RedCafe Cricket Draft

[KM]

Thank God my first pick was Akram. Ultimate test player.

Yeah great pick on Akram. Amazing bowler. Pakistan have really been blessed with great pace bowlers.

 

[Stretch]

KM, what is 10pm BST? I'm on GMT+2

 

[kps88]

It won't work. I'm on GMT+4.5. And I imagine there's a bunch of other timezones mixed up in this draft.

These drafts are always frustratingly slow and you always get people complaining about that. I don't see the big hurry though. People should just PM their picks to someone before them if their turn is coming up and they're not going to be online often.

 

[MJJ]

Waqar younis.

 

[crappycraperson]

PM the next player MJJ

 

[mightberight]

Shaun Pollock.

 

[Donaldo]

Sorry for the hold up boys.

Kumar Sangakarra.

Pm'd stretch.

 

[zing]

Sangakarra's a great pick.

Better test wicketkeeper-batsman than Adam Gilchrist.

 

[zing]

Looking forward to seeing how many of the more recent players get picked.

 

[OB]

Everyone i have in mind is being taken.
This will be tough. Starting to think i could have done better than Sachin.

 

[Zen]

Need to start copy pasting the full list tbh, make it slightly easier.

 

[Red-Indian]

Sangakarra's a great pick.

Better test wicketkeeper-batsman than Adam Gilchrist.

You might be right in a test context. Its just that Gilchrist has that Oomph factor.

 

[Zen]

Agree with the great pick, but not being a better wicketkeeping batter than Gilly. He should be in as a batter, not keeper. He's probably one of the greatest flat track bullys ever, that sounds kinda harsh, but he's turned some games that were destined for draws into wins for SL.

As the keeper, Sangy averages 40 and 1.6 dismissals per innings compared to Gilchrists 47 and 2.1.

 

[Donaldo]

Look at the quality of fast bowlers both have had to keep to. It's a close contest, I'd probably go for Gilly in a team with a strong top order.

 

[Desert Eagle]

Matthew Hayden

 

[crappycraperson]

What's happening with this?

 

[OB]

How did DE pick? It was Strech's turn, but his 12 hours are gone, so again he has 12 hours for his second pick.

 

[Zen]

First round pick I assume. This should be copy pasted after every pick. Seems we are fully up to date anyway now, and you don't get 24 hours for back to back picks, or you shouldn't in normal rules from NFL ones.

KM - Kallis
Omar Dalvi - Tendulka
AldoRaine18 - Steve Waugh
Unitedfan101 - Ponting
Zen - Gilchrist
Interval Level - Akram
ha_rooney - Warne
nm03 - Lara
kps88 - Murali
R-Indian - McGrath
Desert Eagle - Hayden
Crappy - Dravid
MJJ - Younis
Mightberight - Pollock
Donadol - Sangakarra
Stretch

 

[Donaldo]

Second round follows the same order?

 

[Red-Indian]

Second round follows the same order?

Yeah Stretch gets two picks and the order reverses. He's had more than 6 hours though. You can go ahead and pick again I think.

 

[Donaldo]

Second pick,

Allan Donald.

KM - Kallis
Omar Dalvi - Tendulka
AldoRaine18 - Steve Waugh
Unitedfan101 - Ponting
Zen - Gilchrist
Interval Level - Akram
ha_rooney - Warne
nm03 - Lara
kps88 - Murali
R-Indian - McGrath
Desert Eagle - Hayden
Crappy - Dravid
MJJ - Younis
Mightberight - Pollock
Donadol - Sangakarra, Donald
Stretch

 

[mightberight]

Curtly Ambrose.

KM - Kallis
Omar Dalvi - Tendulka
AldoRaine18 - Steve Waugh
Unitedfan101 - Ponting
Zen - Gilchrist
Interval Level - Akram
ha_rooney - Warne
nm03 - Lara
kps88 - Murali
R-Indian - McGrath
Desert Eagle - Hayden
Crappy - Dravid
MJJ - Younis
Mightberight - Pollock, Ambrose
Donadol - Sangakarra, Donald
Stretch

 

[MJJ]

Dale steyn.

 

[crappycraperson]

Courtney Walsh

 

[Red-Indian]

I'll give DE a few hours more though from what i recall, it's way past midnight where he is now.

 

[NM]

I'm in the USA, so keep that in mind when my draft pick comes along.

 

[Red-Indian]

Dale steyn.

First modern cricketer to be picked and rightfully so. In my opinion, the best South African bowler ever...even better than Donald.

 

[KM]

DE always turns up late. I think we should proceed without him.

 

[Red-Indian]

Sorry...jumped the gun there. We'll give DE some more time.

 

[crappycraperson]

DE had 12 hours to make his pick after my post...

 

[Red-Indian]

DE had 12 hours to make his pick after my post...

I thought it was 6. In any case, I guess I let my enthusiasm get ahead of me and didn't give him that either.

I'll delete my post.

 

[United Fan 101]

Also, I'm in Australia. So do bare that in mind when my pick comes along.

 

[Desert Eagle]

I pick Sehwag to complete the most explosive opening partnership of all time.

 

[Donaldo]

KM - Kallis
Omar Dalvi - Tendulka
AldoRaine18 - Steve Waugh
Unitedfan101 - Ponting
Zen - Gilchrist
Interval Level - Akram
ha_rooney - Warne
nm03 - Lara
kps88 - Murali
R-Indian - McGrath
Desert Eagle - Hayden, Sehwag
Crappy - Dravid, Walsh
MJJ - Younis, Steyn
Mightberight - Pollock, Ambrose
Donadol - Sangakarra, Donald
Stretch

Don't be lazy, you cnuts.

 

[crappycraperson]

Red Indian picked Kumble

So its kps88's turn, I will PM him

 

[kps88]

Andrew Flintoff.

KM - Kallis
Omar Dalvi - Tendulka
AldoRaine18 - Steve Waugh
Unitedfan101 - Ponting
Zen - Gilchrist
Interval Level - Akram
ha_rooney - Warne
nm03 - Lara
kps88 - Murali, Flintoff
R-Indian - McGrath, Kumble
Desert Eagle - Hayden, Sehwag
Crappy - Dravid, Walsh
MJJ - Younis, Steyn
Mightberight - Pollock, Ambrose
Donadol - Sangakarra, Donald
Stretch

 

[Stretch]

Sorry boys, I had not online connectivity yesterday. I take it I get 2 picks.

My picks are:

Who do I PM now because I've messed up the order. Peeved because I've missed out on Ambrose and Donald. My 2 favourite bowlers.

 

[kps88]

No need to PM anyone. I've PM'd nm03.

 

[Stretch]

Cool. You can update your picks list in that post above so nm03 is aware of who's been picked.

 

[crappycraperson]

KM - Kallis
Omar Dalvi - Tendulka
AldoRaine18 - Steve Waugh
Unitedfan101 - Ponting
Zen - Gilchrist
Interval Level - Akram
ha_rooney - Warne
nm03 - Lara
kps88 - Murali, Flintoff
R-Indian - McGrath, Kumble
Desert Eagle - Hayden, Sehwag
Crappy - Dravid, Walsh
MJJ - Younis, Steyn
Mightberight - Pollock, Ambrose
Donadol - Sangakarra, Donald
Stretch - Amla, Lee