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Viral Draft

kingkallis

kingkallis

International Coach
CricZo XI

1. Navjot Singh Sidhu /
2. Ravi Shastri / o
3. Brian Lara /
4. Daryll Cullinan /
5. Mark Waugh /
6. Greg Matthews / o
7. Jeff Dujon + /
8. Sir Richard Hadlee o /
9. Shane Warne o /
10. Javagal Srinath o
11. Merv Hughes o

I am pretty happy with my team.

I have solid openers in Sidhu & Shastri. You just be patient for a few hours of boring cricket and then Lara, Mark Waugh, Cullinan, Matthews will entertain you with some stunning batting.

Dujon is as solid as anybody else when it comes to wicket keeping.

Sir Hadlee, Srinath, Hughes and Warne can make life tough for any batting line up.
 
trundler

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Gatting
Slater
Lamb
Tendulkar
Crowe
Cairns
-
Alderman
Benjamin
De Villiers
May

Oh dear that's bad.
 
stephen

stephen

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I'll take Maninder Singh from https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...india-2nd-test-india-tour-of-pakistan-1989-90

Next test https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...india-3rd-test-india-tour-of-pakistan-1989-90

Sorry, that isn't going to help anyone at all.

Stephen's Champions:

Justin Langer
Kepler Wessels
Brian McMillan (5)
Damien Martyn
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Jimmy Adams (6)
Imran Khan (c) (2)
Jack Russell +
Malcolm Marshall (1)
Bruce Reid (3)
Maninder Singh (4)

I'm extremely happy with my side, though I both rue and lament not getting Lara when I had the opportunity (though there could be worse players than Damien Martyn to grab instead). I feel like my batting lineup has a mix of greats (Langer, Chanderpaul), very goods (Wessels, Martyn) and serviceable (McMillan, Adams) batsmen. My bowling attack is a deadly pace attack backed up by an adequate spinner and a couple of more than handy part time options. My biggest weakness is my spinner, but that's pretty much the same for everyone who didn't get Warne.

But geez, a pace attack of Marshall, Imran and Reid is the stuff dreams are made of. Very few batsmen will do well against that.
 
stephen

stephen

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
kingkallis said:
CricZo XI

1. Navjot Singh Sidhu /
2. Ravi Shastri / o
3. Brian Lara /
4. Daryll Cullinan /
5. Mark Waugh /
6. Greg Matthews / o
7. Jeff Dujon + /
8. Sir Richard Hadlee o /
9. Shane Warne o /
10. Javagal Srinath o
11. Merv Hughes o

I am pretty happy with my team.

I have solid openers in Sidhu & Shastri. You just be patient for a few hours of boring cricket and then Lara, Mark Waugh, Cullinan, Matthews will entertain you with some stunning batting.

Dujon is as solid as anybody else when it comes to wicket keeping.

Sir Hadlee, Srinath, Hughes and Warne can make life tough for any batting line up.
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While your side would be better than mine in conditions that let Warne shine, I think our sides are quite well matched and if absolutely love to see a test series between them. I think I've got the better pace attack and more consistent batting but your side would hit higher peaks.
 
stephen

stephen

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Magrat Garlick said:
I think one player will have to pick 12 given there are 100 picks listed. Anyway

pick is: Craig Matthews (25/3/94)

The Corrigibles

Greenidge
Kirsten
R. Smith
Azharuddin
Saleem Malik
*Cronje
+Healy
Reiffel
Matthews
Kumble
Fraser
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Azhar should have been captain given he was the mastermind. But other than that I think your side fixes a lot of problems with this contest.
 
Teuton

Teuton

International Captain
I will finish off my team with Phil DeFreitas (26/12/90), next 25/1/91.

Hb and trundler can finish their teams off anytime now. Please post your final XIs if you haven't already
 
Teuton

Teuton

International Captain
Pick By - Player Test Count Next
1 Red Hill - Wasim Akram (Pak) 15/11/1989 (1) 23/11/1989
2 stephen - Imran Khan (Pak) 23/11/1989 (3) 1/12/1989
3 Milenko47 - Javed Miandad (Pak) 1/12/1989 (3) 9/12/1989
4 trundler - SR Tendulkar (India) 1/12/1989 (3) 9/12/1989
5 AndyZaltzHair - Waqar Younis (Pak) 9/12/1989 (3) 12/01/1990
6 honestbharani - AR Border (Aus) 12/01/1990 (3) 19/01/1990
7 Teuton - SR Waugh (Aus) 12/01/1990 (3) 19/01/1990
8 Michaelf7777777 - N Kapil Dev (India) 9/12/1989 (3) 2/02/1990
9 Magrat Garlick - M Azharuddin (India) 2/02/1990 (3) 9/02/1990
10 kingkallis - Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) 2/02/1990 (3) 9/02/1990
11 trundler - MD Crowe (NZ) 9/02/1990 (3) 22/02/1990
12 Teuton - DC Boon (Aus) 12/01/1990 (3) 19/01/1990
13 AndyZaltzHair - MA Taylor (Aus) 19/01/1990 (2) 3/02/1990
14 Magrat Garlick - IA Healy (Aus) 19/01/1990 (2) 3/02/1990
15 Michaelf7777777 - DM Jones (Aus) 3/02/1990 (3) 15/03/1990
16 kingkallis - MG Hughes (Aus) 3/02/1990 (3) 23/11/1990
17 honestbharani - Abdul Qadir (Pak) 9/12/1989 (3) 10/10/1990
18 Milenko47 - DI Gower (Eng) 23/11/1990 (3) 26/12/1990
19 stephen - BA Reid (Aus) 23/11/1990 (3) 26/12/1990
20 AndyZaltzHair - GA Gooch (Eng) 26/12/1990 (3) 4/01/1990
21 Milenko47 - AJ Stewart (Eng) 4/01/1990 (1) 25/01/1991
22 kingkallis - ME Waugh (Aus) 25/01/1991 (3) 1/02/1991
23 Michaelf7777777 - CJ McDermott (Aus) 25/01/1991 (3) 1/02/1991
24 trundler - TM Alderman (Aus) 1/02/1991 (1) 27/04/1991
25 Magrat Garlick - ARC Fraser (Eng) 26/12/1990 (3) 25/01/1991
26 stephen - MD Marshall (WI) 27/04/1991 (3) 6/06/1991
27 honestbharani - CEL Ambrose (WI) 27/04/1991 (3) 6/06/1991
28 Teuton - IVA Richards (WI) 6/06/1991 (3) 20/06/1991
29 Magrat Garlick - CG Greenidge (WI) 27/04/1991 (3) -
30 AndyZaltzHair - CA Walsh (WI) 20/06/1991 (1) 4/07/1991
31 honestbharani - Shoaib Mohammad (Pak) 10/10/1990 (1) 18/10/1990
32 kingkallis - PJL Dujon (WI) 4/07/1991 (1) 25/07/1991
33 Teuton - DL Haynes (WI) 6/06/1991 (3) 20/06/1991
34 Michaelf7777777 - RB Richardson (WI) 6/06/1991 (3) 20/06/1991
35 trundler - AJ Lamb (Eng) 25/01/1991 (3) 1/02/1991
36 stephen - RC Russell (Eng) 25/07/1991 (2) 22/08/1991
37 Milenko47 - IT Botham (Eng) 22/08/1991 (3) 6/02/1992
38 Milenko47 - IDS Smith (NZ) 6/02/1992 (3) -
39 Michaelf7777777 - ST Jayasuriya (SL) 22/08/1991 (3) 12/12/1991
40 trundler - CL Cairns (NZ) 6/02/1992 (3) 25/02/1993
41 kingkallis - SK Warne (Aus) 25/02/1993 (2) 4/03/1993
42 stephen - JL Langer (Aus) 4/03/1993 (2) 12/03/1993
43 honestbharani - PA de Silva (SL) 12/12/1991 (3) 20/12/1991
44 Magrat Garlick - RA Smith (Eng) 6/02/1992 (3) 4/06/1992
45 Teuton - BP Patterson (WI) 25/07/1991 (2) 8/08/1991
46 AndyZaltzHair - CL Hooper (WI) 8/08/1991 (1) 27/11/1992
47 honestbharani - Inzamam-ul-Haq (ICC/Pak) 4/06/1992 (1) 18/06/1992
48 stephen - DR Martyn (Aus) 12/03/1993 (1) 26/12/1993
49 Milenko47 - AA Donald (SA) 26/12/1993 (3) 2/01/1994
50 Teuton - GD McGrath (Aus) 2/01/1994 (3) 17/03/1994
51 Magrat Garlick - G Kirsten (SA) 2/01/1994 (3) 28/01/1994
52 AndyZaltzHair - DJ Richardson (SA) 2/01/1994 (3) 28/01/1994
53 kingkallis - BC Lara (ICC/WI) 27/11/1992 (2) 26/12/1992
54 Michaelf7777777 - IR Bishop (WI) 27/11/1992 (2) 26/12/1992
55 trundler - PS de Villiers (SA) 26/12/1993 (3) 2/01/1994
56 kingkallis - DJ Cullinan (SA) 26/12/1993 (3) 2/01/1994
57 trundler - MJ Slater (Aus) 17/03/1994 (1) 25/03/1994
58 stephen - KC Wessels (Aus/SA) 25/03/1994 (2) 21/07/1994
59 honestbharani - D Gough (Eng) 21/07/1994 (2) 4/08/1994
60 Milenko47 - MA Atherton (Eng) 4/08/1994 (2) 18/08/1994
61 Michaelf7777777 - JG Wright (NZ) 2/02/1990 (3) 9/02/1990
62 Teuton - Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) 18/06/1992 (1) 2/07/1992
63 AndyZaltzHair - HP Tillakaratne (SL) 22/08/1991 (3) 12/12/1991
64 Magrat Garlick - PR Reiffel (Aus) 4/03/1993 (2) 12/03/1993
65 Teuton - GP Thorpe (Eng) 18/08/1994 (1) 25/11/1994
66 Magrat Garlick - Saleem Malik (Pak) 12/12/1991 (3) 20/12/1991
67 Michaelf7777777 - DB Vengsarkar (India) 9/02/1990 (3) 22/02/1990
68 trundler - MW Gatting (Eng) 25/11/1994 (2) 24/12/1994
69 AndyZaltzHair - RJ Ratnayake (SL) 20/12/1991 (1) 2/01/1992
70 stephen - BM McMillan (SA) 21/07/1994 (2) 4/08/1994
71 Milenko47 - MG Bevan (Aus) 25/11/1994 (2) 24/12/1994
72 kingkallis - RJ Shastri (India) 23/11/1989 (3) 1/12/1989
73 honestbharani - Moin Khan (Pak) 2/07/1992 (1) 23/07/1992
74 Michaelf7777777 - AH Jones (NZ) 9/02/1990 (3) 22/02/1990
75 honestbharani - Aamer Sohail (Pak) 23/07/1992 (1) 6/08/1992
76 Magrat Garlick - WJ Cronje (SA) 4/08/1994 (2) 18/08/1994
77 stephen - JC Adams (WI) 26/12/1992 (1) 2/01/1993
78 kingkallis - NS Sidhu (India) 1/12/1989 (3) 9/12/1989
79 Milenko47 - DW Fleming (Aus) 24/12/1994 (1) 1/01/1995
80 AndyZaltzHair - A Ranatunga (SL) 12/12/1991 (3) 20/12/1991
81 trundler - TBA May (Aus) 1/01/1995 (1) -
82 Teuton - AC Parore (NZ) 25/02/1993 (2) 19/03/1994
83 Magrat Garlick - A Kumble (India) 19/03/1994 (2) 18/11/1994
84 kingkallis - J Srinath (India) 18/11/1994 (3) 1/12/1994
85 Teuton - SP Fleming (NZ) 19/03/1994 (2) 2/06/1994
86 Milenko47 - DJ Nash (NZ) 2/06/1994 (1) 16/06/1994
87 stephen - S Chanderpaul (WI) 1/12/1994 (1) 3/02/1995
88 trundler - KCG Benjamin (WI) 3/02/1995 (2) 31/03/1995
89 AndyZaltzHair - PCR Tufnell (Eng) 6/08/1992 (1) 11/02/1993
90 honestbharani - WKM Benjamin (WI) 3/02/1995 (2) 31/03/1995
91 Michaelf7777777 - NR Mongia (India) 18/11/1994 (3) 1/12/1994
92 AndyZaltzHair - KR Rutherford (NZ) 15/03/1990 (1) 21/06/1990
93 Magrat Garlick - CR Matthews (SA) 25/03/1994 (2) 21/07/1994
94 Michaelf7777777 - SLV Raju (India) 18/11/1994 (3) 1/12/1994
95 Milenko47 - PL Taylor (Aus) 3/02/1990 (3) 15/03/1990
96 kingkallis - GRJ Matthews (Aus) 23/11/1990 (3) 26/12/1990
97 stephen - Maninder Singh (India) 23/11/1989 (3) 1/12/1989
98 honestbharani - (0)
99 Teuton - PAJ DeFreitas (Eng) 26/12/1990 (3) 25/01/1991
100 trundler - (0)
 
Teuton

Teuton

International Captain
My team:
Desmond Haynes
David Boon
Viv Richards
Stephen Fleming
Graham Thorpe
Steve Waugh
Adam Parore
Phil DeFreitas
Mushtaq Ahmed
Patrick Patterson
Glenn McGrath

I think this would probably be the best batting team in the comp with Viv, S.Waugh, Haynes, Boonie, Thorpe and Fleming, and not losing anything in the 90s with Parore at 7. The bowling is carried by McGrath but the aggressive Patterson and useful DeFreitas provide variety. Mushtaq is arguably the 3rd best spinner of the draft since Murali didnt come up.

So I know this did become a bit of a grind for some as it became evident that the pool would be limited to the early 90s even though we were mostly progressing as fast as the rules allowed. But success depended equally on luck when an outstanding came up just in time for your pick, and good organisation to track who you can get for the other 80% of picks. I hope you enjoyed it and there are definitely a few class teams to vote for when ready.
 
stephen

stephen

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
This was probably the most luck filled draft of all the ones I've participated in. If the person before you unlocked a great player you were super happy. If they didn't you were super sad.
 
stephen

stephen

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Teuton said:
My team:
Desmond Haynes
David Boon
Viv Richards
Stephen Fleming
Graham Thorpe
Steve Waugh
Adam Parore
Phil DeFreitas
Mushtaq Ahmed
Patrick Patterson
Glenn McGrath

I think this would probably be the best batting team in the comp with Viv, S.Waugh, Haynes, Boonie, Thorpe and Fleming, and not losing anything in the 90s with Parore at 7. The bowling is carried by McGrath but the aggressive Patterson and useful DeFreitas provide variety. Mushtaq is arguably the 3rd best spinner of the draft since Murali didnt come up.

So I know this did become a bit of a grind for some as it became evident that the pool would be limited to the early 90s even though we were mostly progressing as fast as the rules allowed. But success depended equally on luck when an outstanding came up just in time for your pick, and good organisation to track who you can get for the other 80% of picks. I hope you enjoyed it and there are definitely a few class teams to vote for when ready.
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Your team is definitely one of the strongest. Certainly your batting is probably the best in the comp though your bowling is not up to the same standard (McGrath excluded).
 
stephen

stephen

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Teuton said:
So I know this did become a bit of a grind for some as it became evident that the pool would be limited to the early 90s even though we were mostly progressing as fast as the rules allowed. But success depended equally on luck when an outstanding came up just in time for your pick, and good organisation to track who you can get for the other 80% of picks. I hope you enjoyed it and there are definitely a few class teams to vote for when ready.
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The main two problems with the draft were the slow progress and the challenge of only having a very limited selection of players. It was more of a puzzle about trawling through scorecards and finding the best available player than it was about drafting. The design of the draft meant that people were encouraged not to open up new tests, particularly if they had good players in them.

A few small improvements could be made to address some of the issues. It would have created more of a viral effect if players could choose which player infected their next test before they picked the player they wanted.

The first test was Pak vs India. The first player would "infect" the next test of one of the players in that Pak vs India game. Then they would pick a player from the infected test. This would give players more freedom to build their team how they liked. It would also speed up the infection rate to cover more of a time span.

Maybe a rule could be that the picked player is cured and can't infect a future test, to add a bit of flavour. And the flip side of that could be that a player who infects a future test is sick and can't be picked themselves. These two rules wouldn't add anything to the gameplay but would add flavour to the selections. It would also thin out the pool of available greats as people hate-infected them.

I did have fun with this draft at times but it could have been more fun with a few tweaks.
 
trundler

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I appreciate the effort that went into this though. Keeping track of all the picks and chains must've been exhausting.
 
honestbharani

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
I guess it would be a lot easier if we had "infected series" than "infected matches" and use the next series of the player. Anyhoo, gonna make my last pick in few mins, once I have properly woken up. :)
 
Teuton

Teuton

International Captain
..............a few mins eh.

lets knock this over and then someone else can start up the next lockdown draft.
 
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