All-Time Australia Test Draft (minus Bradman) | Poll open see first post for full team list

[Ed Smith]

Ooooo you dick

2 mins I'm going to have to look into who to pick now

 

[Ed Smith]

Mitchell Johnson it is then. If I can get him bowling 3 over spells (and straight) we'll be alright. Seems he agrees...





@Ashutosh.

 

[ahmedleo414]

@Ashutosh. has just about 30+ minutes to make his next pick, otherwise @Yash. can make his next two picks

 

[Ashutosh.]

Mitchell Starc

 

[Yash.]

Mark Taylor
Mark Waugh[DOUBLEPOST=1608583291][/DOUBLEPOST]@CerealKiller

 

[CerealKiller]

Ray Lindwall
@blockerdave

 

[blockerdave]

Ryan Harris - an absolutely class bowler with a horrible injury record.

@Ashutosh.

 

[ahmedleo414]

@Ashutosh. Missed his time @Dale88 has the next pick

 

[ahmedleo414]

The 24 hour rule has been suspended until Monday due to the holidays

 

[Ed Smith]

Nice Gary...

1.Justin Langer
3.Marnus Labuschagne
8.Mitchell Johnson
10.Nathan Lyon
11.Glenn McGrath

 

[ahmedleo414]

My next pick Richie Benaud

Stats||Matches||Runs||HS|| Ave||100s/50s||Wkts||BBI||BBM|| Ave||Econ||5w/10w
First-Class | |259| |11,719| |187| |36.50| |23/61| |945| |7/18| |?| |24.73| |2.31| |56/9
Test | |63| |2,201| |122| |24.45| |3/9| |248| |7/72| |11/105| |27.03| |2.10| |56/9

A bit of his bio from cricinfo:

"Few cricketers have matured so gradually yet ripened so fruitfully as Richie Benaud. With little to show for his first six years in Test cricket, he blossomed as a fully fledged allrounder in South Africa in 1957-58, then flowered as a charismatic captain at home against England in 1958-59. He repossessed the Ashes, which his teams then successfully defended twice. As a legspinner, he was full of baits and traps, and he batted and fielded with verve. Yet it was his presence, as much as anything, which summoned the best from players: cool but communicative, he impressed as one to whom no event was unexpected, no contingency unplanned for. The same has applied to his journalism: terse, direct and commonsensical, and his broadcasting: mellow and authoritative. His wise head was sought by Kerry Packer in the formation of World Series Cricket in 1977, conferring respectability on the breakaway professional circuit. A guru to Ian Chappell and Shane Warne among others, he is perhaps the most influential cricketer and cricket personality since the Second World War."
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1. ?
2. ?
3. Ricky Ponting
4. ?
5. ?
6. ?
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Richie Benaud
9. Brett Lee
10. Jeff Thompson
11. ?

@Ashutosh. you've got the next pick, as well as an outstanding pick (two picks in total)

 

[Ashutosh.]

1. David Warner
2.
3.
4. Michael Clark
5. Steve Waugh
6.
7. Brad Haddin
8.
9. Mitchell Starc
10. Shane Warne
11.

@Yash.

 

[Yash.]

1. Matthew Hayden
2. Mark Taylor
3. ?
4. Mark Waugh
5. Michael Hussey
6. ?
7. ?
8. ?
9. Clarrie Grimmett
   
10. ?
11. Dennis Lillee

Fastest Aussie bowler to 150 test wickets, Clarrie Grimmett will be my lead spinner.

@ahmedleo414

 

[ahmedleo414]

My next pick Charlie "Terror" Turner

Stats||Matches||Wkts||BBI||BBM|| Ave||Econ||5w/10w
First-Class | |155| |993| |9/15| |?| |14.25| |2.03| |102/35
Test | |17| |101| |7/43| |12/87| |16.53| |1.93| |11/2

A bit about him from cricket.yahoo.net:

"Those who saw Charlie Turner bowl, regard him as one of the finest bowlers in Test cricket and those who faced his bowling, feel he had no competition.​

Nicknamed as 'Terror', he took 101 wickets in 17 Tests at an average of 16.53. He claimed a wicket every nine overs and leaked less than two runs in every over. Very few bowlers have better statistics in Tests than Turner.

In his debut inning against England in 1887, Turner took six wickets to pulverize England. England were all out for 45 runs, their lowest total against Australia to date."

A bit about him from cricinfo:

"Between 1887 and 1895, in 17 Tests, all against England, Turner took 101 wickets at an average of 16.53. That places him top of the all-time Australian Test bowling averages (among bowlers who have taken at least 50 wickets).

Known as The Terror, Turner's average of 16.53 is head and shoulders among those who have taken 100 wickets for Australia; his nearest rival is Alan Davidson, with 20.53.

In terms of economy rate, he stands a fraction ahead (1.93) of Bill O'Reilly on 1.94. On strike rate he tops again, with 51.2, a shade ahead of Glenn McGrath. Also, on highest number of wickets per Test - 5.94 - his nearest rival is O'Reilly with 5.33.

Turner took his first 50 Test wickets in a record six matches. He was the first Australian bowler to capture 100 Test wickets, and remains the only one to take 100 wickets in an Australian season."

Some of his Accomplishments from wiki:

• taking 283 wickets in the English season of 1888 for 11.27 runs each. This tally was 69 wickets ahead of Ted Peate's 1882 record, and has been bettered only by Tom Richardson in 1895 and Tich Freeman in 1928 and 1933.
• taking 314 wickets in all matches in 1888.
• taking 106 wickets in twelve matches in the Australian season of 1887/88 – a record for any bowler in Australia
• taking 17 wickets for 50 runs against An England Eleven at Hastings in 1888. Of these 17, 14 were bowled, two lbw and one stumped.
• being the first Australian bowler to reach 100 wickets in Test matches.
• his 12 for 87 against England in his record season of 1887/1888 is still the best bowling analysis for a Test at the SCG.
• the only bowler to take 50 wickets in their first six Test matches

1. ?
2. ?
3. Ricky Ponting
4. ?
5. ?
6. ?
7. Adam Gilchrist
8. Richie Benaud
9. Brett Lee
10. Jeff Thompson
11. Charlie Turner

@blockerdave with his next pick

 

[blockerdave]

Stuart Macgill. Probably a bigger spinner of the ball than Warney.

Not as good, of course - not as accurate so couldn’t build the pressure.

Bloody good spinner though.[DOUBLEPOST=1608935082][/DOUBLEPOST]@Dale88