Random country draft

[Blakus]

Surprised Compton wasn't selected last round.

Anyway need an opener so Saeed Anwar it is.

1.W.G.Grace 1098 @ 32.29, 9 @ 26.22
2.Saeed Anwar 4052 @ 45.52
3.George Headley 2190 @ 60.83
4.Rahul Dravid 11395 @ 53.75
5.Aravinda De Silva 6361 @ 42.97, 29 @ 41.65
6.Kieth Miller 2958 @ 36.97, 170 @ 22.97
7.Alan Knott 4389 @ 32.75, 250 catches 19 stumpings
8.Mike Procter 226 @ 25.11, 41 @ 15.02
9.Richard Hadlee 3124 @ 27.16, 431 @ 22.29
10.Wasim Akram 2898 @ 22.64, 414 @ 23.62
11.Sonny Ramadhin 361 @ 8.20, 158 @ 28.98

 

[99*]

This will be interesting...

Worst group. So dire.

 

[Somerset]

^ Hmm not a great group for me either. Was hoping a second Australian group would come up as they've plenty more bowling options to choose from for my final player.

 

[Himannv]

Have to admit, I was hoping for South Africa lol.. But I think most of the big picks have been made so far for my team.. Give me a few minutes to make my decision.

 

[Blakus]

Was hoping for Australia too tbh. Anwar's good, no doubt, but would of loved to have gotten Hayden or Trumper.

 

[Himannv]

Going for Wasim Bari although, have to say I was tempted by Mahes Goonatilleke. Went for experience in the end.

Jack Hobbs (5410 @ 56.94)
Barry Richards (508 @ 72.57)
Viv Richards* (8540 @ 50.23)
Inzamam-ul-Haq (8829 @ 50.16)
Virender Sehwag (6691 @ 53.52)
Bert Sutcliffe (2727 @ 40.10)
Chaminda Vaas (3089 @ 24.32 | 355 @ 29.58)
Wasim Bari+ (1366 @ 15.88 | 201 ct, 27 st)
Andy Roberts (202 @ 25.61)
Jim Laker (193 @ 21.24)
Glenn McGrath (563 @ 21.64)

 

[Himannv]

Pretty glad that I left my keeper for this final round. Though it might get a bit tight looking at some of the combination of countries there. Can see that quite a few teams are going to look a tad lightweight after this round.

 

[Matt79]

Thats me ****ed...

 

[Himannv]

Thats me ****ed...

Aw come one, show some Kamran Akmal love.

 

[Matt79]

Actually, having given it some thought, I can see an alternative. I'll make my pick now, as I'm about to go to bed and HB already has a keeper. I'll take Rashid Latif as my keeper - probably as accomplished a glivesman as I'll get at this stage and an interesting character to boot. If HB does want Latif, I'll take Kamran Akmal.

Greenidge
Boycott
Weekes
Jayawardene
Donnelly
Imran*
Kapil Dev
Latif+
Donald
O'Reilly
Barnes

 

[G.I.Joe]

Actually, having given it some thought, I can see an alternative. I'll make my pick now, as I'm about to go to bed and HB already has a keeper. I'll take Rashid Latif as my keeper - probably as accomplished a glivesman as I'll get at this stage and an interesting character to boot. If HB does want Latif, I'll take Kamran Akmal.

????

Better keepers than him still left tbh.

 

[Himannv]

Agree with G.I.Joe. Akmal is nowhere near the top rung as far as available keepers are concerned this round. Still, Latif is a fair pick I reckon.

 

[honestbharani]

hmm.. good openers from Lanka and Pak... lets see who s left

 

[honestbharani]

Mudassar Nazar it is then.. Love my side!!!



Sanath Jayasuriya
Mudassar Nazar
Martin Crowe*
Mushtaq Mohammed
Ken Barrington
Clyde Walcott +
Tony Greig
Shaun Pollock
Ian Bishop
Dennis Lillee
Bhagwat Chandrasekhar



Awesome line up, so many good to decent bowling options, decent to good lower order batting as well... Covered most bases, I feel..

 

[Matt79]

Re Akmal - it was 2am and I was falling asleep, and I was pretty sure HB wouldn't take Latif as he had a keeper already. Just wante to stick an alternative down to conform to the forms.

 

[Somerset]

I'll go with Mohammad Asif.

Glenn Turner
Vijay Hazare
Graeme Pollock
Mohammad Yousuf
Sir Frank Worrell
Sir Garfield Sobers
Thilan Samaraweera
Adam Gilchrist
Wilfred Rhodes
George Lohmann
Mohammad Asif

 

[Himannv]

Good final pick Somerset. He was probably one of the better options available. Bit top heavy as far as balance goes I reckon.

 

[Somerset]

Good final pick Somerset. He was probably one of the better options available. Bit top heavy as far as balance goes I reckon.

I don't think my side will be bowled out cheaply too often but having only four genuine bowling options and relying on Worrell and Samaraweera for part-time options is admittedly a huge risk.

 

[99*]

Why did you bump it now?!

 

[Cevno]

The only combination of countries,i did not want has come out and i go last. damn!

I thought we were going according to a order?

Have to seriously reassess my options and balance now.