ODI Sheep draft time?

Skills said:
Yup as a batsman its a worthy pick. I'm ready to bet he'll be shoehorned in as a keeper though.
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Why not? He has the record number of dismissals?

Edit - that's ODI but still he has decent stats for WK in tests
 
NM said:
I'll just say it. Some shocking picks - Anderson? Sangakarra (if he is playing as a WK). AbD if he is playing as a WK
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Sangakarra ? Shocking ?One of the few wicketkeepers in history of test match cricket with a triple century to his name ? Yes, shocking indeed.
 
NM said:
@ChrisNelson how long have you been watching cricket? Your picks have been interesting.
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My first match live was in 1994 I think, been a Derbyshire fan all my life and go to a lot of matches, also internationals although not so much the last 5 years or so.
I am familiar with a lot of the players from previous generations but wanted to get in early and snap up one of the great Test batsmen of my lifetime (along with Tendulkar in particular) and possibly England's greatest bowler of them all. My next pick will probably be a bit more retro!
 
ChrisNelson said:
My first match live was in 1994 I think, been a Derbyshire fan all my life and go to a lot of matches, also internationals although not so much the last 5 years or so.
I am familiar with a lot of the players from previous generations but wanted to get in early and snap up one of the great Test batsmen of my lifetime (along with Tendulkar in particular) and possibly England's greatest bowler of them all. My next pick will probably be a bit more retro!
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Thoughts on Chesney Hughes?
 
Boycott said:
Thoughts on Chesney Hughes?
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A difficult question. How frustrating! When he came on to the scene we really thought we'd found a gem, someone who could go on and propel us to a limited overs trophy.
But each time he seems to be gaining momentum he seems to fade again. His averages are not where they should be at this stage of his career, especially considering his magnificent 270 at Headingley 3 years ago during our ill fated season in Div 1. He's one of those players that we can't afford to be rid of because we are so short on quality, but he really needs to move on now at the age of 25 and start winning us matches. One thing I would say, he's a better fielder than you would think for someone of his size, took an incredible catch in front of us against Leicestershire in the T20 a couple of weeks ago!
 
Kumar Sangakkara:

Career Batting Average: 57.41
Average at Batting #3: 60.83
Average at 2014 Peak: 71.09 :eek:

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Record holding keeper in dismissals.

Career batting average higher than Sachin and Lara, ffs! Definitely worth a R1 pick.

International records
World records are bold

Tests
  • Highest aggregate of runs- Sangakkara (12,400) in 134 matches at an Average of 57.40
  • Most double centuries in a career - Sangakkara has 11 double centuries in tests, second only to 12 double centuries by Don Bradman.
  • Most scores over 190 in a career (14)
  • Most number of centuries – Sangakkara has 38 centuries in 131 matches. He is fourth in the list.
  • Highest average (qualification 5000 runs.) by a Sri Lankan – Sangakkara (57.40)- fifth highest overall.
  • Most number of half centuries – Sangakkara has 52 half-centuries in 131 matches. He is seventh in the list.
  • Most number of dismissals (includes wicket-keeping) – Sangakkara has taken (197 dismissals) in 131 matches.
  • First player to score 150+ scores in four consecutive Test matches.
  • Fastest 8,000 runs – Sangakkara (152 innings)
  • Fastest 9,000 runs – Sangakkara (172 innings)
  • Fastest 11,000 runs – Sangakkara (208 innings)
  • Fastest 12,000 runs - Sangakkara (224 innings)
  • Highest partnership for any wicket – 624 for the third wicket.
  • Most partnership runs for the 3rd wicket – Kumara Sangakkara.
  • Most runs in Year 2014 - 1483 runs in 12 matches with 4 hundreds and 9 fifties with average 71.09
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The Little Master

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1. Harshad - 1. Viv
2. Skills - 1. Imran Khan
3. Anant/RDCR07 - 1. Tendulkar
4. Interval - 1. Kallis
5. NM 1. Hadlee
6. Raees - 1. Brian Lara
7. The Red Viper - ??
8. Boycott - 1. Malcolm Marshall
9. prath - 1. Wasim Akram
10. Akash - 1. Murali 2. Sunil Gavaskar
11. RedTiger - 1. Shane Warne 2. Adam gilchrist
12. Chris Nelson - 1. Ricky Ponting 2. James Anderson
13. Mani - 1. Michael Holding 2.Waqar Younis
14. Ijazz - 1. Glenn McGrath 2. AB De Villiers
15. Akshay - 1. Ambrose, 2. Steyn
16. EAP - 1. Donald 2. Sangakkara
 
NM said:
I'll just say it. Some shocking picks - Anderson? Sangakarra (if he is playing as a WK). AbD if he is playing as a WK
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Anderson is probably the best English bowler of all time.
 
Edgar Allan Pillow said:
Kumar Sangakkara:

Career Batting Average: 57.41
Average at Batting #3: 60.83
Average at 2014 Peak: 71.09 :eek:

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Record holding keeper in dismissals.

Career batting average higher than Sachin and Lara, ffs! Definitely worth a R1 pick.
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You can't count it if you play him as a WK. Bluntly. Gilchrist (who I would have taken if he was there) was the best WK pick in the draft
 
Yeah, Sanga is an excellent pick. AbD can be questioned (His record as WK is actually good, though sample size and all) and so can Anderson (He sometimes gets too much hate though but is easily one of the best England has produced), but Sanga is definitely up there as one of the best.
 
NM said:
Compare him to the quicks left unpicked. Anyway, I have to run to work
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Can still pick up other quicks and have Anderson in reserve in case his match is in English swinging conditions. As deadly as can be in those conditions.
 
1. Harshad - 1. Viv
2. Skills - 1. Imran Khan
3. Anant/RDCR07 - 1. Tendulkar
4. Interval - 1. Kallis
5. NM 1. Hadlee
6. Raees - 1. Brian Lara
7. The Red Viper - ??
8. Boycott - 1. Malcolm Marshall
9. prath - 1. Wasim Akram 2. Joel Garner
10. Akash - 1. Murali 2. Sunil Gavaskar
11. RedTiger - 1. Shane Warne 2. Adam gilchrist
12. Chris Nelson - 1. Ricky Ponting 2. James Anderson
13. Mani - 1. Michael Holding 2.Waqar Younis
14. Ijazz - 1. Glenn McGrath 2. AB De Villiers
15. Akshay - 1. Ambrose, 2. Steyn
16. EAP - 1. Donald 2. Sangakkara

@Boycott
 
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1. Harshad - 1. Viv
2. Skills - 1. Imran Khan
3. Anant/RDCR07 - 1. Tendulkar
4. Interval - 1. Kallis
5. NM 1. Hadlee
6. Raees - 1. Brian Lara
7. The Red Viper - ??
8. Boycott - 1. Malcolm Marshall 2. Rahul Dravid
9. prath - 1. Wasim Akram 2. Joel Garner
10. Akash - 1. Murali 2. Sunil Gavaskar
11. RedTiger - 1. Shane Warne 2. Adam gilchrist
12. Chris Nelson - 1. Ricky Ponting 2. James Anderson
13. Mani - 1. Michael Holding 2.Waqar Younis
14. Ijazz - 1. Glenn McGrath 2. AB De Villiers
15. Akshay - 1. Ambrose, 2. Steyn
16. EAP - 1. Donald 2. Sangakkara

@Raees
 
Edgar Allan Pillow said:
I'm genuinely curious about the Gavaskar pick. Surely there are better batsman still around?
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Average of 50 as opener in an era of fast bowling paradise. Relatively weak team mates. He did really well against the West Indies pace attack which counts a lot. He'll have an excellent write up and is the pick of the openers arguably.
 
Garner is such a great pick. Was hoping he would survive, but that was never going to happen.
 
Akash said:
The Little Master

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1. Harshad - 1. Viv
2. Skills - 1. Imran Khan
3. Anant/RDCR07 - 1. Tendulkar
4. Interval - 1. Kallis
5. NM 1. Hadlee
6. Raees - 1. Brian Lara
7. The Red Viper - ??
8. Boycott - 1. Malcolm Marshall
9. prath - 1. Wasim Akram
10. Akash - 1. Murali 2. Sunil Gavaskar
11. RedTiger - 1. Shane Warne 2. Adam gilchrist
12. Chris Nelson - 1. Ricky Ponting 2. James Anderson
13. Mani - 1. Michael Holding 2.Waqar Younis
14. Ijazz - 1. Glenn McGrath 2. AB De Villiers
15. Akshay - 1. Ambrose, 2. Steyn
16. EAP - 1. Donald 2. Sangakkara
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Finally.
 
1. Harshad - V. Richards
2. Skills - I. Khan
3. Anant/RD - Tendulkar
4. Interval - Kallis
5. NM - Hadlee
6. Raees - Lara
7. Boycott - M. Marshall, Dravid
8. prath - Akram, Garner
9. Akash - Muralidharan, Gavaskar
10. RedTiger - Warne, Gilchrist
11. Chris Nelson - Ponting, J. Anderson
12. Mani - Holding, Younis
13. Ijazz - McGrath, AB De Villiers
14. Akshay - Ambrose, Steyn
15. EAP - Donald, Sangakkara
 
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