Test Cricket Draft 1970-2024

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  • 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.
 
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Ravichandran Ashwin whatwhatsaywhat

OrderThe Thousand Sunnies
1
2
3Kumar Sangakkara
4Jacques Kallis
5
6Sean Williams
7Liton Das (+)
8Ravichandran Ashwin
9
10
11Andy Roberts
12th man
 
eth-dog said:
Ravichandran Ashwin whatwhatsaywhat

OrderThe Thousand Sunnies
1
2
3Kumar Sangakkara
4Jacques Kallis
5
6Sean Williams
7Liton Das (+)
8Ravichandran Ashwin
9
10
11Andy Roberts
12th man
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Excuse my chicken scratchings but geez I hope Sydney kill Essendon now!!!

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The King! said:
Excuse my chicken scratchings but geez I hope Sydney kill Essendon now!!!

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Well, I needed a West Indian. I needed an Indian (you'd be surprised how few had a good record in England) and I needed two bowlers. Besides, there's one good quick left from that era for you and another spinner in a similar vein to Ashwin.

Besides, you have Warney. You don't need a second spinner. Get yourself a proper all rounder and a couple more quicks and you'll be fine.
 
eth-dog said:
Well, I needed a West Indian. I needed an Indian (you'd be surprised how few had a good record in England) and I needed two bowlers. Besides, there's one good quick left from that era for you and another spinner in a similar vein to Ashwin.

Besides, you have Warney. You don't need a second spinner. Get yourself a proper all rounder and a couple more quicks and you'll be fine.
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Oh absolutely just funny that you picked the two I thought of after your comment yesterday 😂
 
RedmanWasHere said:
Looking at the rules, I know of 0 Pakistan and Bangladesh players and I only know of 1 Zimbabwean (Streak) and he's taken.

I'm already feeling screwed.
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I avoided the zim and ban players and still missed out on the premos
 

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hmm, was going to go with ashwin myself, so will instead look across the palk strait to the gulf of mannar...

Rangana Herath - Sri Lankan - left-hand spinner - 1999 debut

52 cans xii
Tamin Iqbal - Bangladeshi - 2000
?
Kane Williamson - Kiwi - 2010
Javed Miandad - Pakistani - 1979
?
Ben Stokes - England - 2013
Adam Gilchrist - Oztyrayan - 1999
Rangana Herath - Sri Lankan - 1999
?
?
?
12th: ?

The_Reaper , yr up

tbh looking back at it i am not sure if bangladesh nor zimbabwe should have been 'mandatory' inclusions, but only selected if justifiable

i probably wouldn't have picked iqbal as high as i did, but knowing that he's probably the #2 player from his country on the board meant it made sense to take him early, and leave the 12th to the 'best available' zimbabwean

i spend every time period between picks concerned as to what decade i should target and whether or not if it's a player from a country i've already picked whether or not they have played with someone who has already played

it's a tricky rule that one, definitely makes for more determined thinking...
 
Most of the decent Zim and Bangladesh players have already been picked so now we are forced to sort through the bargain bin.

I haven't picked any yet and I'm struggling to find any decent players left to pick.
 
Plugger35 said:
Most of the decent Zim and Bangladesh players have already been picked so now we are forced to sort through the bargain bin.

I haven't picked any yet and I'm struggling to find any decent players left to pick.
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Just get the best players now and get bargin playrrs later
 
Steve Waugh - Australia - 80s

Was eyeing off Chris Cairns as an allrounder but wanted him with the next round. Any batting lineup with Dravid and Waugh is going to be reliable and Waugh is a capable bowler.

Code: 
#   Player            NAT  BAT BWL DEC  TST  Runs  Ave   100 50  Wkts  Ave   10m  5i   Ct/St
03. R Dravid          IND  RHB OS  00s  164 13288  52.31  36 63    1   39.00   0   0  210/0
05. SR Waugh*         AUS  RHB RM  80s  168 10927  51.06  32 50   92   37.44   0   3  112/0
07. Mushfiquur Rahim+ BAN  RHB --- 10s   88  5676  38.09  10 27    -   --.--   -   -  110/15
08. WPUJC Vaas        SL   LHB LFM 90s  111  3089  24.32   1 13  355   29.58   2  12   31/0
10. Waqar Younis      PAK  RHB RF  80s   87  1010  10.20   0  0  373   23.56   5  22   18/0
11. AA Donald         SA   RHB RF  90s   72   652  10.68   0  0  330   22.25   3  20   18/0
 
The_Reaper said:
Steve Waugh - Australia - 80s

Was eyeing off Chris Cairns as an allrounder but wanted him with the next round. Any batting lineup with Dravid and Waugh is going to be reliable and Waugh is a capable bowler.

Code: 
#   Player            NAT  BAT BWL DEC  TST  Runs  Ave   100 50  Wkts  Ave   10m  5i   Ct/St
03. R Dravid          IND  RHB OS  00s  164 13288  52.31  36 63    1   39.00   0   0  210/0
05. SR Waugh*         AUS  RHB RM  80s  168 10927  51.06  32 50   92   37.44   0   3  112/0
07. Mushfiquur Rahim+ BAN  RHB --- 10s   88  5676  38.09  10 27    -   --.--   -   -  110/15
08. WPUJC Vaas        SL   LHB LFM 90s  111  3089  24.32   1 13  355   29.58   2  12   31/0
10. Waqar Younis      PAK  RHB RF  80s   87  1010  10.20   0  0  373   23.56   5  22   18/0
11. AA Donald         SA   RHB RF  90s   72   652  10.68   0  0  330   22.25   3  20   18/0
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Was wondering when someone would pull the trigger on him.
 
eth-dog said:
Was wondering when someone would pull the trigger on him.
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I assume he has slided because most people want the option to have two Australians so a guy who played 160 tests over a 2 decade period makes that hard.
 
The_Reaper said:
I assume he has slided because most people want the option to have two Australians so a guy who played 160 tests over a 2 decade period makes that hard.
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I probably won't be two Aussies. Have multiple players in mind for 2-3 other nations but one of the best foreign bowlers at Lords meant Waugh was ineligible. The two decades long career strikes off a lot of players
 
When we say a player must be from each of the 10 countries.... that is in the starting XI yes?
 

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