Draft: All-Time England ODI XI

[Aislabie]

@Sinister One is late again. @Rebel2k19 can go right ahead

 

[Gaurav_7]

1. Nick Knight
2. Alec Stewart
3. Joe Root
4. James Taylor
5. David Gower
6. Ben Stokes
7.
8. Chris Woakes
9. Chris Old
10. Derek Underwood
11. James Anderson

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Dominic Cork
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Yet another quality right hand fast bowler who unfortunately just played 32 ODIs for England and took 41 wickets at an average of 33.36 and an economy of 4.63 with best of 3/27 in his limited opportunities which he got to play for England. He made his ODI debut way back in 1992 against Pakistan at the Old Trafford where he proved to be very economical by conceding just 37 runs in his entire quota of 11 overs and also got the wicket of dangerous Inzamam ul Haq when he was on 75(85) and was taking the game away pretty quickly which England eventually won by 6 wickets with more than 10 overs to spare. Couple of matches later he bowled yet another impressive spell against Mark Taylor's Australian team at the hollowd-turf of Lord's giving away just 24 runs in his 9 overs but went wicketless. Few years later in 1994 when he came back to play at the Manchester against the Porteas he got the wickets of Gary Kirsten, Jhonty Rhodes and Craig Mathews and actually got Jhonty Rhodes out on a golden duck finishing his spell on 3/49 off his 11 overs restricting the Proteas to just 182/9 off their 55 overs. Cork's greatest strength was to move the ball away from the right handers. He also got the ball to jump of the surface and got decent carry to the keeper. He was pacy and aggressive and got the ball to nip off the surface with some occassional inswingers. He just somehow lost his magic and wasn't able to play for long. His List-A career actually showed his potential. He got 382 wickets in 314 matches at an average of 27.75 and economy of 4.33 and had a best of 6/27. He could've become a very good bowler had England used him well.

MY XI so far

1. Jason Roy
2. Andrew Strauss
3. Graham Gooch
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. Mike Denness
6. Graeme Fowler
7. Dimitri Mascarenhas
8. Phillip DeFreitas
9. Adil Rashid
10.Dominic Cork
11.

 

[Aislabie]

Overall Pick #60: Jofra Archer

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Okay, so a disclaimer should go here: I really wanted to pick Graham Dilley. He's one of my all-time favourite England fast bowlers. But then I got to this late stage of the draft, and still available was a tall, languid bowler capable of effortlessly hitting 150 kph and who I suspect is well on their way to bowling England to their first-ever World Cup triumph. He's so good that England literally changed the rules to make him available (not the ICC's rules, but their own navel-gazing approach that was presumably taken to avoid any more KPs entering the system). Even before he'd draped an England kit over his athletic frame, he'd already shown himself to be world class by starring in myriad T20 competitions, but the pressure of coming from outside the squad and straight into the World Cup XI was huge; Archer didn't just rise to the occasion, but commanded it by taking three-wicket hauls in five of the first six games. His presence has also made those around him bowl better; the transformation in Mark Wood with Archer at the other end has been profound.

Statistics

| | Right-handed batsman | Right-arm fast bowler |
England ODIs|12 matches|13 runs @ 4.33, SR: 61.90 (best 7*)|20 wickets @ 24.75, econ. 4.81 (best: 3/27)|4 catches
List A|26 matches|205 runs @ 18.63, SR: 114.52 (best 45)|41 wickets @ 27.80, econ. 5.07(1 5WI, best: 5/42)|8 catches

Stats do not include the World Cup semi-final that is currently ongoing.
Finest Performances

Aislabie's XI so far:
1. Craig Kieswetter (Pick #22)
2. Dennis Amiss (Pick #9)
3.
4. Eoin Morgan (Pick #15)
5. Allan Lamb (Pick #33)
6. Andrew Flintoff (Pick #4)
7. Moeen Ali (Pick #28)
8. Mark Ealham (Pick #39)
9. Vic Marks (Pick #49)
10. Jofra Archer (Pick #60)
11. Steven Finn (Pick #46)

Next pick:
@Rebel2k19

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Jofra Archer.

That was in my contingency plan

 

[Aislabie]

That was in my contingency plan

To be honest, I think he's just too good to refuse

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

I'll update my posts by tomorrow

 

[Gaurav_7]

Nick Knight
Alec Stewart
Joe Root
James Taylor
David Gower
Ben Stokes
Samit Patel
Chris Woakes
Chris Old
Derek Underwood
James Anderson

 

[CerealKiller]

@Sinister One you're up again

 

[Master Bates]

Robin Smith
Jonny Bairstow
Jonathan Trott
Chris Broad
Keith Fletcher
Ravi Bopara
Craig White
James Tredwell
Angus Fraser
Andy Caddick
Bob Willis

@blockerdave

 

[blockerdave]

My last choice is oddly one of the first picks I made, but I was certain nobody else would want him.

Jack Russell, simply the greatest wicket keeper of all time.

I don't need runs, Jack is gonna bat at 10. Jack's in because in the middle overs he can stand up to any of my bowlers bar Plunkett, and he still won't miss a chance or let through any buys. He will earn us runs simply by keeping the opposition batsmen pinned back in they crease. And if they chance their luck, what will happen?

They'll be back in the hutch is what.

So that makes my final team:

1) Marcus Trescothick
2) Alex Hales
3) Graeme Hick
4) Graham Thorpe
5) Neil Fairbrother
6) Ian Botham
7) Chris Lewis
8) John Emburey
9) Liam Plunkett
10) Jack Russell
11)Alan Mulally

No obvious captain, but I'm giving the armband to Thorpe.

I'm pretty happy with that side, it's possibly a little light on batting, but I'd back us to defend a lot of totals.

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@Aislabie - over to you

 

[Aislabie]

Overall Pick #64: Ed Joyce

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England may not have seen the best of Ed Joyce, but the elegant left-hander still managed to enjoy a fruitful One-Day International career after Duncan Fletcher had moved on from him by returning to represent the country of his birth and doing so with distinction for eight years. In England colours, there was a prevailing wisdom that Joyce was too concerned with keeping his wicket in tact and not concerned enough with scoring runs in the process. Although not entirely inaccurate, he did not score any less quickly than Ian Bell or Michael Vaughan did in the same period. Rather than giving him a chance to find his feet in the side, he was sent back to play for Middlesex while England continued a revolving door policy that would try and discard Matt Prior, Alastair Cook, Mal Loye, Luke Wright, Ravi Bopara and Joe Denly at the top of the order. This was not a procession of excellence, but England's loss was Ireland's gain as Joyce was granted a dispensation to qualify for Ireland on the eve of the 2011 World Cup and did not look back. He has also played in 24 unique One-Day International fixtures (England vs New Zealand, Ireland vs New Zealand, Ireland vs United Arab Emirates, etc.) which I am reasonably certain is a world record.

Statistics

| | Left-handed batsman | Really not a bowler |
England ODIs|17 matches|471 runs @ 27.70, SR: 66.43 (1 century, best 107)| did not bowl |6 catches
Ireland ODIs|61 matches|2,151 runs @ 41.36. SR: 73.63 (5 centuries, best 160*)| did not bowl |21 catches
List A|311 matches|10,267 runs @ 38.89, SR: n/a (18 centuries, best 160*)|6 wickets @ 51.50, econ. 7.02 (best: 2/10)|108 catches

Finest Performances

Aislabie's XI so far:
1. Craig Kieswetter (Pick #22)
2. Dennis Amiss (Pick #9)
3. Ed Joyce (Pick #64)
4. Eoin Morgan (Pick #15)
5. Allan Lamb (Pick #33)
6. Andrew Flintoff (Pick #4)
7. Moeen Ali (Pick #28)
8. Mark Ealham (Pick #39)
9. Vic Marks (Pick #49)
10. Jofra Archer (Pick #60)
11. Steven Finn (Pick #46)

A word about my team:
This team has been very carefully constructed to conform to the ideal structure of a modern One-Day International team. In my eyes, this means a top-eight comprising five hitters, two accumulators and one "firefighter". In such a team, the actual positions a player has in the batting order are somewhat notional. The top-eight will also be expected to contribute a wicket-keeper and twenty overs with the ball. In order, my players' roles are:

Craig Kieswetter - Hitter
> His job is to attack from ball one. With an attacking, Bairstow-esque opener, the bowling team can be made uncomfortable straight away.
Dennis Amiss - Accumulator
> Amiss' job is to bat through the innings and to rotate strike as much as possible. If he scores 120, the batsmen at the other end should combine for around 180.
Ed Joyce - Accumulator
> Joyce's role is very similar to Amiss; to bat long and make sure the fast-scoring batsmen face as many balls as possible. If both accumulators are still batting at around over 30, Joyce will be expected to attack.
Eoin Morgan - Hitter
> Morgan's role as a hitter is to make big scores quickly. Every good modern team should have at least two batsmen capable of 80-ball centuries.
Allan Lamb - Hitter
> Lamb particularly comes into his own in run-chases, where it will be his job to keep England up with the rate. Expected to attack particularly from over 40 onwards.
Andrew Flintoff - Hitter
> As a lower-order hitter, Flintoff's role in the batting order is to find and clear the boundaries, especially in the final ten overs.
Moeen Ali - Hitter
> Like Flintoff, Moeen is expected to find and clear the boundaries later on in the innings.
Mark Ealham - Firefighter
> The firefighter is the guy you send in if there's a collapse that you need to halt, or a final 20 or 30 runs needed in a chase. The crisis man, but not a match-winner.
Vic Marks, Jofra Archer and Steven Finn - Bowlers
> These guys are in the side for their bowling. Their batting is pretty irrelevant, although if they can do it well it's a bonus.

Next pick:
@Rebel2k19

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Overall Pick #64: Ed Joyce

Profile
England may not have seen the best of Ed Joyce, but the elegant left-hander still managed to enjoy a fruitful One-Day International career after Duncan Fletcher had moved on from him by returning to represent the country of his birth and doing so with distinction for eight years. In England colours, there was a prevailing wisdom that Joyce was too concerned with keeping his wicket in tact and not concerned enough with scoring runs in the process. Although not entirely inaccurate, he did not score any less quickly than Ian Bell or Michael Vaughan did in the same period. Rather than giving him a chance to find his feet in the side, he was sent back to play for Middlesex while England continued a revolving door policy that would try and discard Matt Prior, Alastair Cook, Mal Loye, Luke Wright, Ravi Bopara and Joe Denly at the top of the order. This was not a procession of excellence, but England's loss was Ireland's gain as Joyce was granted a dispensation to qualify for Ireland on the eve of the 2011 World Cup and did not look back. He has also played in 24 unique One-Day International fixtures (England vs New Zealand, Ireland vs New Zealand, Ireland vs United Arab Emirates, etc.) which I am reasonably certain is a world record.

Statistics

| | Left-handed batsman | Really not a bowler |
England ODIs|17 matches|471 runs @ 27.70, SR: 66.43 (1 century, best 107)| did not bowl |6 catches
Ireland ODIs|61 matches|2,151 runs @ 41.36. SR: 73.63 (5 centuries, best 160*)| did not bowl |21 catches
List A|311 matches|10,267 runs @ 38.89, SR: n/a (18 centuries, best 160*)|6 wickets @ 51.50, econ. 7.02 (best: 2/10)|108 catches

Finest Performances

Aislabie's XI so far:
1. Craig Kieswetter (Pick #22)
2. Dennis Amiss (Pick #9)
3. Ed Joyce (Pick #64)
4. Eoin Morgan (Pick #15)
5. Allan Lamb (Pick #33)
6. Andrew Flintoff (Pick #4)
7. Moeen Ali (Pick #28)
8. Mark Ealham (Pick #39)
9. Vic Marks (Pick #49)
10. Jofra Archer (Pick #60)
11. Steven Finn (Pick #46)

A word about my team:
This team has been very carefully constructed to conform to the ideal structure of a modern One-Day International team. In my eyes, this means a top-eight comprising five hitters, two accumulators and one "firefighter". In such a team, the actual positions a player has in the batting order are somewhat notional. The top-eight will also be expected to contribute a wicket-keeper and twenty overs with the ball. In order, my players' roles are:

Craig Kieswetter - Hitter
> His job is to attack from ball one. With an attacking, Bairstow-esque opener, the bowling team can be made uncomfortable straight away.
Dennis Amiss - Accumulator
> Amiss' job is to bat through the innings and to rotate strike as much as possible. If he scores 120, the batsmen at the other end should combine for around 180.
Ed Joyce - Accumulator
> Joyce's role is very similar to Amiss; to bat long and make sure the fast-scoring batsmen face as many balls as possible. If both accumulators are still batting at around over 30, Joyce will be expected to attack.
Eoin Morgan - Hitter
> Morgan's role as a hitter is to make big scores quickly. Every good modern team should have at least two batsmen capable of 80-ball centuries.
Allan Lamb - Hitter
> Lamb particularly comes into his own in run-chases, where it will be his job to keep England up with the rate. Expected to attack particularly from over 40 onwards.
Andrew Flintoff - Hitter
> As a lower-order hitter, Flintoff's role in the batting order is to find and clear the boundaries, especially in the final ten overs.
Moeen Ali - Hitter
> Like Flintoff, Moeen is expected to find and clear the boundaries later on in the innings.
Mark Ealham - Firefighter
> The firefighter is the guy you send in if there's a collapse that you need to halt, or a final 20 or 30 runs needed in a chase. The crisis man, but not a match-winner.
Vic Marks, Jofra Archer and Steven Finn - Bowlers
> These guys are in the side for their bowling. Their batting is pretty irrelevant, although if they can do it well it's a bonus.

Next pick:
@Rebel2k19

Actually it's @CerealKiller who is up next

 

[CerealKiller]

Wanted Bopara for my number 6, but he's taken. So i'll go with Owais Shah, and push Collingwood and Buttler down the order.

CerealKiller's XI
1. Ian Bell
2. Alastair Cook
3. Mike Gatting
4. Owais Shah
5. Paul Collingwood
6. Jos Buttler
7. Tim Bresnan
8. Stuart Broad
9. Graeme Swann
10. Darren Gough
11. Mike Hendrick

 

[Alexei.]

Anyone taken James Taylor yet?