Test Cricket Eras Draft

[OrdinaryJoel]

Pykie and thorne89 have the best attacks.

 

[big_e]

Just a thought - do we have to nominate a captain?

 

[Danger in Texas]

Just a thought - do we have to nominate a captain?

You can if you want.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Come on james brayshaw I'm as keen as a bean for my last pick!

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Just a thought - do we have to nominate a captain?

I will be

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I will be

I decline your offer, thanks anyway. Have my own team to worry about.

 

[james brayshaw]

Virender sehwag

thorne89

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Gentlemen...this is the pick that defines this game. The steal of the whole draft IMO. A travesty that he only played 4 test matches, but he still goes down as a great of the game. Don Bradman thought so, including him in his Team of the Century. With an average of 70+, I present to you...

BARRY RICHARDS (South Africa)

MG MG

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Gentlemen...this is the pick that defines this game. The steal of the whole draft IMO. A travesty that he only played 4 test matches, but he still goes down as a great of the game. Don Bradman thought so, including him in his Team of the Century. With an average of 70+, I present to you...

BARRY RICHARDS (South Africa)

MG MG

Bitch

 

[Carbine Chaos]

DANNY DYER'S CHOCOLATE HOMUNCULUS

1. Len Hutton
2. Barry Richards
3. Victor Trumper
4. Wally Hammond (c)
5. Clem Hill
6. Rohan Kanhai (+)
7. Richard Hadlee
8. Daniel Vettori
9. Michael Holding
10. John Snow
11. Glenn McGrath

12. Alec Bedser

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I honestly think this team ended up being a lot better than I expected it to. The attack has already been voted one of (if not the) best in the competition, and any team with that top 6 will amass some huge scores.

 

[MG MG]

Gonna bring in some sheer pace to shatter you line-ups. This will change the attack debate...

Shoaib Akhtar

Danger in Texas

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Finally from snail pace to turtle pace. C'mon boys we can do it.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Bitch

Couldn't believe he went untaken in the 70s, even more so when he slid to me in the unpicked round!

 

[OrdinaryJoel]

Gonna bring in some sheer pace to shatter you line-ups. This will change the attack debate...

Shoaib Akhtar

Danger in Texas

Team morale is now at an all time low for your team...

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Team morale is now at an all time low for your team...

And genital warts at an all time high!

 

[Wacky Tiger]

Couldn't believe he went untaken in the 70s, even more so when he slid to me in the unpicked round!

I had the 2nd pick in the 70s and for a long time had him as my pick if Viv went (screw u again BoshtrichBurger) at the last minute went Lillee as thought would be good to have a leading bowler and batsman.

Was quietly hoping he would slide but was pretty sure yourself or Danger in Texas would be all over him missing out in the 70's

 

[james brayshaw]

Gentlemen...this is the pick that defines this game. The steal of the whole draft IMO. A travesty that he only played 4 test matches, but he still goes down as a great of the game. Don Bradman thought so, including him in his Team of the Century. With an average of 70+, I present to you...

BARRY RICHARDS (South Africa)

MG MG

I could swear someone already picked him

 

[The Speaker]

thorne89 lacks a frontline spinner.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

thorne89 lacks a frontline spinner.

I wanted batting depth, and Vettori is a fine spinner to play behind such a fearsome pace quartet. Barry Richards was also a handy off spinner, provides some back up.

In either case, my home ground of Lilac Hill shall be a seamers paradise!

 

[Marklar_33]

I could swear someone already picked him

Someone tried to pick him in the 60s, but was ineligible

 

[Pykie]

I've been sold short.

Woolley is one of Englands greatest ever all-rounders, could certainly handle the ball.

He scored more first class runs than anyone but Sir Jack Hobbs, and took over 2,000 wickets at an average of under 20.

 

[Pykie]

I could swear someone already picked him

I had him penciled in at #1 in the left overs, but Marklar took Sangakarra and meant I had to take a keeper.

I had him penciled in for about 4 rounds as my opening combo with Ponsford.

 

[james brayshaw]

Someone tried to pick him in the 60s, but was ineligible

Argh well done thorne89

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Argh well done thorne89

It sounds like there was a fair bit of luck involved, but I'll claim some small part of it I suppose.

 

[E Shed]

DANNY DYER'S CHOCOLATE HOMUNCULUS

1. Len Hutton
2. Barry Richards
3. Victor Trumper
4. Wally Hammond (c)
5. Clem Hill
6. Rohan Kanhai (+)
7. Richard Hadlee
8. Daniel Vettori
9. Michael Holding
10. John Snow
11. Glenn McGrath

12. Alec Bedser

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I honestly think this team ended up being a lot better than I expected it to. The attack has already been voted one of (if not the) best in the competition, and any team with that top 6 will amass some huge scores.

Jeebus Gawd, imagine coming out to open against that. I imagine Holding and Snow would get the newie and then you'd get to "look forward" to McGrath & Hadlee bowling Clockwork dot balls from either end.