Draft: The Toss Draft

[icyman]

Not sure who was the better possiblity, Ashraful or Brearley

Brearley for his leadership scores over Ashraful anyday.

 

[pillowprocter]

Brearley for his leadership scores over Ashraful anyday.

As a batsman

 

[Bevab]

As a batsman

Ashraful is vastly overrated as a batter due to his few brilliant knocks. I’d say they’re probably equal in terms of what they could offer over a period of time.

 

[icyman]

Ashraful had some good knocks when it mattered to BD. Like the 1st ever test match they played, the 1st ever time they beat Australia....

 

[Supreme General]

Well I guess that’s alright, everyone else gets major boosts at least

 

[Aislabie]

So my team so far:

1.
2. Wajahatullah Wasti
3. Kane Williamson
4.
5.
6.
7. Ian Healy
8. Wasim Akram
9.
10.
11.

Compared to my nominations so far:

1.
2. Wajahatullah Wasti
3. Mohammad Ashraful
4.
5.
6.
7. Graham Manou
8. Ashley Noffke
9.
10.
11.

 

[Verified Enigma]

So my team so far:

1.
2. Wajahatullah Wasti
3. Kane Williamson
4.
5.
6.
7. Ian Healy
8. Wasim Akram
9.
10.
11.

Compared to my nominations so far:

1.
2. Wajahatullah Wasti
3. Mohammad Ashraful
4.
5.
6.
7. Graham Manou
8. Ashley Noffke
9.
10.
11.

2024 is your year man

 

[ddrap14]

Staying	Swapping
@icyman @Supreme General @Verified Enigma @Disharies @Yash.	@Aislabie - gets TV's player @pillowprocter - gets Aislabie's player @ddrap14 - gets Viper's player @Viper. - gets Procter's player @CerealKiller - gets my player @Till Valhalla - gets CK's player

Round 5

 

[ddrap14]

Staying Player List
@icyman - Brian Lara

Well, that's worked out pretty nicely. Is that the best retention yet?

@Supreme General - Shane Warne

Well, no, because this is. RIP Warnie!

@Verified Enigma - Dwayne Leverock

An all time great batsman, an all time great bowler, and an all time great fielder in the first three retentions! Leverock's portly nature can be explained by the fact he lived above a pizza shop.

@Disharies - AB de Villiers

Another all-time great gets retained. Is this going to be five for five?

@Yash. - Katharine Winks

no

 

[icyman]

I am quite happy with the batting power I have so far. Rohit, Puc , Lara.... Wonder if the bowling selections will go my way too!

 

[ddrap14]

Swapping Player List


@Aislabie (via Till Valhalla) - Venugopal Rao

A true classic TV pick. Rao was very definitely a more first-class player than limited overs and may have played Tests in a different era.

@pillowprocter (via Aislabie) - Brad Hogg

One of the most beloved figures in BBL history, Hoggy soldiered on until he was 47 in the Bash, remaining effective almost all the way through. He was less of a Test threat, but still a cool guy to have.

@ddrap14 (via Viper) - Gerhard Erasmus

Erasmus is undeniably the best Namibian ever. He's also undeniably NOT what I need when I already have Shane Lee and Grant Elliott. Oh well, RNG is RNG

@Viper. (via Procter) - Kamau Leverock

Either @pillowprocter and @Verified Enigma collaborated well or this is the greatest coincidence in recent history

@CerealKiller (via @ddrap14) - AJ Tye

One of the most likeable Big Bash players, Tye is known for his staring contests with the camera, support of the Scorchers' pride round, and above all else, exemplary death bowling (had the Scorchers batted well, he'd have been a big reason why they won the first finals game this year with his dismissal of Matt Short).

@Till Valhalla (from CK) - Mark Ramprakash

Ramprakash was not good at Test level. But he's one of the best domestic players of the last 50 years, with 35000 first class runs. Handy addition

 

[Till Valhalla]

@Aislabie (via Till Valhalla) - Venugopal Rao

A true classic TV pick. Rao was very definitely a more first-class player than limited overs and may have played Tests in a different era.

NO!NO!NO!NO!NO!N!ON!N!NO!O!O!O!

 

[pillowprocter]

That's a funny coincidence

 

[CerealKiller]

Tye in a Test XI

 

[icyman]

Tye in a Test XI

With some of the draft picks, I wonder how they were allowed. Certainly not test players...