Best current Test XI - draft selection

[MadAsHell 4,215]

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....

[Rogue 585]

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.

[Biffen 12,947]

Ramnaresh Sarwan (Carribbean)

Pick 61.

Averages 40 in tests.

I'm happy with my attack.

Nervy about the batsmen.

Edited February 7, 2013 by Biffen

[Biffen 12,947]

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?

[Rogue 585]

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.

[H_T 3,049]

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)

[titan_uranus 25,043]

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.

[H_T 3,049]

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....

[45HG 1,559]

Good call on the 12th man.

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

[Rogue 585]

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

[H_T 3,049]

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

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

[titan_uranus 25,043]

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

[Little Richard 6,265]

This had better be an impressive pick 45...

[MadAsHell 4,215]

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.

[45HG 1,559]

Tino Best W.I.

No prizes for guessing how/why I chose him.

[Rogue 585]

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.

[Little Richard 6,265]

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.

[MadAsHell 4,215]

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.

[Little Richard 6,265]

Haha, sorry Django.

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

Haha no harm done

[45HG 1,559]

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

[H_T 3,049]

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)

[Rogue 585]

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.

[Little Richard 6,265]

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).

[MadAsHell 4,215]

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.

[H_T 3,049]

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