunil Gavaskar (125)

CricZo XI

Sunil Gavaskar /
Geoffrey Boycott /
.
Denis Compton /
Stan McCabe / o
Ian Botham o /
Quinton de Kock + /
Dennis Lillee o
Bill O'Reilly o
Andy Roberts o
.

Tell your Marshalls and Hadlees and Ambroses and McGraths and Steyns and Akrams that it wont be easy to breach that opening pair which will wear them out before XXXXXX, Compton, McCabe, de Kock, Botham unleashes themselves.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Muttiah Muralitharan (133)

 

[Himannv]

@Michaelf7777777 I think.

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Javed Miandad (124)

 

[Himannv]

@honestbharani

 

[honestbharani]

wait.. repicking...

 

[Himannv]

@srbhkshk

 

[honestbharani]

Anil Kumble (132)

 

[ankitj]

Feels like I hurried a bit too much in this draft. Could have gone for couple more ATGs with lot of tests.

 

[srbhkshk]

Will end with Sachin Tendulkar (200). Gonna continue believing #3s can open. ( **** you Anil I don't need your vote.)

Shane Watson (5)
Kane Williamson
Ken Barrington
Sachin Tendulkar
Ranjitsinhji
AB de Villiers +
D Jardine *
C Grimmet (4)
Allan Donald (1)
J Garner (3)
M Asif (2)

Looks quite strong to me. Lots of ATG players and an ATG captain. Sachin and Kane to pitch in with non-ATG spin if required.

(Quick stat - Barrington averages 77+ at #3 in 27 matches.)

 

[kingkallis]

Feels like I hurried a bit too much in this draft. Could have gone for couple more ATGs with lot of tests.

A few legends will go unpicked due to this hurried approach.

 

[Himannv]

@CricAddict I believe.

 

[anil1405]

Gonna continue believing #3s can open.

You are among the minority in the forum (or the odd one out) who believes in opening with the likes of Ponting's and Williamson's. So I'll leave that there.

 

[Teuton]

I Think it's my turn

Jacques Kallis

 

[ataraxia]

Reckon that team would be better with Barrington opening.

 

[Teuton]

Will end with Sachin Tendulkar (200). Gonna continue believing #3s can open. ( **** you Anil I don't need your vote.)

Shane Watson (5)
Kane Williamson
Ken Barrington
Sachin Tendulkar
Ranjitsinhji
AB de Villiers +
D Jardine *
C Grimmet (4)
Allan Donald (1)
J Garner (3)
M Asif (2)

Looks quite strong to me. Lots of ATG players and an ATG captain. Sachin and Kane to pitch in with non-ATG spin if required.

(Quick stat - Barrington averages 77+ at #3 in 27 matches.)

Jardine opened a few times.
So did AB of course but you probably don't want to overload him more.

 

[Teuton]

@CricAddict > jojo > himannv

 

[Teuton]

My team

Bill Lawry

Graeme Smith c

Jacques Kallis

Joe Root

Martin Crowe

Shakib al Hasan

Denis Lindsay

Wasim Akram

Pat Cummins

Jim Laker

Jasprit Bumrah

 

[Fuller Pilch]

My team

Bill Lawry

Graeme Smith

Jacques Kallis

Joe Root

Martin Crowe c

Shakib al Hasan

Denis Lindsay

Wasim Akram

Pat Cummins

Jim Laker

Jasprit Bumrah

I loved Martin Crowe, but why would you give him test captaincy ahead of Graeme Smith?

 

[Teuton]

I loved Martin Crowe, but why would you give him test captaincy ahead of Graeme Smith?

Due to early morning oversight. Edited.