Test Fantasy Draft Post 1970s debut?

[Majestic]

@Adamant can make his pick when online.

Edited December 18, 2021 by Majestic

[JaFanatic]

Mike Hussey

 

Your turn @zen

[Majestic]

12 minutes ago, JaFanatic said:

Mike Hussey

 

Your turn @zen

How many middle order batsman are you gonna pick?

Edited December 18, 2021 by Majestic

[R!TTER]

9 minutes ago, Majestic said:

How many middle order batsman are you gonna pick?

Just enough to draw the game 

[JaFanatic]

43 minutes ago, Majestic said:

How many middle order batsman are you gonna pick?

I'm planning on opening with Root(he's a good part offie too) and Hussey as they both are a solid number 3 with a bit of experience as openers in test level.. Although they're not my initial choice as I'd Hayden and Sehwag in my mind but I was too late in picking them 

[Adamant]

Javed Miandad 

Greatest Pakistani batsman and a sure shot ATG .

Edited December 18, 2021 by Adamant

[Majestic]

@zen

[zen]

R7 -> Kevin Pietersen (ENG)

R8 -> Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)

 

[zen]

@JaFanatic  your turn for R8

[Majestic]

16 minutes ago, zen said:

R7 -> Kevin Pietersen (ENG)

R8 -> Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)

 

Pretty obvious one.

[zen]

46 minutes ago, Majestic said:

Pretty obvious one.

 

My team, apart from a few adjustments here and there, is already planned including the schedule of the picks. Obviously, I have picked the best high SR batsmen and game changers in Tests in Sehwag, Pietersen, and Gilchrist, and a pace battery of Cummins, who is as good as Lillee and McGrath in an Aus ATG 11 setup but can bat too, Bond and Akhtar (the fastest bowling attack that can swing, reverse swing, york, bounce, etc.). Add to that the solidity of Gavaskar, probably the best test batsman since 1970, and the freak off-spin of Murali. 

 

Edited December 18, 2021 by zen

[JaFanatic]

R8 -> Jimmy Anderson 

 

Your turn @QuarantineTormentino

[QuarantineTormentino]

Rat’s favourite cricketer Ben Stokes. Over to @Rantzz

[Rantzz]

Modern day better man’s Sehwag Davey Warner

Edited December 18, 2021 by Rantzz

[Majestic]

Martin Crowe.

 

One of the highly rated batsman from the 80s decade and renowned for the skills he showcased vs the likes of Wasim, Waqar and rest in bowling friendly conditions.

[Chakdephatte]

@Adamant, your turn

 

 

 

 

[zen]

I looked at all the teams in detail and, for quick reference, below is how they are shaping up in rough batting order:

 

 

@Chakdephatte

Greenidge

S Smith 

Lara

Pant (wk)

Gillispie 

Holding

Steyn 

 

@R!TTER

G Smith

Amla

Border

T Greig

Imran

Hadlee

Marshall

 

@Adamant

B Richards

G Chappell 

Miandad

A Flower (wk)

S Pollock

Warne

Ambrose 

 

@Majestic

Cook

M Crowe

Kohli

S Waugh

Ashwin

Akram

Donald

McGrath

 

@Rantzz

Warner

Williamson

Dravid

V Richards

Botham

Kapil

Lillee

Garner 

 

@QuarantineTormentino

Hayden

DeVilliers (wk? ... has opened as well)

Kallis

Clarke

Jayawardene

Stokes

Rabada

Walsh 

 

@JaFanatic

M Hussey

Root

Ponting

Sangakkara (wk? ... Very prolific batsman when not keeping)

Tendulkar

Younis K 

Waqar

Anderson 

 

@zen

Gavaskar

Sehwag

Pietersen

Gilchrist (wk)

Cummins

Bond

Murali

Akhtar 

 

Edited December 18, 2021 by zen

[Chakdephatte]

I looked at all the teams in detail and, for quick reference, below is how they are shaping up in rough batting order:  

 

[mention=29211]Chakdephatte[/mention]

Greenidge

S Smith 

Lara

Pant (wk)

Gillispie 

Holding

Steyn 

 

[mention=26165]R!TTER[/mention]

G Smith

Amla

Border

T Greg

Imran

Hadlee

Marshall

 

[mention=27464]Adamant[/mention]

B Richards

G Chappell 

Miandad

A Flower (wk)

S Pollock

Warne

Ambrose 

 

[mention=28272]Majestic[/mention]

Cook

M Crowe

Kohli

Waugh

Ashwin

Akram

Donald

McGrath

 

[mention=29199]Rantzz[/mention]

Warner

Williamson

Dravid

V Richards

Botham

Kapil

Lillee

Garner 

 

[mention=27863]QuarantineTormentino[/mention]

Hayden

DeVilliers (wk? ... has opened as well)

Kallis

Clarke

Jayawardene

Stokes

Rabada

Walsh 

 

[mention=16974]JaFanatic[/mention]

M Hussey

Root

Ponting

Sangakkara (wk? ... Very prolific batsman when not keeping)

Tendulkar

Younis K 

Waqar

Anderson 

 

[mention=8268]zen[/mention]

Gavaskar

Sehwag

Pietersen

Gilchrist (wk)

Cummins

Bond

Murali

Akhtar 

 

 

Majestic put this on his OP. By the way, how did you decide the batting order for JaFanatic?

 

 

 

 

[zen]

15 minutes ago, Chakdephatte said:

By the way, how did you decide the batting order for JaFanatic?

 

Roughly based on his picks ... But that team has many players playing out of the regular positions for e.g. a couple of #3 in Sangakkara & Ponting; 3 #4s in Root, Tendulkar, & YK, who batted at #3 too; and so on ... so the batting order can be anything

 

Of course, with only 2 bowlers picked so far, that team will need to focus on picking bowlers now 

 

 

Some of teams appear to have gone on ATG players shopping (this is not a ATG 11 thread) when in a test draft the first goal should ideally be to have a vision of the type of cricket you want your team to play and fill the positions accordingly!

Edited December 18, 2021 by zen

[Chakdephatte]

  My team, apart from a few adjustments here and there, is already planned including the schedule of the picks. Obviously, I have picked the best high SR batsmen and game changers in Tests in Sehwag, Pietersen, and Gilchrist, and a pace battery of Cummins, who is as good as Lillee and McGrath in an Aus ATG 11 setup but can bat too, Bond and Akhtar (the fastest bowling attack that can swing, reverse swing, york, bounce, etc.). Add to that the solidity of Gavaskar, probably the best test batsman since 1970, and the freak off-spin of Murali. 

 

 

Kind of impossible to schedule your team there are 7 other competitors. You only, took two of the players I thought I would pick in first 3 rounds. I still don't who I will choose in next round as Adamanant and Ritter stole my players.