Test Cricket Draft Game

[happy_tiger]

Hang on , when we first brought this up CB suggested we just pick players and didn't have to worry whether they were openers or not

This where this has got so confusing , even with the all rounder thing that Geo brought up yesterday and now with the openers

I brought up one particular idea , CB slightly altered it (as far as openers and something else was concerned )and as far as I knew nothing was changed after that

When was this changed to 1/ pick actual openers and b/ how the line up would be picked as far as all rounders were concerned ??

For your information…page 12 of the banter thread...Sabre is running the comp...

Sabre » December 1st, 2015, 5:50 pm
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I have decided on the voting process:
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1st vote will be for the opening batsmen
2nd vote will be for batsmen 3-5
Note these 2 votes will EXCLUDE All rounders and wicket keepers chosen there.
For example in CB's case, Kallis will be his all-rounder and his number 6 will fill the gap for the 3-5s
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3rd vote will be All-rounders
4th vote will be wicket keepers
5th vote will be pace bowlers
6th vote will be spinners
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I decided to split the batsmen to make voting a bit easier. 50 players would be a huge task.

A / I had picked Pollock by that stage , what I had to then pick a 2nd all rounder ??

B/ So we had to read every page of the banter thread to get the new rules …..

 

[Geo]

A / I had picked Pollock by that stage , what I had to then pick a 2nd all rounder ??

B/ So we had to read every page of the banter thread to get the new rules …..

Read the last 2 pages of the thread …you even posted straight after it was quoted a couple of times...

A Pollock is your A/R...no you didn't have to pick another...

B/ no...your 3-6 will be included in the middle order batsman vote giving you an extra batsman...your 2 fast bowlers will be included in the fast bowlers vote to even it out...

 

[happy_tiger]

**FIRST VOTE: OPENING BATSMEN**

Opening the Stats Period for people to put forth their case for the players they have chosen. This will end at midnight tomorrow. Voting will open on Friday 4 December.

**PLAYERS ARE:**
Alastair Cook
Andrew Strauss
Aravinda De Silva
Chris Gayle
David Warner
Gary Kirsten
Graeme Smith
Graham Gooch
Hashim Amla
Herschelle Gibbs
Justin Langer
Marcus Trescothic
Mark Taylor
Michael Atherton
Michael Slater
Mohammad Azharuddin
Phillip Hughes
Ross Taylor
Saeed Anwar
Sanath Jayasuriya
Simon Katich
Virender Sehwag

Gooch
Anwar
Smith
M Taylor
Langer
Jayasuriya
Amla
Sehwag
Kirsten
Gibbs
Slater
Gayle
Atherton
Strauss
Katich
Warner
Cook
Hughes
Trescothick
R Taylor

Thanks Sabre

 

[GNR4LIFE]

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 assume you mean Trescothick and not Nathan Astle?

Yeah, sorry

 

[happy_tiger]

A / I had picked Pollock by that stage , what I had to then pick a 2nd all rounder ??

B/ So we had to read every page of the banter thread to get the new rules …..

Read the last 2 pages of the thread …you even posted straight after it was quoted a couple of times...

A Pollock is your A/R...no you didn't have to pick another...

B/ no...your 3-6 will be included in the middle order batsman vote giving you an extra batsman...your 2 fast bowlers will be included in the fast bowlers vote to even it out...

No offence To Sabre , because you've done a brilliant job , far better than I could do on my best day , but I'm not looking for rule changes in a banter thread …..

 

[Geo]

20\. Graeme Smith
19\. Virender Sehwag
18\. Justin Langer
17\. David Warner
16\. Alastair Cook
15\. Mark Taylor
14\. Gary Kirsten
13\. Sanath Jayasuriya
12\. Michael Slater
11\. Mohammad Azharuddin
10\. Simon Katich
9\. Saeed Anwar
8\. Marcus Trescothic
7\. Aravinda De Silva
6\. Andrew Strauss
5\. Chris Gayle
4\. Michael Atherton
3\. Hashim Amla
2\. Graham Gooch
1\. Ross Taylor

Top 5 pick themselves IMO…there are a lot of great openers which makes it difficult ranking them as the could easily interchange position 5-15 was just a personal preference I got out of watching them play...the bottom 5 Strauss Athers and Gooch struggled against us .. Gayle more of a show pony and Taylor has never opened more a middle order player...

Adjusted my vote due to Amlagate…

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I think Swag is a bit confused all round.
Still hasn't really grasped the idea of the game.

I get the feeling he's a young kid, maybe 12 or 13\. Not one player in his side is a past player, they are all current. Plus he uses the word swag.

 

[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.

 

[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

 

[swag_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.
\
\
**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

 

[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.
\
\
**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

That's not how it works mate.
You've gotta rank all 32.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Jesus Tap-Dancing Christ… :brick:

 

[Sabre]

Jesus Tap-Dancing Christ… :brick:

Is that aimed at Swag's attempt or having to rank 32 players lol.
You don't need to go to as much effort with your descriptions as you did for the first vote if you don't want.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Jesus Tap-Dancing Christ… :brick:

Is that aimed at Swag's attempt or having to rank 32 players lol.
You don't need to go to as much effort with your descriptions as you did for the first vote if you don't want.

Nah, it was aimed at Swag… :laughing:

I don't mind giving my blurbs, I quite like giving the reasoning as to why I rate them how I do but since there's another 12 players this time around, I might make them quite short.

 

[Geo]

I repeat my :brick: and will add a :bash

 

[Sabre]

Jesus Tap-Dancing Christ… :brick:

Is that aimed at Swag's attempt or having to rank 32 players lol.
You don't need to go to as much effort with your descriptions as you did for the first vote if you don't want.

Nah, it was aimed at Swag… :laughing:

I don't mind giving my blurbs, I quite like giving the reasoning as to why I rate them how I do but since there's another 12 players this time around, I might make them quite short.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading them too.
Definitely shows you know your stuff.

I repeat my :brick: and will add a :bash

:laughing: :laughing:

 

[Pierre_M7]

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

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 -_-

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Only one game greater than Rugby League Sabre, and that is the Gentleman's Game :slight_smile:

 

[Sabre]

Only one game greater than Rugby League Sabre, and that is the Gentleman's Game :slight_smile:

I agree with that 100%.
And there's no sporting event like the Ashes, absolute best thing to attend.

 

[happy_tiger]

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