Test Cricket draft: SF : Mani vs Skills @ Lord's, London

Who will win test match?

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My 'part timer' has a better record than their first choice spinner. Especially in England.
 
Akshay said:
I think Willis on home ground has to be considered around the equal of Tyson. The brevity of Tyson's test career does count against him somewhat. And well, you know I rate the impact of additional options like Cairns.
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Tyson carrier was short, but the kind of impact he had with the Ashes series in 1954-55 is superior.Willis is great bowler but i doubt he could provide similar impact that Tyson had provided.
 
Frank Tyson

Don Bradman called him “the fastest bowler I have ever seen” while Tom Graveney recounts how he stood 40 yards back at slip.

Tyson was not a success in the first Test at Brisbane: one wicket for 160. Then Lindwall hit him on the back of the head with a bouncer in the second Test at Sydney. In those helmetless days, fast bowlers did not bowl short at each other. “My God, Lindy, you’ve killed him,” Tyson remembered his partner saying before he was carted to hospital. And there in that hospital a great fast bowler was born, to be christened “Typhoon” Tyson.

After his quick recovery Tyson was so angry with Lindwall that in the last innings of the Test, when Australia needed 223 to go 2-0 up, Tyson let them have the full treatment – downwind, while Brian Statham laboured into it. Tyson took six for 85 as England squeezed home. “The Australian batsmen – Neil Harvey excepted – have become flinching shadows against the fiery, blinding pace of young Tyson,” proclaimed the Daily Mirror

It was much the same in the third Test in Melbourne. Australia were set 240 to win, little more than a formality. But for Tyson it was, as he wrote in his diary, “the luckiest and happiest day of my life”.

The luck came when England’s wicketkeeper, Godfrey Evans, took one of the all-time great catches launching himself to his right to catch the left-handed Harvey down the leg side when he glanced Tyson. The rest of the Australians crumbled as Tyson took seven wickets for 27. “But I could never have done it without Brian [Statham],” Tyson recorded. “What a partner! Wise and reliable – just the man to have alongside you in the trenches.” Hutton meanwhile, England’s first professional captain, was “delirious with happiness” – and for once invited the Australians into the England dressing room for a drink.

Tyson enabled England to win the series 3-1 by taking 28 wickets at 20 runs. He was effective back in England in 1955 but soon burned out: his action was all effort, not rhythm or technique. It was in a vain attempt to recreate the past that he was selected for England’s next tour of Australia in 1958-9.
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Ijazz17 said:
I meant it as an example i.e if Sachin and Hanif were to play in his team, I would remove Amla, play Walcott at 3 and the rest as I mentioned above.
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Ah, a combined line up. Even then, I would keep kanhai at 3 and play the other 4 after that. What a batting line up that would be :lol:
 
Voted Skills. His team is that bit a stronger than Marun's for me. It is really tough choice in both semis though. All 4 teams are very good and all are capable of beating other.
 
Seems like a lost cause but would like some more votes from people involved.
 
Pity we only got 15 votes in this. Had 24 the last game.

Oh well. Good luck for the finals @Skills. Excellent team you have there.
 
Varun said:
Pity we only got 15 votes in this. Had 24 the last game.

Oh well. Good luck for the finals @Skills. Excellent team you have there.
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There is still half an hour to go and the difference is 2 votes only. It is not done yet!
 
Imagine if I win this. I don't even like test cricket. T20 for life.
 
The Man Himself said:
There is still half an hour to go and the difference is 2 votes only. It is not done yet!
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It was 6-9 when I posted. Pity we only got 17 votes when quite a few posters not involved with the draft have voted. You'd expect everyone who has participated to vote atleast.
 
Akshay said:
Very close game in the end. Congrats on making it this far @Varun @Mani, solid team and I enjoyed learning about several of your players.

Congrats @Skills, should be a cracking final.
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Cheers Akshay. It was great fun especially the drafting part which I always enjoy. Didn't intend to participate this much in the match ups which is why I intended to play as an AM only but ended up getting sacked in :D

I Learnt a lot about Gupte myself, didn't know about him before the draft. Think some legends of ours like kallicharran and especially kanhai got underrated here. Kanhai in particular should have been right up there with any other batsman. Everything you read about the man is incredible. Oh well, happens I suppose.
 
Varun said:
It was 6-9 when I posted. Pity we only got 17 votes when quite a few posters not involved with the draft have voted. You'd expect everyone who has participated to vote atleast.
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Yeah but as long as these 17 have voted after giving good thought, it is better than 25 or so votes where few just voted for the sake of it without thinking through (not blaming them, they might be busy or not know enough of players from gens before to make a decision).
 
The Man Himself said:
Yeah but as long as these 17 have voted after giving good thought, it is better than 25 or so votes where few just voted for the sake of it without thinking through (not blaming them, they might be busy or not know enough of players from gens before to make a decision).
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It's probably due to people being busy and thus missing the deadline I feel because those who voted in earlier rounds haven't voted now which can't be because they don't know the players.
 
Varun said:
I Learnt a lot about Gupte myself, didn't know about him before the draft. Think some legends of ours like kallicharran and especially kanhai got underrated here. Kanhai in particular should have been right up there with any other batsman. Everything you read about the man is incredible. Oh well, happens I suppose.
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I think the players from several generations ago were generally underrated unless they were very famous names. It's somewhat to be expected I suppose since people tend to pick the players they know, or at least research them afterwards. Other people's picks may remain a little obscure.
 
Akshay said:
I think the players from several generations ago were generally underrated unless they were very famous names. It's somewhat to be expected I suppose since people tend to pick the players they know, or at least research them afterwards. Other people's picks may remain a little obscure.
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Weren't you the one who said players from the previous gen were overrated a little? I remember you and Aldo going into a little bit of a discussion on it in The Cricket Sheep Draft thread :p :confused:.

Tough luck @Mani and @Varun. You guys played with your hearts out (Literally you guys had to!). Congrat's @Skills. One more ace bowler and you will be my favourite to win the Final as well mate.
 
Ijazz17 said:
Weren't you the one who said players from the previous gen were overrated a little? I remember you and Aldo going into a little bit of a discussion on it in The Cricket Sheep Draft thread :p :confused:.

Tough luck @Mani and @Varun. You guys played with your hearts out (Literally you guys had to!). Congrat's @Skills. One more ace bowler and you will be favourite to win the Final as well mate.
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It was Akash.
 
:lol:. Damn those two should never be team-mates ever for any draft. They bowled a googly to Varun (TWICE) and now I've had my Middle stump taken out.
 
Ijazz17 said:
Weren't you the one who said players from the previous gen were overrated a little? I remember you and Aldo going into a little bit of a discussion on it in The Cricket Sheep Draft thread :p :confused:.

Tough luck @Mani and @Varun. You guys played with your hearts out (Literally you guys had to!). Congrat's @Skills. One more ace bowler and you will be my favourite to win the Final as well mate.
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Me winning the draft will be as great a moment as Leicester winning the premier league. I'll sparkle up my table a bit for the big moment.
 
Akshay said:
I think the players from several generations ago were generally underrated unless they were very famous names. It's somewhat to be expected I suppose since people tend to pick the players they know, or at least research them afterwards. Other people's picks may remain a little obscure.
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Yeah, I guess that's true and as you said, quite expected.
Ijazz17 said:
Weren't you the one who said players from the previous gen were overrated a little? I remember you and Aldo going into a little bit of a discussion on it in The Cricket Sheep Draft thread :p :confused:.

Tough luck @Mani and @Varun. You guys played with your hearts out (Literally you guys had to!). Congrat's @Skills. One more ace bowler and you will be my favourite to win the Final as well mate.
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What did they do to me?
 
Varun said:
Yeah, I guess that's true and as you said, quite expected.

What did they do to me?
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Eh? What have you quoted and what have you asked me :confused:. But I think I was referring to the time you were talking to Akshay thinking he passed an opinion when it was Akash who did that! I just had a Varun moment now. :drool:.
 
Ijazz17 said:
Eh? What have you quoted and what have you asked me :confused:. But I think I was referring to the time you were talking to Akshay thinking he passed an opinion when it was Akash who did that! I just had a Varun moment now. :drool:.
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Quoted the wrong post :D

I don't remember the akshay/akash moment which is typical of me and my shit memory.
 
Akshay said:
I remember prath getting confused a couple times. Maybe Ijazz is confusing you and him as well. Indians, you know, all the bloody same.
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Oh no, the two of you plotted this. It's the first thing you both do after waking up. You play the role of Innocent Bystander, and he is the Mysterious enigma that causes an uproar before disappearing from wherever the hell he came. Admit it, this was all a part of your Grand Scheme! The draft was secondary.
 
Akshay said:
I remember prath getting confused a couple times. Maybe Ijazz is confusing you and him as well. Indians, you know, all the bloody same.
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Yeah, should be Prath then. I don't remember it.
 
Ijazz17 said:
Oh no, the two of you plotted this. It's the first thing you both do after waking up. You play the role of Innocent Bystander, and he is the Mysterious enigma that causes an uproar before disappearing from wherever the hell he came. Admit it, this was all a part of your Grand Scheme! The draft was secondary.
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You should see the mayhem caused in the WW games as people get confused like hell. :lol: It's the case when they haven't even played a game together I think.
 
Akshay said:
We were both in the buffy themed one, Demons of Hellmouth I think. And yes, it did cause a lot of confusion :D.
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Ah, I see. I don't remember unfortunately. Not really a surprise either :p
 
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