The first Cricket sheep thread

So we have got 5 of the remaining 7 criteria sorted. Some of them I am really excited about. Let's speed up!
 
Have you guys started writing Bio's for your players yet ? Or are you waiting till you get a solid 12 and then start ?
 
Ijazz17 said:
Have you guys started writing Bio's for your players yet ? Or are you waiting till you get a solid 12 and then start ?
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Haven't started. Always believed people simply ignore long assed write ups anyways.
 
Varun said:
Haven't started. Always believed people simply ignore long assed write ups anyways.
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Yeah true, but this is my first draft and I am not sure how to approach it. Is it usually very stats oriented or is it a case of displaying what strengths you have and how that can defeat the opposition. Or is there some other trick in the book ?
 
Ijazz17 said:
Yeah true, but this is my first draft and I am not sure how to approach it. Is it usually very stats oriented or is it a case of displaying what strengths you have and how that can defeat the opposition. Or is there some other trick in the book ?
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Why you think your team beats the other is the most important. You will obviously mention all your stats but showing why your team wins is the most important thing. No one is going to read paragraphs about every player.
 
Varun said:
Why you think your team beats the other is the most important. You will obviously mention all your stats but showing why your team wins is the most important thing. No one is going to read paragraphs about every player.
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So does it help if I have a team with players that have actually played with each other ? I mean is that an advantage over a team that say has all the best players from all the generations but never in reality played with each other ?
I mean for example, will a team with Gilly and Shane warne necessarily have a greater advantage over a team with say Lillee and Gilly ? Or is it just simply down to how well you can defend your team ?
 
Ijazz17 said:
So does it help if I have a team with players that have actually played with each other ? I mean is that an advantage over a team that say has all the best players from all the generations but never in reality played with each other ?
I mean for example, will a team with Gilly and Shane warne necessarily have a greater advantage over a team with say Lillee and Gilly ? Or is it just simply down to how well you can defend your team ?
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It helps if the combo is relevant. A WK bowler combo isn't as meaningful as an opening pair. It depends on the individual voter though, some may still ignore it because hard as you may sell it, cricket is sort of an individual sport even though it's a team one.
 
Varun said:
It helps if the combo is relevant. A WK bowler combo isn't as meaningful as an opening pair. It depends on the individual voter though, some may still ignore it because hard as you may sell it, cricket is sort of an individual sport even though it's a team one.
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Fair point. Thanks :)
 
The Man Himself said:
Completed teams after criteria 4:

Mani 1. Holding 2. Ian Smith 3. Adam Bacher 4. J. Garner
Akshay 1. Ambrose 2. Harshan Tillakratne 3. Inzamam 4. Chanderpaul
Ijazz17 1. McGrath 2. Rod Marsh 3. Trescothick 4. F. Trueman
MJJ 1. Waqar Younis 2. Moin Khan 3. Michael Hussey 4. P. Collins
PaulScholes18 1. Botham 2. Prior 3. Mohammed Yousuf 4. Sehwag
RedTiger 1. Hirwani 2. Mushfiqur Rahim 3. Klusener 4. Kallis
Skills 1. Steyn 2. Carlton Baugh 3. Justin Langer 4. Border
Crappy 1. Mendis 2. Alan Knott 3. Nick Knight 4. S. Sreesanth
NM 1. Donald 2. Les Ames 3. Roger Twose 4. Lance Gibbs
VanGaalEra 1. Shillingford 2. Junior Murray 3. Ajay Jadeja 4. Vettori
Boycott 1. Chetan Sharma 2. Khaled Mashud 3. Blair Pocock 4.Boycott
Kazi 1. Bond 2. Dhoni 3. Craig Spearman 4. Greenidge
Aldo 1. Andy Roberts 2. Don Tallon 3. Basit Ali 4. D. Malcolm
Harshad 1. Marshall 2. McCullum 3. Vaas 4. D. Compton
Prath 1. Harbhajan 2. Andy Flower 3. Stephen Fleming 4.Stuart Broad
Skizzo 1. Mushtaq Ahmed 2. Jeff Dujon 3. Laxman 4. D. Boon
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@MJJ
 
The Man Himself said:
Criteria 5 Round 1 results.

Mani FAIL(Gavaskar)
Akshay FAIL(Gavaskar)
Ijazz17 PASS
MJJ FAIL(Pick not submitted)
PaulScholes18 FAIL(Tendulkar)
RedTiger PASS
Skills FAIL(Sir Jack Hobbs)
Crappy FAIL(Gavaskar)
NM FAIL(Tendulkar)
VanGaalEra PASS
Boycott FAIL(Ken Barrington)
Kazi PASS
Aldo FAIL(Sir Jack Hobbs)
Harshad FAIL(Gavaskar)
Prath PASS
Skizzo FAIL(Ken Barrington)

Blocked player list: Hadlee, Imran Khan, Warne, Pollock, Ntini, Murali, Akram, Saqlain, AB DeVilliers, Sangakarra, Alec Stewart, Clyde Walcott, Adam Gilchrist, Boucher, Healy, Ponting, Hayden, Lara, Dravid, Kirsten, Kumble, Flintoff, Thorpe, Sobers, Lillee, Kapil Dev, S. Waugh, Viv Richards, Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Jack Hobbs, Ken Barrington


Round 2 begins.
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@MJJ
 
Criteria 5 Round 2 results.

Mani FAIL(Keith Miller)
Akshay PASS
MJJ FAIL(Player already picked)
PaulScholes18 PASS
Skills PASS
Crappy FAIL(Keith Miller)
NM PASS
Boycott PASS
Aldo PASS
Harshad FAIL(Player already picked)
Skizzo FAIL(Player already picked)

Blocked player list: Hadlee, Imran Khan, Warne, Pollock, Ntini, Murali, Akram, Saqlain, AB DeVilliers, Sangakarra, Alec Stewart, Clyde Walcott, Adam Gilchrist, Boucher, Healy, Ponting, Hayden, Lara, Dravid, Kirsten, Kumble, Flintoff, Thorpe, Sobers, Lillee, Kapil Dev, S. Waugh, Viv Richards, Gavaskar, Tendulkar, Jack Hobbs, Ken Barrington, Keith Miller
 
@Mani he and another player were my preferred round 1 but i needed a batsmen. Oh well, all's well till the next round
 
I've been going for personal favorites in the this draft. hope it doesen't haunt me inth eend
 
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