Let's wrap this up lads.
The first Cricket sheep thread
- Thread starter KM
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Yeah, picking in few mins. I'm afraid I've brought my luck on Mani too.
So what would the best formula be ? I am racking my head around a 7 + 4 or will a 8 + 3 with part timers thrown into the mix be a better option ?
depends upon the opponent. If your opponent has a deep batting line up simply having 3 bowlers would not quite cut it out.
We'll be going 6+5 I think @Akshay
8+3
20 wickets wins you a test, not 1000 runs.
Very Ballsy isn't it ?
Must have a hell of a keeper batsman.
Jeff Thomson was also not selected, right?
Think Ijazz has picked him.
Part timer with the gloves or rather full timer who gave it up.
4 bowlers are a minimum. 20 wickets.
I've got 1000+ wickets in my team and that's without unleashing the beast called Pedro Collins.
Ah just saw the team. Much depends upon this rounds pick. With Ambrose, Johnstone and Darren Gough, the fast bowling line up is pretty good, probably need a quality spinner. Darren Powell kinda fecks up the line up.
I went for 4 specialists with 2 all rounders. Broad and Sarfraz fast, Bhaji and Prasanna spin, and Heath streak and Jayasuriya as all rounders. Allowed me 7 batsmen(incl streak at 7)
Powell is not going to play. We've got an ancient GOAT as the 5th bowler.
Tufnell is ok I guess but can't do anything about that.
They can't bowl others' share of overs, you'll have to bring others in at some point and THEN I'LL SMOTHER YOUSE.
That's good in terms of numbers. Heath streak was the opening bowler for Zimbabwe so he's more than just an all rounder.
Was. Gave it up later with Kalu and Sanga emerging.
Not sure if Streak and Jayasuriya count as all rounders tbh.
Bowlers win matches and especially it apply for test matches.I mean quality ones and not the part time bowlers.
Yeah I call him all rounder because he was handy with the bat too.
Who's left? :|
They are more than handy at the other(bowling for Sanat and batting for streak).
Figured that Powell would not play.
That 5th bowler is really the key imo. I hope the 5th bowler is a spinner as only Tufnell would not be enough. Also, your batsmen do not have that much of a bowling history, which is a drawback if Tufnell is the only spinner.
4 bowlers + 1-2 part timers is a minimum imo. Then again, it might all depend on the pitches.
How pitches would be selected ?through randomizer ?
@crappycraperson is remaining I believe.
Streak was I guess but definitely not Jayasuriya. Less than a wicker/test with a strike rate in the 80's. Wasn't much more than a part timer in Tests.
Not overly bothered about spinners. Loads of teams with crap spinners in the draft so far.
Had a great smile though.
Off the top of my head Bedi, Prasanna, Bhajji, Skizzo has like three spinners, Hugh Trumble, Bobby Simpson (
), Lance GibbsEdit: Gupte and Ashwin
8 + 3 for me.
Mani 8. Gupte
Akshay 8. Phil Tufnell
Ijazz17 10. Shakib Al Hasan
Samid 7. Ravi Shastri
PaulScholes18 7. Ravi Ashwin
RedTiger 8. Bishan Singh Bedi
Skills 6. Swann
Crappy 1. Mendis
NM 4. Lance Gibbs
VanGaalEra 4. Vettori
Boycott R. Benaud
Kazi 8. Mohammad Rafique
Aldo 7. Abdul Qadir
Harshad 6. Bobby Simpson
Prath 1. Harbhajan
Skizzo 1. Mushtaq Ahmed
Not much to write home about there. Couple of good one's but mostly average. Tufnell is not even the worst spinner in that lot which says it all.
Akshay 8. Phil Tufnell
Ijazz17 10. Shakib Al Hasan
Samid 7. Ravi Shastri
PaulScholes18 7. Ravi Ashwin
RedTiger 8. Bishan Singh Bedi
Skills 6. Swann
Crappy 1. Mendis
NM 4. Lance Gibbs
VanGaalEra 4. Vettori
Boycott R. Benaud
Kazi 8. Mohammad Rafique
Aldo 7. Abdul Qadir
Harshad 6. Bobby Simpson
Prath 1. Harbhajan
Skizzo 1. Mushtaq Ahmed
Not much to write home about there. Couple of good one's but mostly average. Tufnell is not even the worst spinner in that lot which says it all.
Are you saying bedi is shit?Off the top of my head Bedi, Prasanna, Bhajji, Skizzo has like three spinners, Hugh Trumble, Bobby Simpson (
Edit: Gupte and Ashwin
I'm sure the good ones will be announced in a little bit.