Cricket Draft - Tests

[Moby]

Imran at 7 is good. He was an excellent batsman throughout the 80s, averaged over 40 which was massive at the time. I think you should go for 4 bowlers + Imran.

 

[Donaldo]

Considering you have zero part time options unless Greg takes a leaf out of his brothers book and goes under-arm on us, you should look at both.

 

[Moby]

cnut! I hoped nobody would pick him

Where would you have played him?

 

[MJJ]

Depends. How are we judging players? At their peak?

 

[Donaldo]

Interval Level/ The Regulator - Viv Richards, Donald, Lillee, Gooch, Yousuf, Cairns, Greig
The Man himself - Kallis, Walsh, Kumble, Kirsten, McDermott, Boon, Thorpe, Vengsarkar
Akash / manikandan nair - Botham, Waqar, Greenidge, Mushtaq, Haynes, Gough, Richardson, Kirmani
Aldo - Warne, McGrath, Ponting, Bishop, Crowe, Boucher, Jayasuriya, Merv Hughes
NM - Imran, Greg Chappell, Garner, MacGill, Inzamam, Stewart, Anwar, Kallicharran
MJJ - Akram, Akhtar, Saqlain, Lee, Flintoff, M Waugh, Fleming, Cullinan
Donaldo - Hadlee, Dravid, Andy Roberts,Hayden, Vettori, Langer, Dujon, De Silva
ghaliboy - Tendulkar, Pollock, Border, Harbhajan, Chanderpaul, Atherton, Wright, Streak
Red Indian- Marshall, Lara, Steve Waugh, Croft, Taylor, Vaas, Healy, Shastri
Varun_Utd - Gavaskar, Murali, Thomson, Laxman, Gower, Gillespie, Martyn, Rod Marsh
KM- Ambrose, Kapil, Bob Willis, Flower, Herath, Azharuddin, Jones, Ganguly
crappy - Holding, Gilchrist, Qadir, Miandad, Ntini, Jayawardene, Vaughan, Slater

 

[Nighteyes]

There are still better options than Vengsarkar left but there's an alarming lack of quality batting left

 

[NM]

Where would you have played him?

Don't care!

 

[Interval]

There are still better options than Vengsarkar left but there's an alarming lack of quality batting left

Erm.. Vensarkar should've gone in the last round itself. At his peak (2-3 years) he was simply amazing (compared to others being picked in the final rounds)

 

[Donaldo]

 

[Moby]

Don't care!

 

[Interval]

I just realised that we can't pick Gundappa because of 1.5 months.

 

[Nighteyes]

Erm.. Vensarkar should've gone in the last round itself. At his peak (2-3 years) he was simply amazing (compared to others being picked in the final rounds)

His record away from home is sketchy at best and it's something that will be pointed out

 

[Moby]

I just realised that we can't pick Gundappa because of 1.5 months.

A lot of such close misses. Zaheer Abbas as well I think.

 

[The Man Himself]

There are still better options than Vengsarkar left but there's an alarming lack of quality batting left

I doubt. Vengsarkar during his peak was regarded among one of the finest in the world. He should have gone in earlier round. It was bit of oversight on my part when I picked Thorpe last round. For this round, I had Vengsarkar, De Silva, Cullinan and Kallicharran lined up but was not thinking much on comparison among them as I knew most of them will be taken before my turn comes. So was just waiting for the available one. Happy with who I got

 

[Interval]

His record away from home is sketchy at best and it's something that will be pointed out

I pointed out that given the stage of the draft, its head and shoulders above other picks.

 

[Moby]

It was bit of oversight on my part when I picked Thorpe last round.

 

[The Man Himself]

His record away from home is sketchy at best and it's something that will be pointed out

Not if playing at Lord's

 

[NM]

PM'd my pick to Aldo. I'm off for the night.

 

[The Man Himself]

I pointed out that given the stage of the draft, its head and shoulders above other picks.

Yeah, this. Vengsarkar won't be compared head-to-head with Ponting-Sachin-Lara, but will be with picks of batsmen at this stage or similar and there he doesn't look bad at all.

 

[crappycraperson]

WTF IL..

 

[Interval]

WTF IL..

I said I need time. I was in a meeting and all my picks got eaten up. I need to relook at a list.

 

[ghaliboy]

Crap knows my picks. I probably won't be on for two days. Saturday night your time. I got cricket tomorrow and Sydney FC in the night time.

 

[zing]

Do we have permission to skip your turn, if we come to a point where we don't know your picks?

 

[Interval]

Interval Level/ The Regulator - Viv Richards, Donald, Lillee, Gooch, Yousuf, Cairns, Greig, T. Dilshan, Salim Malik
The Man himself - Kallis, Walsh, Kumble, Kirsten, McDermott, Boon, Thorpe, Vengsarkar
Akash / manikandan nair - Botham, Waqar, Greenidge, Mushtaq, Haynes, Gough, Richardson, Kirmani
Aldo - Warne, McGrath, Ponting, Bishop, Crowe, Boucher, Jayasuriya, Merv Hughes
NM - Imran, Greg Chappell, Garner, MacGill, Inzamam, Stewart, Anwar, Kallicharran
MJJ - Akram, Akhtar, Saqlain, Lee, Flintoff, M Waugh, Fleming, Cullinan
Donaldo - Hadlee, Dravid, Andy Roberts,Hayden, Vettori, Langer, Dujon, De Silva
ghaliboy - Tendulkar, Pollock, Border, Harbhajan, Chanderpaul, Atherton, Wright, Streak
Red Indian- Marshall, Lara, Steve Waugh, Croft, Taylor, Vaas, Healy, Shastri
Varun_Utd - Gavaskar, Murali, Thomson, Laxman, Gower, Gillespie, Martyn, Rod Marsh
KM- Ambrose, Kapil, Bob Willis, Flower, Herath, Azharuddin, Jones, Ganguly
crappy - Holding, Gilchrist, Qadir, Miandad, Ntini, Jayawardene, Vaughan, Slater

 

[The Man Himself]

"Big Mac" Brian McMillan. Underrated because of limited time he got on international stage, but one of the most reliable South African in 90's after their return.

Interval Level/ The Regulator - Viv Richards, Donald, Lillee, Gooch, Yousuf, Cairns, Greig, T. Dilshan, Salim Malik
The Man himself - Kallis, Walsh, Kumble, Kirsten, McDermott, Boon, Thorpe, Vengsarkar, Brian McMillan
Akash / manikandan nair - Botham, Waqar, Greenidge, Mushtaq, Haynes, Gough, Richardson, Kirmani
Aldo - Warne, McGrath, Ponting, Bishop, Crowe, Boucher, Jayasuriya, Merv Hughes
NM - Imran, Greg Chappell, Garner, MacGill, Inzamam, Stewart, Anwar, Kallicharran
MJJ - Akram, Akhtar, Saqlain, Lee, Flintoff, M Waugh, Fleming, Cullinan
Donaldo - Hadlee, Dravid, Andy Roberts,Hayden, Vettori, Langer, Dujon, De Silva
ghaliboy - Tendulkar, Pollock, Border, Harbhajan, Chanderpaul, Atherton, Wright, Streak
Red Indian- Marshall, Lara, Steve Waugh, Croft, Taylor, Vaas, Healy, Shastri
Varun_Utd - Gavaskar, Murali, Thomson, Laxman, Gower, Gillespie, Martyn, Rod Marsh
KM- Ambrose, Kapil, Bob Willis, Flower, Herath, Azharuddin, Jones, Ganguly
crappy - Holding, Gilchrist, Qadir, Miandad, Ntini, Jayawardene, Vaughan, Slater

 

[crappycraperson]

feck off TMM. I knew I should have picked him in the last round

 

[The Man Himself]

Kirsten
.
Boon
Kallis
Vengsarkar
Thorpe
McMillan
.
Mcdermott
Kumble
Walsh

Thoughts? Not intimidating, but all very reliable and consistent performers IMO.

 

[The Man Himself]

feck off TMM. I knew I should have picked him in the last round

You took away 2 good openers in last round. What about that?

 

[crappycraperson]

Blame others for snatching away Martyn and Deano right under my nose.

 

[crappycraperson]

Did anyone get NM's picks?

 

[Moby]

I have NM's pick.

 

[Donaldo]

Kirsten
.
Boon
Kallis
Vengsarkar
Thorpe
McMillan
.
Mcdermott
Kumble
Walsh

Thoughts? Not intimidating, but all very reliable and consistent performers IMO.

Barring Boon, they'd all gladly give me a blanket and a hot cup of tea. And let me hug them. The sweethearts.

 

[The Man Himself]

Barring Boon, they'd all gladly give me a blanket and a hot cup of tea. And let me hug them. The sweethearts.

True.

 

[KM]

So Ghaliboy has been banned. We need to find a replacement for him.

 

[crappycraperson]

mmmmmmmmmmm

 

[zing]

what's he been banned for?

 

[The Man Himself]

So Ghaliboy has been banned. We need to find a replacement for him.

permanent?

 

[Moby]

what's he been banned for?

Something related to Ashley Young I suppose.

 

[crappycraperson]

Scout someone from newbies?

 

[Moby]

Or maybe one of the AMs if their managers don't have an issue.