Draft: All-Time England ODI XI
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blockerdave
ICC Chairman
He was a last minute switch ahead of another player who I’m surprised hasn’t been picked yet and I’m really really hoping is still available when I next pick
CerealKiller
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Graeme Swann
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Aislabie
Test Cricket is Best Cricket
Overall Pick #22: Craig Kieswetter
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This seems like a very unusual pick to make so early in the draft, but Craig Kieswetter is by far the best One-Day International wicket-keeper batsman left in the player pool. Although his ODI statistics aren't stellar, it must be considered that his international career lasted only until he was 25, cut far shorter than it would otherwise have been by a life-changing eye-injury from which he did not feel able to return properly. Had his career continued on its existing trajectory, the now-31 year old would have been a vital cog in the ultra-aggressive Morgan-led brand of One-Day cricket. To get a sense of how good Kieswetter was, he was fast-tracked into the England team the moment he became available and immediately played a starring role in what currently remains England's only global tournament victory. Though his England career did not always live up to the early hype (a wildly harsh judgement to make when you look at how long it took for someone like Jonny Bairstow to live up to his billing as an ODI batsman), Kieswetter was good enough to force nowaday England legend Jos Buttler to move counties to Lancashire in order to get a game. A potentially great player, robbed of the majority of his career.
Statistics
England ODIs|46 matches|1,054 runs @ 30.11, SR: 89.93 (1 century, best 107)| Did not bowl |53 catches, 12 stumpings
List A|134 matches|4,254 runs @ 39.38, SR: 95.18 (11 centuries, best 143)|1 wicket for 19 runs|136 catches, 26 stumpings
Aislabie's XI so far:
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Craig Kieswetter (Pick #22)2.
Dennis Amiss (Pick #9)3.
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Eoin Morgan (Pick #15)5.
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Andrew Flintoff (Pick #4)7.
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CerealKiller
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Master Bates
School Cricketer
blockerdave
ICC Chairman
Overall Pick #22: Craig Kieswetter
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This seems like a very unusual pick to make so early in the draft, but Craig Kieswetter is by far the best One-Day International wicket-keeper batsman left in the player pool. Although his ODI statistics aren't stellar, it must be considered that his international career lasted only until he was 25, cut far shorter than it would otherwise have been by a life-changing eye-injury from which he did not feel able to return properly. Had his career continued on its existing trajectory, the now-31 year old would have been a vital cog in the ultra-aggressive Morgan-led brand of One-Day cricket. To get a sense of how good Kieswetter was, he was fast-tracked into the England team the moment he became available and immediately played a starring role in what currently remains England's only global tournament victory. Though his England career did not always live up to the early hype (a wildly harsh judgement to make when you look at how long it took for someone like Jonny Bairstow to live up to his billing as an ODI batsman), Kieswetter was good enough to force nowaday England legend Jos Buttler to move counties to Lancashire in order to get a game. A potentially great player, robbed of the majority of his career.
Statistics
Finest Performances| | Right-handed batsman | Right-arm off-breaks-ish |
England ODIs|46 matches|1,054 runs @ 30.11, SR: 89.93 (1 century, best 107)| Did not bowl |53 catches, 12 stumpings
List A|134 matches|4,254 runs @ 39.38, SR: 95.18 (11 centuries, best 143)|1 wicket for 19 runs|136 catches, 26 stumpings
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Kieswetter is a great choice and someone who was on my long list but my top 3 was already taken...
Bevab
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Overall Pick #22: Craig Kieswetter
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This seems like a very unusual pick to make so early in the draft, but Craig Kieswetter is by far the best One-Day International wicket-keeper batsman left in the player pool. Although his ODI statistics aren't stellar, it must be considered that his international career lasted only until he was 25, cut far shorter than it would otherwise have been by a life-changing eye-injury from which he did not feel able to return properly. Had his career continued on its existing trajectory, the now-31 year old would have been a vital cog in the ultra-aggressive Morgan-led brand of One-Day cricket. To get a sense of how good Kieswetter was, he was fast-tracked into the England team the moment he became available and immediately played a starring role in what currently remains England's only global tournament victory. Though his England career did not always live up to the early hype (a wildly harsh judgement to make when you look at how long it took for someone like Jonny Bairstow to live up to his billing as an ODI batsman), Kieswetter was good enough to force nowaday England legend Jos Buttler to move counties to Lancashire in order to get a game. A potentially great player, robbed of the majority of his career.
Statistics
Finest Performances| | Right-handed batsman | Right-arm off-breaks-ish |
England ODIs|46 matches|1,054 runs @ 30.11, SR: 89.93 (1 century, best 107)| Did not bowl |53 catches, 12 stumpings
List A|134 matches|4,254 runs @ 39.38, SR: 95.18 (11 centuries, best 143)|1 wicket for 19 runs|136 catches, 26 stumpings
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Loved Kieswetter, always felt he was a bit too underrated. Would have definitely been an integral part of the current squad with his experience if he was still active.
Aislabie
Test Cricket is Best Cricket
Gutted - he was probably my next pick
NILAYSHAH60
Dreamcatcher
Andrew Strauss
Yet another South Africa-born English who played for England. Andrew Strauss played all 3 formats for England and over 200 games for them. He was widely regarded as a Test player throughout his career, in my view he was a very good One-day batsman. He liked to play the pull-shot, it was like and stand and deliver shot for him against the fast bowlers to the short ball. Cut and pull were his favourite shots. He scored his first century at the iconic Lord's against the West Indies in 2004 NatWest Tri-series and put on 226 run stand with Andrew Flintoff who also scored 123 taking England to 285/7. Eventually England lost the match but this innings of Strauss proved that he was an equally good one-day batsman who could survive in this format. He went on to score 6 centuries and 27 fifties. He also Captained England in 62 ODIs. He lead England in the 2011 WC. In 2011 WC, in the first match against Netherlands he scored 88 runs where England were chasing 293 runs. In the 2nd match he went on to score his career best of 158 v/s India at Bengaluru chasing 338. He was dismissed by a very good yorker from Zaheer Khan which allowed India to get back in the game. England were still able to tie the match. This was his greatest One-day innings. He had more than a decent One-day career at the end.
ODI Career
Matches- 100
Runs- 4205
Average- 35.63
Strike rate- 80.94
100s/50s- 6/27
Highest score- 158
List A
Matches- 247
Runs- 7631
Average- 32.75
100s/50s- 10/49
Highest score- 163
Andrew Strauss 158 v/s India
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Aislabie
Test Cricket is Best Cricket
Strauss is another great pick. I believe he's still the only Englishman with three ODI 150s; I'd have loved to pick him but he just didn't quite fit into the side I'm looking to build
Also can we please remember to tag the next person? @blockerdave
Also can we please remember to tag the next person? @blockerdave
blockerdave
ICC Chairman
Graeme Hick for me.
While he is always looked on as an unfulfilled talent, his one day record was excellent and he was an important part of our 92 side.
While he opened there, I put him at 4. He can go on the attack or let others bat around him.
Nearly 4000 runs at 37 with an impressive for the era strike rate of 75, with 5 tons and 27 half centuries.
Also provides a 5th bowling option, and another great slipper with Beefy and Tres when we want wickets to slow opposition down.
@Sinister One
While he is always looked on as an unfulfilled talent, his one day record was excellent and he was an important part of our 92 side.
While he opened there, I put him at 4. He can go on the attack or let others bat around him.
Nearly 4000 runs at 37 with an impressive for the era strike rate of 75, with 5 tons and 27 half centuries.
Also provides a 5th bowling option, and another great slipper with Beefy and Tres when we want wickets to slow opposition down.
@Sinister One
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Aislabie
Test Cricket is Best Cricket
If people could stop picking my middle-order before I get to them, that'd be great... seriously though, great pick. His latter-years in T20 cricket show how good a hitter he was and he spent two years in the top three ICC batsmen
However he was very much better at three than anywhere else. For the sake of sanity, I'd recommend you put Tres-Hales-Hick as your top three and Botham in the middle order
blockerdave
ICC Chairman
Well it’s a flexible lineup for sure... but as it’s got a retro flavour I do like the idea of beefy as a “pinch hitter” as they used to be called.
Yep part of the fun of something like this is trying to work out not just who you should pick but when to pick them... of my next 3 planned picks I reckon there’s a good chance 2 of them might be on other’s lists
