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.

 

[Soggy2112]

Taijul Islam

 

[The King!]

Mohammad Azharuddin Ind 80s

Harry Brook Eng 20s

back to you Soggy2112

 

[Soggy2112]

I can’t name my team after him and then not pick him:

Travis Head

1. Matthew Hayden (2000s - Australia)
2. Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
3. Jonathan Trott (England)
4. David Houghton (1990s - Zimbabwe)
5. Travis Head (Australia) Captain
6. Geoff Howarth (1970s - New Zealand)
7. Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) Keeper
8. Taijul Islam (Bangladesh)
9. Dale Steyn (2010s - South Africa)
10. Jasprit Bumrah (2020s - India)
11. Malcolm Marshall (1980s - West Indies)
12.

Weaker batting line up, hoping the three quicks steamroll everyone at the Gabba.

 

[eth-dog]

boncer34

 

[boncer34]

Marvan Atapattu
Graham Gooch
Viv Richards
VVS Laxman
Misbah-Ul-Haq
Daryl Mitchell
Tatenda Taibu
Shaun Pollock
Nayeem Hasan
Jeff Thomson
Jimmy Anderson

An opener who averages 55 at my home ground with #11.

 

[boncer34]

Purple7x08_24

 

[eth-dog]

Purple takes Geoff Dymock Plugger35

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Marvan Atapattu
Graham Gooch
Viv Richards
VVS Laxman
Misbah-Ul-Haq
Daryl Mitchell
Tatenda Taibu
Shaun Pollock
Nayeem Hasan
Jeff Thomson
Jimmy Anderson

An opener who averages 55 at my home ground with #11.

Was top 3 on my list at the start because of his 333 against India. Then someone took the cream of Indian bats so went Sehwag and intending to take Vengsarker, Yousuf and paceman as a double up needed to leave him be. And Vengsarker

 

[Plugger35]

I need a keeper so I will use my pick 11 to take

Alec Stewart

1. Chris Gayle
2. Azhar Ali
3. Aravinda de Silva
4. Allan Border
5. Alec Stewart
6. Mahmudullah
7. Kapil Dev
8. Richard Hadlee
9. Daniel Vettori
10. Marco Jansen
11. Steve Harmison

12th man -

 

[akkaps]

Art Vandelay_ yallah

 

[The King!]

I need a keeper so I will use my pick 11 to take

Alec Stewart

1. Chris Gayle
2. Azhar Ali
3. Aravinda de Silva
4. Allan Border
5. Alec Stewart
6. Mahmudullah
7. Kapil Dev
8. Richard Hadlee
9. Daniel Vettori
10. Marco Jansen
11. Steve Harmison

12th man -

Stewart played with Harmison

 

[eth-dog]

Stewart played with Harmison

And he needs a Zimbabwean in the 11

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Art Vandelay_ yallah

I'll wait for Plug to re-pick

 

[eth-dog]

If you want a Zimbabwean keeper Plugger35 then your options are Peter Moor and Peter Moor

 

[The King!]

Just make the Zimbabwean 12th man and you can have Matthew Wade.

 

[eth-dog]

Just make the Zimbabwean 12th man and you can have Matthew Wade.

Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have to be included in the 11

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Just make the Zimbabwean 12th man and you can have Matthew Wade.

Shit meet fan.
Purps did tell me eth would disagree. Oh well.

My Bangla will be 12th man

 

[The King!]

Zimbabwe and Bangladesh have to be included in the 11

Yeah like I told the boss it has 12 selections and says pick players from 10 nations, says no where they go in the 11.

 

[The King!]

Shit meet fan.
Purps did tell me eth would disagree. Oh well.

My Bangla will be 12th man

Same, we aren't playing for anything so who cares . There is like 4 Bangladesh players worth having.

My Skipper Warnie said shove your rule

 

[whatwhatsaywhat]

yeah my 12th will be a zimbabwean - we were told to pick 12 players, not 11, with all 10 nations included in that and no teammates allowed

once the top few banglas and zims went, they were always 12th man duties

 

[Art Vandelay_]

yeah my 12th will be a zimbabwean - we were told to pick 12 players, not 11, with all 10 nations included in that and no teammates allowed

once the top few banglas and zims went, they were always 12th man duties

My reasoning is the clarification was midway through 6th picks. Which is about halfway through.

Strategy for everyone would have been so different had this been clear at the start. Andy Flower may well have gone pick 1.

 

[eth-dog]

Shit meet fan.
Purps did tell me eth would disagree. Oh well.

My Bangla will be 12th man

I honestly don't give a shit, but he said it earlier in the thread.

Yeah like I told the boss it has 12 selections and says pick players from 10 nations, says no where they go in the 11.

Except when he said that they needed to be.

I'm just echoing what he said. I don't give a shit. My team stacks up either way.

 

[eth-dog]

I think in fairness to whoever took Flower early that we have to play one of each team in the 11.

Right here The King! Art Vandelay_

 

[Plugger35]

I will pick Jeff Dujon instead as my keeper.

 

[eth-dog]

I will pick Jeff Dujon instead as my keeper.

Again, it has been stated that you must pick a Zimbabwean in the 11.