Test Cricket Draft Game

[happy_tiger]

Okay, that's everybody. Now we move on to MIDDLE ORDER BATSMEN.

The top ranked Opening Batsman was a draw between Graeme Smith and Virender Sehwag.
I'm not revealing more than that so votes aren't influenced.
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**Middle Order Batsmen (There are 34 of them)**
Allan Border
Angelo Mathews
Ben Stokes
Brian Lara
Damien Martyn
David Boon
Graham Thorpe
Ian Bell
Inzamam Ul Haq
Javed Miandad
Jonathan Trott
Kane Williamson
Kevin Pietersen
Mahela Jayawardene
Mark Waugh
Martin Crowe
Matthew Hayden
Michael Clarke
Michael Vaughan
Mike Hussey
Mohammad Youssuf
Nasser Hussain
Nathan Astle
Rahul Dravid
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Sourav Ganguly
Stephen Fleming
Steve Smith
Thilan Samaraweera
Virat Kohli
VVS Laxman
Younis Khan

So much talent in this list

I decided to use a different way of picking the 1st to last

Who would I want batting for my life to score a hundred ??

 

[happy_tiger]

And then I go to put a certain S Waugh at No 1

And see that Tiger_1 has put him in the all rounders NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[happy_tiger]

Okay, that's everybody. Now we move on to MIDDLE ORDER BATSMEN.

The top ranked Opening Batsman was a draw between Graeme Smith and Virender Sehwag.
I'm not revealing more than that so votes aren't influenced.
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**Middle Order Batsmen (There are 34 of them)**
Allan Border
Angelo Mathews
Ben Stokes
Brian Lara
Damien Martyn
David Boon
Graham Thorpe
Ian Bell
Inzamam Ul Haq
Javed Miandad
Jonathan Trott
Kane Williamson
Kevin Pietersen
Mahela Jayawardene
Mark Waugh
Martin Crowe
Matthew Hayden
Michael Clarke
Michael Vaughan
Mike Hussey
Mohammad Youssuf
Nasser Hussain
Nathan Astle
Rahul Dravid
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Sourav Ganguly
Stephen Fleming
Steve Smith
Thilan Samaraweera
Virat Kohli
VVS Laxman
Younis Khan

Mark waugh
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli
Brian Lara
VVS Laxman
Younis Khan
Mike Hussey
Rahul Dravid
Ricky Ponting
Micheal Clarke
side note: top ten only to many people to name

Make an effort to rank all 32 players… Don't be lazy -_-

Hey Pierre everyone should be picking 31 bar me because of my bowling all rounder , I have 30 with 4 removed…. I think 😕

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Okay, that's everybody. Now we move on to MIDDLE ORDER BATSMEN.

The top ranked Opening Batsman was a draw between Graeme Smith and Virender Sehwag.
I'm not revealing more than that so votes aren't influenced.
\
\
**Middle Order Batsmen (There are 34 of them)**
Allan Border
Angelo Mathews
Ben Stokes
Brian Lara
Damien Martyn
David Boon
Graham Thorpe
Ian Bell
Inzamam Ul Haq
Javed Miandad
Jonathan Trott
Kane Williamson
Kevin Pietersen
Mahela Jayawardene
Mark Waugh
Martin Crowe
Matthew Hayden
Michael Clarke
Michael Vaughan
Mike Hussey
Mohammad Youssuf
Nasser Hussain
Nathan Astle
Rahul Dravid
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Sourav Ganguly
Stephen Fleming
Steve Smith
Thilan Samaraweera
Virat Kohli
VVS Laxman
Younis Khan

So much talent in this list

I decided to use a different way of picking the 1st to last

Who would I want batting for my life to score a hundred ??

Easy, the greatest batsman since the Don. Sachin. I think he's the only batsman in history whose earned the right to be treated as Bradman's equal.

 

[happy_tiger]

1 Tendulkar
2 Lara
3 Hussey
4 Ponting
5 Dravid
6 Hayden
7 Clarke
8 Ganguly
9 Kohli
10 Laxman
11 Jayawardene
12 Martyn
13 Thorpe
14 Bell
15 Border
16 Crowe
17 Chanderpaul
18 Youssef
19 Smith
20 Williamson
21 Matthews
22 Pieterson
23 Trott
24 Vaughn
25 Astle
26 Fleming
27 Samaweera
28 Y Khan
29 N Hussein
30 Stokes

 

[Sabre]

Okay, that's everybody. Now we move on to MIDDLE ORDER BATSMEN.

The top ranked Opening Batsman was a draw between Graeme Smith and Virender Sehwag.
I'm not revealing more than that so votes aren't influenced.
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**Middle Order Batsmen (There are 34 of them)**
Allan Border
Angelo Mathews
Ben Stokes
Brian Lara
Damien Martyn
David Boon
Graham Thorpe
Ian Bell
Inzamam Ul Haq
Javed Miandad
Jonathan Trott
Kane Williamson
Kevin Pietersen
Mahela Jayawardene
Mark Waugh
Martin Crowe
Matthew Hayden
Michael Clarke
Michael Vaughan
Mike Hussey
Mohammad Youssuf
Nasser Hussain
Nathan Astle
Rahul Dravid
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Sourav Ganguly
Stephen Fleming
Steve Smith
Thilan Samaraweera
Virat Kohli
VVS Laxman
Younis Khan

Mark waugh
Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli
Brian Lara
VVS Laxman
Younis Khan
Mike Hussey
Rahul Dravid
Ricky Ponting
Micheal Clarke
side note: top ten only to many people to name

Make an effort to rank all 32 players… Don't be lazy -_-

Hey Pierre everyone should be picking 31 bar me because of my bowling all rounder , I have 30 with 4 removed…. I think 😕

That is correct.

 

[Sabre]

Similarly this time with Hayden.
He never played a single test batting somewhere other than opener.

 

[Geo]

Similarly this time with Hayden.
He never played a single test batting somewhere other than opener.

Lol's Happy has him at 6…Up there with the greatest Openers in the history of Cricket never played anywhere else....

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

20\. David Warner
19\. Virender Sehwag
18\. Alastair Cook
17\. Justin Langer
16\. Michael Slater
15\. Andrew Strauss
14\. Mark Taylor
13\. Herschelle Gibbs
12\. Graham Gooch
11\. Arivinda De Silva
10\. Saeed Anwar
9\. Simon Katich
8\. Mohammad Azharuddin
7\. Michael Atherton
6\. Sanath Jayasuria
5\. Chris Gayle
4\. Nathan Astle
3\. Hashim Amla
2\. Phil Hughes
1\. Ross Taylor

Hard to go past Warner and Sehwag. 2 guys who can take the game out of your hands in the space of an hour. I have Cook rated highly too. A lot of it based on the 10/11 Ashes, he was an absolute machine that series. Highest runs scored of any touring batsman ever in Australia i think. No mean feat.

I'm only 30, but Cook is easily the best English batsman I've seen, better than KP IMO. He still has years ahead of him too.

P.S. Changed my Amla and De Silva picks, must have got confused with them opening in ODI's.

Gooch kicks Cooks butt every day of the week and twice on Sundays CB

Except I only saw the tailend of Gooch's career and he was tailing off by that point.

 

[Sabre]

1. Ricky Ponting
2. Brian Lara
3. Mike Hussey
4. Mark Waugh
5. Michael Clarke
6. Virat Kohli
7. VVS Laxman
8. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
9. Kevin Pietersen
10. Damien Martyn
11. Ian Bell
12. Younis Khan
13. Mohammad Youssuf
14. Mahela Jayawardene
15. Thilan Samaraweera
16. Graham Thorpe
17. Inzamam Ul Haq
18. Jonathan Trott
19. Michael Vaughan
20. Steve Smith
21. Kane Williamson
22. Nasser Hussain
23. Angelo Mathews
24. Stephen Fleming
25. Nathan Astle
26. Ben Stokes
27. David Boon
28. Martin Crowe
29. Allan Border
30. Javed Miandad
31. Matthew Hayden

For me splitting **Ponting** and **Lara** was almost impossible. In the end I looked at 100s/50s of which Ponting has 41/62 and Brian Lara has 34/48\. I know stats don't tell the full story but for me this was the only way I could split 2 of the best batsmen I have ever seen play the game. **Hussey** had to be up there too, one of the most reliable batsmen there's been. I found the top 10 or so picked themselves. The other big difficulty I had was **Smith** and **Williamson**, however Smith won out for his superb run of form that is unrivaled in world cricket for easy it made it look, especially against the Poms. **Inzy** was another that could have been ranked higher, only to be as low as he is due to him being one of the laziest cricketers in history. Down the bottom, **Boon**, **Crowe**, **Border** and **Miandad** didn't play for very long in this era, and **Hayden** not playing a single game outside Opener.

 

[happy_tiger]

Similarly this time with Hayden.
He never played a single test batting somewhere other than opener.

Lol's Happy has him at 6…Up there with the greatest Openers in the history of Cricket never played anywhere else....

You play by your rules , and I'll play the rules as I understood them as I was playing by

Why nothing was said when some of us picked openers as non openers and vice versa just astounds me :crazy

 

[Bazzinator]

31\. Sachin tendulkar
30\. Brian Lara
29\. Ricky Ponting
28\. Allan Border
27\. VVS Laxman
26\. Rahul Dravid
25\. Shiv Chanderpaul
24\. Mike Hussey
23\. Michael Clarke
22\. Kevin Pietersen
21\. Mahela Jayawardene
20\. Mark Waugh
19\. Younis Khan
18\. Michael Vaughan
17\. Javed Miandad
16\. Kane Williamson
15\. Steve Smith
14\. Virat Kohli
13\. Jonathan Trott
12\. Inzamam Ul - Haq
11\. Steohen Fleming
10\. David Boon
9\. Ian Bell
8\. Nasser Hussain
7\. Damien Martyn
6\. Sourav Ganguly
5\. Martin Crowe
4\. Thilan Samaweera
3\. Angelo Matthews
2\. Ben Stokes
1\. Matt Hayden

 

[Geo]

31\. Sachin Tendulkar
30\. Brian Lara
29\. VVS Laxman
28\. Ricky Ponting
27\. Rahul Dravid
26\. David Boon
25\. Martin Crowe
24\. Mark Waugh
23\. Sourav Ganguly
22\. Mike Hussey
21\. Allan Border
20\. Virat Kohli
19\. Michael Clarke
18\. Inzamam Ul Haq
17\. Javed Miandad
16\. Steve Smith
15\. Kane Williamson
14\. Younis Khan
13\. Mahela Jayawardene
12\. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
11\. Mohammad Youssuf
10\. Stephen Fleming
9\. Graham Thorpe
8\. Michael Vaughan
7\. Nathan Astle
6\. Nasser Hussain
5\. Jonathan Trott
4\. Thilan Samaraweera
3\. Angelo Mathews
2\. Ben Stokes
1\. Matthew Hayden

 

[Geo]

You play by your rules , and I'll play the rules as I understood them as I was playing by

Why nothing was said when some of us picked openers as non openers and vice versa just astounds me :crazy

I playing by the rules set out by the Comp organiser…Sabre...

It was commented on many times....

 

[Pierre_M7]

31\. Sachin Tendulkar
30\. Ricky Ponting
29\. Brian Lara
28\. Mike Hussey
27\. VVS Laxman
26\. Rahul Dravid
25\. Michael Clarke
24\. Kevin Pietersen
23\. Mark Waugh
22\. Sourav Ganguly
21\. Mohammad Yousuf
20\. Younis Khan
19\. Virat Kholi
18\. Ian Bell
17\. Steve Smith
16\. Michael Vaughan
15\. Damien Martyn
14\. Kane Williamson
13\. Inzamam Ul Haq
12\. Jonathon Trott
11\. Angelo Matthews
10\. Nathan Astle
9\. Nasser Hussain
8\. Thilan Samaraweera
7\. Graham Thorpe
6\. David Boon
5\. Martin Crow
4\. Allan Border
3\. Javed Miandad
2\. Ben Stokes
1\. Matthew Hayden

 

[tiger_one]

31\. Sachin Tendulkar
30\. Brian Lara
29\. Rahul Dravid
28\. Ricky Ponting
27\. Sourav Ganguly
26\. Mahela Jayawardene
25\. Younis Khan
24\. Michael Clarke
23\. Virat Kohli
22\. Mark Waugh
21\. Mike Hussey
20\. Inzamam Ul Haq
19\. Steve Smith
18\. Kane Williamson
17\. Allan Border
16\. Kevin Pietersen
15\. Javed Miandad
14\. David Boon
13\. Martin Crowe
12\. Damien Martyn
11\. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
10\. Mohammad Youssuf
09\. Ian Bell
08\. Stephen Fleming
07\. Graham Thorpe
06\. Michael Vaughan
05\. Nathan Astle
04\. Nasser Hussain
03\. Angelo Mathews
02\. Ben Stokes
01\. Matthew Hayden

 

[tig_prmz]

31\. Rahul Dravid
30\. Sachin Tendulkar
29\. Ricky Ponting
28\. Brian Lara
27\. Allan Border
26\. Javed Miandad
25.Mahela Jayawardene
24\. Mark Waugh
23\. Graham Thorpe
22\. David Boon
21\. Damien Martyn
20\. VVS Laxman
19\. Inzamam Ul Haq
18\. Mike Hussey
17\. Mohammad Youssuf
16\. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
15\. Michael Clarke
14\. Sourav Ganguly
13\. Stephen Fleming
12\. Kane Williamson
11\. Steve Smith
10\. Virat Kohli
9\. Ian Bell
8\. Jonathan Trott
7\. Kevin Pietersen
6\. Angelo Mathews
5\. Ben Stokes
4\. Martin Crowe
3\. Nathan Astle
2\. Thilan Samaraweera
1\. Matthew Hayden

 

[GNR4LIFE]

31\. Sachin Tendulkar
30\. Ricky Ponting
29\. Rahul Dravid
28\. Shiv Chanderpaul
27\. Mahala Jaywardene
26\. Michael Clarke
25\. Mark Waugh
24\. Kevin Pieterson
23\. Michael Vaughn
22\. Muhammad Youssef
21\. VVS Laxman
20\. Steve Smith
19\. Alan Border
18\. Surav Ganguly
17\. Stephen Fleming
16\. Younis Khan
15\. Martin Crowe
14\. Kane Williamson
13\. David Boon
12\. Inzamam Ul Haq
11\. Javed Miandad
10\. Ian Bell
9\. Jonathan Trott
8\. Graham Thorpe
7\. Nathan Astle
6\. Nassar Hussain
5\. Damien Martyn
4\. Angelo Matthews
3\. Thilan Samaraweera
2\. Ben Stokes
1\. Matthew Hayden

Can not go past Sachin. In my mind the 3 best batsmen to ever play the game outside Bradman were Tendulkar, Ponting and Lara. I can't vote on Lara obviously. I also rate Dravid highly, his endurance and ability to occupy the crease was second to none, the best ever in that regard imo. I voted Damien Martyn pretty low as i regard him one of the most overrated players to ever wear the baggy green. He was just a decent player in a team of champions. I think Ben Stokes has the potential to be one of the best all rounders the game has seen, but he's a long way off atm. Hayden is ranked at the bottom due to the fact he wasn't a middle order player. Had he been selected as an opener i'd have had him in the top 10, probably even the top 5.

 

[foreveratiger]

31.Sachin Tendulkar
30.Rahul Dravid
29.Brian Lara
28.Younis Khan
27.Chanderpaul
26.Mike Hussey
25.Kevin Pietersen
24.Mohammad Youssuf
23.Inzaman Ul Haq
22.Angelo Mathews
21.Ian Bell
20.Mahela Jayawardene
19.Thilan Samaraweera
18.VVS Laxman
17.Martin Crowe
16.Damian Martyn
15.Virat Kholi
14.Kane Williamson
13.Ganguly
12.Mark Waugh
11.Graham Thorpe
10.David Boon
9.Jonathan Trott
8.Javed Miandad
7.Allan Border
6.Michael Vaughan
5.Nathan Astle
4.Stephen Fleming
3.Nasser Hussain
2.Ben Stokes
1.Mathew Hayden

 

[happy_tiger]

You play by your rules , and I'll play the rules as I understood them as I was playing by

Why nothing was said when some of us picked openers as non openers and vice versa just astounds me :crazy

I playing by the rules set out by the Comp organiser…Sabre...

It was commented on many times....

Clear as mud as the saying goes , well seeing it will be a complete waste of time just pull my players and ignore my votes

Nothing personal Sabre , just had absolutely no idea the rules had been changed