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So too for J.Bird, titan.

Nasher, if you're reading this I think he'll be a very good bowler for Australia for quite a while. Smooth action.

I was looking at Bird for a potential pick up at pick 70....

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    I know Ashwin didn't have a great tour of Australia last sumemr but for a young spinner his stats are very good.:

    He's going at more then 5 wickets a match and with a batting average of 45 he'll be a very good player in time. Must have something to dislodge their previous number 1 off spinner. I wont name names....

    I remember looking at his Cricinfo profile recently and the top news article for him was 'why England's spinners were better'. You might quibble that, but for a late pick Panesar isn't bad value. That said, Ashwin will be nearly as good a bat as batsmen people are selecting, so he's not a bad option at all when that's taken into account.
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    Ramnaresh Sarwan (Carribbean)

    Pick 61.

    Averages 40 in tests.

    I'm happy with my attack.

    Nervy about the batsmen.

    Edited by Biffen

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    Fwiw, players don't need to be in a team's best XI.

    Do they need to get games in order to contribute?

    Surely it doesn't help if they cant make test teams ?

    Nest Pas?

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    Do they need to get games in order to contribute?

    Surely it doesn't help if they cant make test teams ?

    Nest Pas?

    This isn't a game based on points so it's quite possible a fringe player from one country will be a better choice for your team than a regular in a weak side.

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    Ok, new update: -Round One

    pick 1 - Jacques Kallis (RSA) - Rogue

    pick 2 - Michael Clarke (Aust) - thepassenger

    pick 3 - Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 45HG16

    pick 4 - David Warner (Aust) - Biffen

    pick 5 - Hashim Amla (RSA) - Macca

    pick 6 - Alistair Cook (England) - Tall Defence

    pick 7 - Dale Steyn (RSA) - H_T

    pick 8 - Rangana Herath (SL) - titan_uranusRound Two

    pick 9 - Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) - titan_uranus

    pick 10 - AB de Villiers (RSA) - H_T

    pick 11 - Morne Morkel (RSA) - Tall Defence

    pick 12 - Saeed Ajmal (Pak) - Macca

    pick 13 - Mahela Jayawardene - (SL) - Biffen

    pick 14 - Vernon Philander (RSA) - 45HG16

    pick 15 - Jimmy Anderson (Eng) - thepassenger

    pick 16 - Graeme Swann (Eng) - RogueRound Three

    pick 17 - Peter Siddle (Aust) - Rogue

    pick 18 - MS Dhoni (Ind) - thepassenger

    pick 19 - Kevin Pietersen (Eng) - 45HG16

    pick 20 - James Pattinson (Aust) - Biffen

    pick 21 - Matt Prior (Eng) - Macca

    pick 22 - Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind) - Tall Defence

    pick 23 - Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) - H_T

    pick 24 - Steven Finn (Eng) - titan_uranusRound Four

    pick 25 - Mohammed Hafeez (Pak) - titan_uranus

    pick 26 - Jonathan Trott (Eng) - H_T

    pick 27 - Virender Sehwag (India) - Tall Defence

    pick 28 - Graeme Smith (RSA) - Macca

    pick 29 - Stuart Broad (Eng) - Biffen

    pick 30 - Pragyan Ojha (Ind) - 45HG16

    pick 31 - Ross Taylor (NZ) - thepassenger

    pick 32 - Kemar Roach (WI) - RogueRound Five

    pick 33 - Chris Gayle (WI) - Rogue

    pick 34 - Darren Bravo (WI) - thepassenger

    pick 35 - Azhar Ali (Pak) - 45HG16

    pick 36 - Ishant Sharma (Ind) - Biffen

    pick 37 - Daniel Vettori (NZ) - Macca

    pick 38 - Younis Khan (Pak) - Tall Defence

    pick 39 - Mitchell Starc (Aust) - H_T

    pick 40 - Cheteshwar Pujara (Ind) - titan_uranusRound Six

    pick 41 - Alviro Petersen (RSA) - titan_uranus

    pick 42 - Tillerkaratne Dilshan (SL) - H_T

    pick 43 - Abdur Rehman (Pakistan) - Tall Defence

    pick 44 - Shane Watson (Aus) - Macca

    pick 45 - Brendan McCullum (NZ) - Biffen

    pick 46 - Tim Southee (NZ) - 45HG16

    pick 47 - Mitchell Johnson (Aust) - the passenger

    pick 48 - Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) - RogueRound Seven

    pick 49 - Chandimal (SL) - Rogue

    pick 50 - Gautam Gambhir (Ind) - the passenger

    pick 51 - Ben Hilfenhaus (Aust) - 45HG16

    pick 52 - Asad Shafiq (Pak) - Biffen

    pick 53 - Tim Bresnan (Eng) - Macca

    pick 54 - Matthew Wade (Aust) - Tall Defence

    pick 55 - Martin Guptill (NZ) - H_T

    pick 56 - Ian Bell (Eng) - titan_uranusRound Eight

    pick 57 - Jackson Bird (Aust) - titan_uranus

    pick 58 - Monty Panesar (Eng) - H_T

    pick 59 - DJ Bravo (WI) - Tall Defence

    pick 60 - T.Samaraweera (SL) - Macca

    pick 61 - R.Sarwan (WI) - Biffen

    pick 62 - (45HG)

    pick 63 - (Django)

    pick 64 - (Rogue)Round Nine

    pick 65 - (Rogue)

    pick 66 - (Django)

    pick 67 - (45HG)

    pick 68 - (Biffen)

    pick 69 - (Macca)

    pick 70 - (Tall Defence)

    pick 71 - (H_T)

    pick 72 - (titan_uranus)

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    Just realise I get dudded in this. 11 picks means 11 rounds which means one odd round where I get to pick last again. Woot. Thanks HT. Haha. I guess you all needed the assistance after I clearly picked the best team the last time we did this.

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    Just realise I get dudded in this. 11 picks means 11 rounds which means one odd round where I get to pick last again. Woot. Thanks HT. Haha. I guess you all needed the assistance after I clearly picked the best team the last time we did this.

    lol. Good point and good memory.

    We could always pick a 12th man if it would make you happy....

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    Good call on the 12th man.

    I bags Andy Bichel. Sorry I've been useless on my pick - will have to have a thinksy.

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    lol. Good point and good memory.

    We could always pick a 12th man if it would make you happy....

    Haha. Too late to add a 12th man now IMO but I think I was pick 7 last time so I'm happy to take a mid range pick in Best XI #3 :P
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    Haha. Too late to add a 12th man now IMO but I think I was pick 7 last time so I'm happy to take a mid range pick in Best XI #3 :P

    Are you asking me to "fix" the next Best XI's draft order...Rogue how could you after what was announced yesterday!

    :P

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    Good call on the 12th man.

    I bags Andy Bichel. Sorry I've been useless on my pick - will have to have a thinksy.

    This had better be an impressive pick 45...

    I know they can ask for extra time in the AFL draft, but 10 hours is ridiculous! haha. :P

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    Tino Best W.I.

    No prizes for guessing how/why I chose him.

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    Tino Best W.I.

    No prizes for guessing how/why I chose him.

    Because his name is Best? (I honestly don't know).

    Nah don't worry about a 12th man. It's just the luck of the draw, unfortunately.

    you might get the last pick, but the snake means your last two are 73 and 88 - my last two will be 80 and 81.
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    I know Ashwin didn't have a great tour of Australia last sumemr but for a young spinner his stats are very good. He's going at more then 5 wickets a match and with a batting average of 45 he'll be a very good player in time. Must have something to dislodge their previous number 1 off spinner. I wont name names....

    I thought you might have cost me TD.

    Harbhajan Singh, India.

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    I thought you might have cost me TD.

    Harbhajan Singh, India.

    Haha, sorry Django.

    Very good pick up. He's good for some handy runs down the order also.

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    Haha, sorry Django.

    Very good pick up. He's good for some handy runs down the order also.

    Haha no harm done

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    Geez - the more I look at selections, the more I realise that I probably shouldn't have put my hand up for this!

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    Update

    Round One

    pick 1 - Jacques Kallis (RSA) - Rogue

    pick 2 - Michael Clarke (Aust) - thepassenger

    pick 3 - Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 45HG16

    pick 4 - David Warner (Aust) - Biffen

    pick 5 - Hashim Amla (RSA) - Macca

    pick 6 - Alistair Cook (England) - Tall Defence

    pick 7 - Dale Steyn (RSA) - H_T

    pick 8 - Rangana Herath (SL) - titan_uranus

    Round Two

    pick 9 - Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) - titan_uranus

    pick 10 - AB de Villiers (RSA) - H_T

    pick 11 - Morne Morkel (RSA) - Tall Defence

    pick 12 - Saeed Ajmal (Pak) - Macca

    pick 13 - Mahela Jayawardene - (SL) - Biffen

    pick 14 - Vernon Philander (RSA) - 45HG16

    pick 15 - Jimmy Anderson (Eng) - thepassenger

    pick 16 - Graeme Swann (Eng) - Rogue

    Round Three

    pick 17 - Peter Siddle (Aust) - Rogue

    pick 18 - MS Dhoni (Ind) - thepassenger

    pick 19 - Kevin Pietersen (Eng) - 45HG16

    pick 20 - James Pattinson (Aust) - Biffen

    pick 21 - Matt Prior (Eng) - Macca

    pick 22 - Ravichandran Ashwin (Ind) - Tall Defence

    pick 23 - Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) - H_T

    pick 24 - Steven Finn (Eng) - titan_uranus

    Round Four

    pick 25 - Mohammed Hafeez (Pak) - titan_uranus

    pick 26 - Jonathan Trott (Eng) - H_T

    pick 27 - Virender Sehwag (India) - Tall Defence

    pick 28 - Graeme Smith (RSA) - Macca

    pick 29 - Stuart Broad (Eng) - Biffen

    pick 30 - Pragyan Ojha (Ind) - 45HG16

    pick 31 - Ross Taylor (NZ) - thepassenger

    pick 32 - Kemar Roach (WI) - Rogue

    Round Five

    pick 33 - Chris Gayle (WI) - Rogue

    pick 34 - Darren Bravo (WI) - thepassenger

    pick 35 - Azhar Ali (Pak) - 45HG16

    pick 36 - Ishant Sharma (Ind) - Biffen

    pick 37 - Daniel Vettori (NZ) - Macca

    pick 38 - Younis Khan (Pak) - Tall Defence

    pick 39 - Mitchell Starc (Aust) - H_T

    pick 40 - Cheteshwar Pujara (Ind) - titan_uranus

    Round Six

    pick 41 - Alviro Petersen (RSA) - titan_uranus

    pick 42 - Tillerkaratne Dilshan (SL) - H_T

    pick 43 - Abdur Rehman (Pakistan) - Tall Defence

    pick 44 - Shane Watson (Aus) - Macca

    pick 45 - Brendan McCullum (NZ) - Biffen

    pick 46 - Tim Southee (NZ) - 45HG16

    pick 47 - Mitchell Johnson (Aust) - the passenger

    pick 48 - Misbah-ul-Haq (Pak) - Rogue

    Round Seven

    pick 49 - Chandimal (SL) - Rogue

    pick 50 - Gautam Gambhir (Ind) - the passenger

    pick 51 - Ben Hilfenhaus (Aust) - 45HG16

    pick 52 - Asad Shafiq (Pak) - Biffen

    pick 53 - Tim Bresnan (Eng) - Macca

    pick 54 - Matthew Wade (Aust) - Tall Defence

    pick 55 - Martin Guptill (NZ) - H_T

    pick 56 - Ian Bell (Eng) - titan_uranus

    Round Eight

    pick 57 - Jackson Bird (Aust) - titan_uranus

    pick 58 - Monty Panesar (Eng) - H_T

    pick 59 - DJ Bravo (WI) - Tall Defence

    pick 60 - T.Samaraweera (SL) - Macca

    pick 61 - R.Sarwan (WI) - Biffen

    pick 62 - T.Best (WI) - 45HG

    pick 63 - H.Singh (Ind) - Django

    pick 64 - V.Kohli (Ind) - Rogue

    Round Nine

    pick 65 - P.Hughes (Aust) - Rogue

    pick 66 - F.du Plessis - Django

    pick 67 - (45HG)

    pick 68 - (Biffen)

    pick 69 - (Macca)

    pick 70 - (Tall Defence)

    pick 71 - (H_T)

    pick 72 - (titan_uranus)

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    64 - Kohli. Crazy this guy is available at pick 64, and miles better than a bunch of Indian bats who have already gone.

    65 - Hughes.

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    64 - Kohli. Crazy this guy is available at pick 64, and miles better than a bunch of Indian bats who have already gone.65 - Hughes.

    Good pick up with Kohli!

    Faf du Plessis (RSA).

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    Geez - the more I look at selections, the more I realise that I probably shouldn't have put my hand up for this!

    Haha, just realised that you do have a bit of a tail there 45HG.

    From 7-11 the line up would be Philander, Southee, Ohja, Hilfenhaus & Best.

    On the flip side though you'll at least have a line up that should be able to land you 20 wickets.

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    64 - Kohli. Crazy this guy is available at pick 64, and miles better than a bunch of Indian bats who have already gone.

    65 - Hughes.

    Those two were on my immediate radar. Well researched. Miles behind Tendulkar though :P;)
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