Test Cricket Draft - Ordinary Edition

[11kgm]

Nearly time for be to ask is this keeper s**t enough

I have one who cricinfo page says a journey man keeper surely that is good enough

 

[Van_Dyke]

I’ll take former Bangladesh captain and a potential contender to lead this group, Habibul Bashar.
Average of 30.87 with the stick, with a Joe Root like conversion of 50s to 100s, with 3 centuries and 24 50’s
11kgm

1.
2.
3. Bashar
4.
5. Bairstow (+)
6.
7.
8. Sammy
9.
10. Lakmal
11. Price

 

[11kgm]

Denish Ramdan?

1. Braithwaite
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Willams
7. Ramdin
8. Perrera
9.
10.
11. Rahman
12.

 

[11kgm]

bryan young didn't keep in test cricket - he played as an opening batsman - it may have to be ramdin mate.

is he s**t enough haha

 

[cricketnut14]

is he s**t enough haha

of course mate lol

cant believe he played 70+ tests though. he did play in the s**t era.

 

[cricketnut14]

who's up ?

 

[reggie]

Neil Johnson (Zim) Bat - 24.18, Bowl - 39.60

He was anything but ordinary in the 99 World Cup, never quite reached the same heights in tests

1
2
3
4
5
6 N Johnson (Zim)
7 K Akmal (Pak)
8 E Baptiste (WI)
9
10 M Mortaza (Bang)
11 D Malcolm (Eng)
12

 

[11kgm]

I think it's me. I'm in a meeting and don't want to hold everyone up so will grab Neil Johnson (Zim) and enter his stats asap.

Can someone please tag whoever is next...

think cricketnut14

 

[cricketnut14]

nahhh akkaps

 

[akkaps]

5. Nuwan Pradeep (sl)
Matches: 28
Bat ave: 4.00
Bowl ave: 42.90

1. Renshaw
2. Guptill
3.
4. Rahul +
5.
6.
7.
8. Tahir
9.
10.
11. Pradeep
12.

 

[11kgm]

nahhh akkaps

now you

 

[cricketnut14]

gimme a few mins guys ...

i thought Neil Johnson was gonna sneak thru.

into my stables comes Ravi Ratnayeke (JR Ratnayeke) - (SL)

i'll sit on my wicketkeeper until late now, especially since everyone has a keeper except me

 

[reggie]

gimme a few mins guys ...

i thought Neil Johnson was gonna sneak thru.

into my stables comes Ravi Ratnayeke (JR Ratnayeke) - (SL)

i'll sit on my wicketkeeper until late now, especially since everyone has a keeper except me

Haha, I pinch one off you, you pinch one off me!

 

[Art Vandelay_]

gimme a few mins guys ...

i thought Neil Johnson was gonna sneak thru.

into my stables comes Ravi Ratnayeke (JR Ratnayeke) - (SL)

i'll sit on my wicketkeeper until late now, especially since everyone has a keeper except me

I have two haha

 

[cricketnut14]

I have two haha

well i've got a free hit at about 10 of them now, and don't have to sweat on anyone taking them.

 

[The Speaker]

Alright, I really could do with a leader of my pace attack. I want someone fast. Accuracy is over-rated. How about the guy who finished India off in the '99 World Cup? First black Zimbabwean Test player, and contestant on The Voice Australia, his position made his decision to wear a black armband with Zimbabwean great Andy Flower all the more important. His economy rate of 3.49 is one of the worst in Test history, but he still managed a bowling average of 38.5 so at least he landed it on the pitch. Welcome to my team, Henry Olonga.

 

[The Speaker]

big_e

 

[big_e]

56 tests in the top order for three centuries and an average of a tick over 27? And two wins from 18 tests in charge? Sounds like my kind of captain.

Ken Rutherford.

 

[big_e]

Me again.

A man so committed to mediocrity that 31 tests as a spinning all-rounder with just 3 5-wicket hauls (69 wickets at almost 43) and three fifties (batting average less than 20) just wasn't enough. No, no, no - he needed to make us think "if this guy is on the elite umpiring panel, how bad must the others be?"

The D in DRS is named for my next pick:

Kumar Dharmasena.

Back to The Speaker I believe.

EDIT:

1. Grant Flower (Zim)
2. Javed Omar (Bang)
3. Ken Rutherford (NZ)
4.
5.
6. Mitch Marsh (Aus)
7. Geraint Jones (Eng)
8. Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
9.
10.
11.

 

[11kgm]

I hope no one takes my next two picks or i will be sad

 

[The Speaker]

Alright, I need to start thinking about captaincy as well, and I also really need to start working on my middle order, which is currently blank. One of the great captains of the modern era, Hansie Cronje, was involved in fixing, so therefore I need to look for another captain who was also involved in it. How about the guy who scored 100 against Australia to cause a massive upset? The guy who averaged 20 more against Sri Lanka than anyone else because he was so good at spin but so not-good against everything else? I am talking about Bangladesh's most unfulfilled potential ever, Mohammad Ashraful. He will slot in at number 5, and also bowls some useful leg-spin, like the ball that double-bounced to get AB de Villiers out lbw once (no longer on YouTube sadly).

1. TJ Franklin (New Zealand)
2. GJ Bonnor (Australia)
3.
4.
5. M Ashraful (c) (Bangladesh)
6.
7.
8. AF Giles (England)
9. AE Dick (wk) (New Zealand)
10.
11. HK Olonga (Zimbabwe)

12.

cricketnut14

 

[cricketnut14]

drafting in my first aussie into the squad.

not sure where he will be just yet, but welcome aboard Greg Blewett (Australia)

 

[The Speaker]

akkaps

 

[Van_Dyke]

Alright, I need to start thinking about captaincy as well, and I also really need to start working on my middle order, which is currently blank. One of the great captains of the modern era, Hansie Cronje, was involved in fixing, so therefore I need to look for another captain who was also involved in it. How about the guy who scored 100 against Australia to cause a massive upset? The guy who averaged 20 more against Sri Lanka than anyone else because he was so good at spin but so not-good against everything else? I am talking about Bangladesh's most unfulfilled potential ever, Mohammad Ashraful.

good pick, was between him and Bashar for me with my last pick

 

[akkaps]

6th pick: Bryan Strang (zim)
Matches: 26
Bat ave: 12.91
Bowl ave: 39.33


1. Renshaw
2. Guptill
3.
4. Rahul +
5.
6.
7.
8. Tahir
9.
10. Strang
11. Pradeep
12.