All-Time Test Cricket Draft

[Scotty_WCE]

We're ready to get this started!

Hopefully everyone knows mostly how this is going to work. The detailed explanation can be found in the other thread!

Just a couple of pointers: you will have 24 hours to make your pick from the time of the previous pick. If you miss a pick you can jump in at any time to make it. Please tag or PM the person with the next pick after you so they know they're up! Also as you make your picks it would be good if you could post your updated team list to that point

Now for the draft order reveal! @Matty76 sent me the following randomised list of names:

Wookiedragon
BLOWN8
Scotty_WCE
Matty76
Keatoboy
mounteverest

And @BLOWN8 sent me the following randomised list of numbers:

3
5
2
4
1
6

Combining the two, the order is:

1. Keatoboy
2. Scotty_WCE
3. Wookiedragon
4. Matty76
5. BLOWN8
6. mounteverest

The next post will have the draft order (which will be in the snake format). In the third post I will keep a list of all the players who have already been selected sorted by country in order to hopefully minimise the double ups!

The "winner" will be determined in a to-be-confirmed manner. But obviously, in the meantime, the aim is to pick the strongest team you can!

Alright @Keatoboy, when you're ready you can start us off!

 

[Scotty_WCE]

Round 1

1. Keatoboy - Don Bradman
2. Scotty_WCE - Garry Sobers
3. Wookiedragon - Walter Hammond
4. Matty76 - Jack Hobbs
5. BLOWN8 - Shane Warne
6. mounteverest - Adam Gilchrist

Round 2

7. mounteverest - Ricky Ponting
8. BLOWN8 - Sachin Tendulkar
9. Matty76 - Jacques Kallis
10. Wookiedragon - Curtly Ambrose
11. Scotty_WCE - Viv Richards
12. Keatoboy - Muttiah Muralitharan

Round 3

13. Keatoboy - Brian Lara
14. Scotty_WCE - Wasim Akram
15. Wookiedragon - Kumar Sangakkara
16. Matty76 - Richard Hadlee
17. BLOWN8 - Dennis Lillee
18. mounteverest - Martin Crowe

Round 4

19. mounteverest - Glenn McGrath
20. BLOWN8 - Mark Boucher
21. Matty76 - Ian Healy
22. Wookiedragon - Greg Chappell
23. Scotty_WCE - Malcolm Marshall
24. Keatoboy - AB de Villiers

Round 5

25. Keatoboy - Ian Botham
26. Scotty_WCE - Allan Border
27. Wookiedragon - Clarrie Grimmett
28. Matty76 - Graeme Pollock
29. BLOWN8 - Matthew Hayden
30. mounteverest - Richie Benaud

Round 6

31. mounteverest - Gordon Greenidge
32. BLOWN8 - Steve Waugh
33. Matty76 - Neil Harvey
34. Wookiedragon - Steve Smith
35. Scotty_WCE - Len Hutton
36. Keatoboy - Sydney Barnes

Round 7

37. Keatoboy - Adam Voges
38. Scotty_WCE - Sunil Gavaskar
39. Wookiedragon - Imran Khan
40. Matty76 - Virender Sehwag
41. BLOWN8 - Kapil Dev
42. mounteverest - Michael Holding

Round 8

43. mounteverest - Desmond Haynes
44. BLOWN8 - Waqar Younis
45. Matty76 - Ray Lindwall
46. Wookiedragon - Javed Miandad
47. Scotty_WCE - Shaun Pollock
48. Keatoboy - Dale Steyn

Round 9

49. Keatoboy - Tony Greig
50. Scotty_WCE - Rahul Dravid
51. Wookiedragon - Courtney Walsh
52. Matty76 - Joel Garner
53. BLOWN8 - Mike Hussey
54. mounteverest - Mitchell Johnson

Round 10

55. mounteverest - Doug Walters
56. BLOWN8 - Graeme Smith
57. Matty76 - Ken Barrington
58. Wookiedragon - Fred Spofforth
59. Scotty_WCE - Bill O'Reilly
60. Keatoboy - Allan Donald

Round 11

61. Keatoboy - Virat Kohli
62. Scotty_WCE - Andy Flower
63. Wookiedragon - Mark Taylor
64. Matty76 - Derek Underwood
65. BLOWN8 - James Anderson
66. mounteverest - Barry Richards

 

[Scotty_WCE]

Players already taken

Australia

Richie Benaud
Allan Border
Don Bradman
Greg Chappell
Adam Gilchrist
Clarrie Grimmett
Neil Harvey
Matthew Hayden
Ian Healy
Mike Hussey
Mitchell Johnson
Dennis Lillee
Ray Lindwall
Glenn McGrath
Bill O'Reilly
Ricky Ponting
Steve Smith
Fred Spofforth
Mark Taylor
Adam Voges
Doug Walters
Shane Warne
Steve Waugh

England

James Anderson
Sydney Barnes
Ken Barrington
Ian Botham
Tony Greig
Walter Hammond
Jack Hobbs
Len Hutton
Derek Underwood

India

Kapil Dev
Rahul Dravid
Sunil Gavaskar
Virat Kohli
Virender Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar

New Zealand

Martin Crowe
Richard Hadlee

Pakistan

Wasim Akram
Imran Khan
Javed Miandad
Waqar Younis

South Africa

Mark Boucher
AB de Villiers
Allan Donald
Jacques Kallis
Graeme Pollock
Shaun Pollock
Barry Richards
Graeme Smith
Dale Steyn

Sri Lanka

Muttiah Muralitharan
Kumar Sangakkara

West Indies

Curtly Ambrose
Joel Garner
Gordon Greenidge
Desmond Haynes
Michael Holding
Brian Lara
Malcolm Marshall
Viv Richards
Garry Sobers
Courtney Walsh

Zimbabwe

Andy Flower

 

[Keatoboy]

I’ll take Don Bradman if that’s allowed please! @Scotty_WCE you’re up!

 

[Scotty_WCE]

I’ll take Don Bradman if that’s allowed please! @Scotty_WCE you’re up!

That is a surprising pick (not!).

My pick to come shortly

 

[Scotty_WCE]

There are a multitude of cricketers who could have been picked at number two, but I'm going to go with Sir Garfield Sobers.

@Wookiedragon is up!

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Sir Garry Sobers
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9.
10.
11.

 

[BLOWN8]

@Wookiedragon has 3 hours left, time is ticking.

 

[Scotty_WCE]

I'm going to use my discretion to give @Wookiedragon one more day to make his pick - he hasn't been online since Monday and so doesn't even know the draft has started. Hopefully he comes online sometime in the next 24 hours!

Once we get through the first round of picks the 24-hour rule will be enforced and hopefully it all runs smoothly from there

 

[Matty76]

I’d like to lodge a protest

 

[Scotty_WCE]

I’d like to lodge a protest

Not enough evidence to overturn the on-field decision, review struck down, you now have one review remaining

In all seriousness - just don't want @Wookiedragon to come online, see the draft has started and he's already missed his first pick when he didn't even know it had even started.

 

[BLOWN8]

So is time up for @Wookiedragon? I also sent him a private message earlier today but he must have a bit going on. Does this mean @Matty76 can make his draft selection?

 

[Scotty_WCE]

So is time up for @Wookiedragon? I also sent him a private message earlier today but he must have a bit going on. Does this mean @Matty76 can make his draft selection?

Yep, @Matty76 can have his first pick now and hopefully @Wookiedragon is able to get online sometime over the weekend and make up his pick!

 

[Matty76]

Okie dokie!

My first pick is Sir Jack Hobbs (England)

1. Virender Sehwag
2. Sir Jack Hobbs
3. Neil Harvey (C)
4. Ken Barrington
5. Graeme Pollock
6. Jacques Kallis
7. Ian Healy
8. Sir Richard Hadlee
9. Ray Lindwall
10. Joel Garner
11. Derek Underwood

@BLOWN8 over to you mate

 

[BLOWN8]

1.
2.
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4.
5.
6.
7.
8. Shane Warne
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10.
11.

Could have gone with a few here but have to pick the great man Warney. Your pick @mounteverest.

 

[mounteverest]

1.
2. Gordon greenidge
3.ricky Ponting
4.martin Crowe
5.
6
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Richie benuad
9.
10.
11.glen McGrath

 

[mounteverest]

1.
2.
3.ricky Ponting
4.
5.
6
7. Adam Gilchrist
8.
9.
10.
11.

My number 3 is Ricky Ponting over to you @BLOWN8

 

[BLOWN8]

My number 3 is Ricky Ponting over to you @BLOWN8

There goes my next 2 selections lol. Great picks mate. I’ll have a think.

 

[BLOWN8]

I’ll take Sachin Tendulkar for my number 3 spot. All yours @Matty76

 

[Matty76]

....thanks mate. I'll pick Jacques Kallis at Number 5.

Post #13 of this thread now updated.

@Wookiedragon over to you mate!

 

[Scotty_WCE]

Awesome stuff guys, now we're rolling! @Wookiedragon you have two picks to make