Test Cricket Draft 1970-2024

[Purple7x08_24]

• No more than 2 players for any given country
• Debut AFTER 1970
• Must select one player from each decade with at least 10 matches played (Exception if debut is in the 2020s)
• Must pick a team to suit the ground
• Players must not have played in the same team
• Must choose at least one player from all of the following countries
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • England
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • Sri Lanka
  • West Indies
  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe
  • Bangladesh

From 7 am to 11pm you have 8 hours to select a player. If you miss you can make up later.
If you know you're going to be busy please send a pick to someone who's behind you, or myself and I won't read it unless I have to.
If you do come online, please submit your pick before leaving so we can keep the game rolling.

 

[Purple7x08_24]

Will update sheet tonight

Just realized it would have been better to have debut for decades but no issues. We will all have players from every decade in the end.

Im going to see if i can do it with debuts for my team

 

[eth-dog]

I can't believe the best player of the past 50 years is still on the board

 

[RedmanWasHere]

I can't believe the best player of the past 50 years is still on the board

Not this again.

 

[eth-dog]

Not this again.

He's no chance of getting to me though haha. Would be #1 with a bullet if I had the pick

 

[Lingsface]

Pick 9
Sachin Tendulkar
1990’s

 

[Purple7x08_24]

He's no chance of getting to me though haha. Would be #1 with a bullet if I had the pick

Comes down to the ground. If I was at an English ground my no 1 pick would be locked in from the start.

Shane Warne at the SCG would make more sense than the #1 swing bowler as first pick

Your #1 player wont be for ever

 

[Lingsface]

james brayshaw

 

[eth-dog]

Comes down to the ground. If I was at an English ground my no 1 pick would be locked in from the start.

Shane Warne at the SCG would make more sense than the #1 swing bowler as first pick

Your #1 player wont be for ever

I deliberately chose a ground with few tests but has a good cricket wicket for that reason.

 

[james brayshaw]

Damnit, I knew Shakib would go early.

I'll take the Zimbabwe goat keeper batsmen Andy Flower - 90's

The_Reaper

 

[eth-dog]

He's no chance of getting to me though haha. Would be #1 with a bullet if I had the pick

Okay he's still there and it's really gonna suck when either The_Reaper or whatwhatsaywhat take him right before me

 

[james brayshaw]

Okay he's still there and it's really gonna suck when either The_Reaper or whatwhatsaywhat take him right before me

Mark Cosgrove didn't play any tests so he doesnt qualify sorry.

 

[eth-dog]

Mark Cosgrove didn't play any tests so he doesnt qualify sorry.

God damn it! My cunning plan foiled

 

[akkaps]

Damnit, I knew Shakib would go early.

I'll take the Zimbabwe goat keeper batsmen Andy Flower - 90's

The_Reaper

Honestly. Flower was gonna be my second pick

 

[The_Reaper]

These are the rules yeah?

[LIST]
[*]Choose a ground
[*]Choose a team name
[*]No more than 2 players for any given country
[*]Debut AFTER 1970
[*]Must select one player from each decade with at least 10 matches played (Exception if debut is in the 2020s)
[*]Must pick a team to suit the ground
[*]Players must not have played in the same team
[*]Must choose at least one player from all of the following countries
[LIST]
[*]Australia
[*]New Zealand
[*]England
[*]Pakistan
[*]India
[*]Sri Lanka
[*]West Indies
[*]South Africa
[*]Zimbabwe
[*]Bangladesh

Waqar Younis - 80s
whatwhatsaywhat

 

[The King!]

too late to piss Bangladesh and Zimbabwe off?

 

[whatwhatsaywhat]

oh didn't realise we had started!

we're meant to be making it big and a different colour so it stands out, right?

adam gilchrist - australian - 90s

 

[whatwhatsaywhat]

eth-dog, you're up

 

[Purple7x08_24]

I can't believe the best player of the past 50 years is still on the board

Eth-dog The Thousand Sunnies Jaques Kallis

I wanted Flower too

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Going Michael Hussey here.

reggie.

 

[eth-dog]

Going Adam Gilchrist here.

reggie.

Literally two picks before yours

 

[The King!]

Damn Kallis was a good pick

 

[eth-dog]

Order​	The Thousand Sunnies​
1​
2​
3​
4​	Jacques Kallis​
5​
6​
7​
8​
9​
10​
11​
12th man​

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Kallis' record stacks up with literally everyone else of this era. Not only a brilliant bat in his own right, being third in all time test runs with over 13,000 runs at an average of 55.37 (second highest to achieve 10k runs), with 45 hundreds (second to Tendulkar), he also has nearly 300 test wickets at an average of 32. He's an unbelievable player and I'm gobsmacked he didn't go top 5, let alone lasting to me.

 

[Soggy2112]

Order​	The Thousand Sunnies​
1​
2​
3​
4​	Jacques Kallis​
5​
6​
7​
8​
9​
10​
11​
12th man​

​

Kallis' record stacks up with literally everyone else of this era. Not only a brilliant bat in his own right, being third in all time test runs with over 13,000 runs at an average of 55.37 (second highest to achieve 10k runs), with 45 hundreds (second to Tendulkar), he also has nearly 300 test wickets at an average of 32. He's an unbelievable player and I'm gobsmacked he didn't go top 5, let alone lasting to me.

Was flipping a coin between him and Marshall.

In the end I thought my chances of a good niche South African pick was higher than the Windies.

Kinda regretting it though. Especially as I’m a believer in Kallis being the Test cricket GOAT.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Was flipping a coin between him and Marshall.

In the end I thought my chances of a good niche South African pick was higher than the Windies.

Kinda regretting it though. Especially as I’m a believer in Kallis being the Test cricket GOAT.

Sobers imo. Gun bat. Gun bowler at 3 disciplines.

Windies ridiculously lucky. Had Sobers from 1957-73. His replacement in the lineup was a debut for a Vivian Richards.

1957-1991 with Sobers and Richards in your top order.

 

[reggie]

Sorry just got off a flight so I’ll be quick. I’ll fix up the font later. Can someone please tag the next pick

Wasim Akram - Pakistan - 80s
Brian Lara - West Indies - 00s