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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....

 

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.

Ramnaresh Sarwan (Carribbean)

Pick 61.

Averages 40 in tests.

I'm happy with my attack.

Nervy about the batsmen.

Edited by Biffen

 

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?

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)

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....

 

Good call on the 12th man.

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

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

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

Tino Best W.I.

No prizes for guessing how/why I chose him.


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.

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.

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.

Haha, sorry Django.

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

Haha no harm done

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)

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.

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).

 

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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